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18:45 Uttoxeter
Old Shires Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle (Class E) (Class E)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 1-613
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
mid-division, headway 7th, weakened 9th
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs Lucinda Featherstone
- Jockey J P McNamara
led after 1st, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened last
- Form 400-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey A P McCoy
in touch, headway 7th, not fluent next, ridden to lead 3 out, headed and no extra flat
Castanet
63- Form 055340-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A Price
- Jockey M Bradburne
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 6th until after 9th, soon outpaced, rallied last, led flat, driven out
Chance Meeting
156- Form 60-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
mistake 1st, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W Goldsworthy
- Jockey R Johnson
always behind, tailed when pulled up before 2 out
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
behind when jumped right and unseated rider 5th
- Form 500U-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
keen, chased leader after 2nd, hit 3rd, weakened after 6th, tailed when mistake 7th, pulled up before 9th
- Form FP-U345
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
held up, headway 7th, weakened 9th
- Form F-P641
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
pulled hard, led, headed after 1st, lost place 3rd, blundered and unseated rider 4th
In depth
Verdict
Shining Lights, Shady Grey and Castanet look the three to concentrate on in this novices hurdle and the tentative vote goes to Shady Grey. The selection was a good second behind Make Haste Slowly last time out under similar conditions . He is from a yard in form and he need only reproduce that effort to score. Shining Lights rates the main danger on her best form she won well in a first time visor a couple of runs ago but then was turned over at odds on last time out. If she is in a going mood she will be a danger to all but she can not be backed with any confidence. Castanet is another worthy of respect on her best form but she has not progressed as expected and is another to have reservations about. Of the remainder Why The Big Paws won a novices chase in good style last time out but she may lack the pace for this return to hurdles and for the winner we return to Shady Grey.