Racecards
14:40 Uttoxeter
Johnson Matthey Selling Hurdle (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,600 added
- Winner: £1,689
- 2nd: £496
- 3rd: £248
- 4th: £124
- Form 28-P351
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey A P McCoy
tracked leaders, led 6th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten
- Form 26/3-122
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in touch in 4th, not fluent 6th, soon ridden, rallied to challenge when mistake 3 out, led before 2 out, soon headed, beaten before last
- Form 20-2310
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
led, mistake 5th, headed next, 3rd and ridden 3 out, soon switched right, rallied to lead approaching 2 out, clear when not fluent last, stayed on
- Form 6FP33P-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer J K Price
- Jockey Mr R J Williams
with leader until 6th, weakened approaching 3 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
HUCKING HERO didn't find a great deal when push came to shove at Market Rasen last time and had also been a beaten favourite over C&D in May, though has the beating of Baraathen on that run. He's probably not one to take too short a price about today but is clear of his rivals on official ratings and should return to winning ways. Final Flyer may be the danger having appreciated the return to 2m when scoring by eight lengths over C&D last week as Marc Of Brilliance may need this.
Formwatch
Final Flyer (IRE) 5-2 (10-12) Pressed leader, led 6th, clear from 3 out, mistake 2 out, ridden out, won at Uttoxeter 2m sll hdl (5) gf beating Supernoverre (10-12) by 8l, 7 ran.
Hucking Hero (IRE) 10-11fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd when not fluent 3rd, led next until 5th, led 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra flat, 2nd of 7, 10l behind Red Skipper (10-7) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sell hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Baraathen (USA) 8-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, led after 4 out, ridden before 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 12th of 16, 39l behind Hypnotic Gaze (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.
Marc of Brilliance (USA) 7-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 8th, not fluent 10th or next, weakened approaching 12th, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Willandrich (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr, 9 ran.