Racecards
15:08 Uttoxeter
Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 70y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,446
- 2nd: £2,509
- 3rd: £1,254
- 4th: £628
- Form 1-22
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leader, took it up travelling well approaching 2 out, well clear last, kept up to work run-in, easily
- Form 121/3P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Fergus Gillard
led, increased tempo home turn, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, plugged on in distant 2nd
- Form FP41/23-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
mid division, pushed along and weakened home turn, pulled up after 3 out
- Form 364-52
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Craig Nichol
mid division, pushed along and weakened home turn, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 1/3F23-3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
held up, keen early, ridden and outpaced home turn, tailed off
Hedgebird
43- Form 76-P77P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Lee Edwards
always towards rear, pulled up 4 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Gold Miner has claims on two placed efforts last season but might just need this. Sunset West usually attracts market support and should strip fitter for a comeback third at Ayr where a mistake two out cost him momentum, though he doesn’t look an easy ride. Something looked to be amiss with Crossing Lines at Lingfield last month but Bangor runner-up BARROWDALE (NAP) looks a threat to all. He should relish this step up in trip as he won over 3m between the flags. Phil De Pail was another who found only one too good last time.
Formwatch
Barrowdale (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Led, ridden and headed when not fluent last, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 5, 4 3/4l behind Contemplatemyfaith (11-8) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Crossing Lines (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Wore hood to post, tracked leader until after 4th, went 2nd again before 7th until 3 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off and pulled up before next, at Lingfield 2m 7f (2) hvy in Jan.
Gold Miner 11-10fav (11-7) Tracked leader, led after 3 out, headed after mistake over last, weakened on the run-in, 3rd of 9, 3l behind South Terrace (11-7) at Catterick 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Phil De Pail (FR) 14-1 (10-12) Keen in touch, ridden 4 out, headway 2 out, ran on flat to go 2nd, 2nd of 10, 3 3/4l behind Crystal Glory (11-5) at Newcastle 2m 6f (4) gs in Dec.
Sunset West (IRE) 5-2 (10-9) Led and soon 15 lengths clear, reduced lead 11th, blundered 5 out, headed next, kept on same pace and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 5, 3l behind Buzz De Turcoing (11-1) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Hedgebird 125-1 (10-0) Chased leader, pushed along and weakened 4 out, pulled up after 3 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.