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15:00 Uttoxeter
Betfred.Com Handicap Chase (Class E)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Form P4-2241
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey T Siddall
in touch, headway 10th, led 3 out, jumped right 2 out and last, ridden out
- Form 3-34P21
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
chased leader, led 4 out to 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace
- Form 3214-PP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Miss K Marks
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
chased leaders, mistake 6th, weakened 10th
- Form 0050F-P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
led, headed and hit 4 out, weakened 3 out
Parish Oak
11- Form P01U1/5
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey D McGann
held up, jumped big 1st, blundered badly and unseated rider 10th
In depth
Verdict
An obvious chance for The Sister to take this contest at the expense of Pardini and Monbonami. Jonjo O'Neill's representative has largely been campaigned in mares races but she relishes soft ground and can win this for the much-improved Tom Siddall. Pardini won here over course-and-distance in a similarly weak affair a couple of days ago. Monbonami pulled up on that occasion. Closer inspection of the race though suggests that had Blackberry Way not come to grief, Pardini would have been unlikely to have been taking home the winners' prize money. The Parish Oak is watched in the market following a recent reappearance after a season on the sidelines. The Sister shines out in a modest contest and we will seek not to oppose.