Racecards
12:50 Uttoxeter
Virgin Bet Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 168y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,446
- 2nd: £2,509
- 3rd: £1,254
- 4th: £628
- Form 1-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Fergus Gregory
chased leader, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, clear last, bounded clear run-in
- Form 5120-43
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Max Kendrick
chased leader, pulled hard and took it up after 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened thereafter
- Form 21590/
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Noel Williams
- Jockey James Davies
mid division, keen early, untidy 4th, headway tracking leaders 3 out, soon outpaced by leader, kept on same pace run-in, lost 2nd close home
Call Blue
11- Form 796
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Mr Eddie Edge
led, untidy 3rd, headed after 4th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, weakened thereafter
Kobra (GER)
23- Form 8-9
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Jack Andrews
always in rear, never a factor
- Form 20-7
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey C Gethings
mid division, ridden and outpaced 3 out, kept on well from last, grabbed distant 2nd close home
- Form 3P5-P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
mid division, keen early, jumped alarming right 1st, pushed along and struggling home turn, tailed off
Rio Silva
14- Form 46
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey David England
always towards rear, never involved
- Form 6-068
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T Collier
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
held up, untidy 1st, mistake and unseated rider 2nd
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Harry Bannister
mid division, mistake 1st, pushed along and weakened home turn, never in contention
In depth
Verdict
COREY’S COURAGE is difficult to oppose in this having made an impressive start over timber at Bangor last month when the more-experienced Billams Legacy was beaten almost 13 lengths in third. There should be plenty more to come with that run under her belt. None of the others make much appeal with Briery Express, who had decent form in bumpers, having a first run since April 2019.
Formwatch
Corey's Courage 9-4fav (11-0) Chased leaders, jumped right 2nd, went 2nd before next, challenged 2 out, soon led, clear last, easily, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) sft in Jan beating Prime Time Lady (11-0) by 8l, 10 ran.
Billams Legacy 10-3 (11-0) Held up in rear, raced keenly, headway before omitted 3 out, went 3rd before not fluent 2 out, pressing for 2nd no impression on winner when mistake last, well held 3rd after, 3rd of 10, 12 3/4l behind Corey's Courage (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) sft in Jan.
Briery Express 66-1 (11-0) Held up, always behind, weakened 3f out, tailed off, last of 20, dist behind The Glancing Queen (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) sft in Apr.
Call Blue 22-1 (10-12) Mid-division, jumped slowly at times, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Ucanaver (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m (4) gs in Feb.
Kobra (GER) 50-1 (10-13) Slowly away, held up in rear, shaken up after 6th, remote 8th 3 out, 9th of 12, dist behind Zacony Rebel (11-13) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Jan.
My Girl Lollipop (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, weakened next, 7th of 11, 23l behind Game On For Glory (11-2) at Lingfield 2m (4) hvy in Dec.
Optical Girl 5-1 (11-0) Mists; led to 2; wknd qckly 9; t.o & pu 12, at Cocklebarrow 2m 4f mdn gd in Jan.
Rio Silva 28-1 (10-13) Held up, under pressure and outpaced before 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 10, 35l behind Grey Skies (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) gd in Jan.
Shantou Boudicca 125-1 (11-0) Held up, closed on outside when not fluent and bumped 2nd, weakened well before omitted 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Corey's Courage (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) sft in Jan.
Toradora Sakhee M out of Sainte Gig.