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13:25 Uttoxeter

Houghton Handicap Hurdle (Class E)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 6.80s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Cosmocrat

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Irish Prince (IRE)

    50/1

      3
      Silk -

      Tianyi (IRE)

      5/1

        1
        Silk - RED and YELLOW check, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets

        Little Tobias (IRE)

        77
        9/1
        • Form 1-04
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-12

        led to 6th, weakened next

        2
        Silk - DARK BLUE, WHITE chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Rio Real (IRE)

        106 v
        12/1
        • Form 2/1634-6
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-11

        prominent to 6th, weakened quickly

        3
        Silk - Brown, Light Blue stars, Brown cap, Light Blue star

        Afadan (IRE)

        12
        7/1
        • Form P/0200-4
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-10

        held up, mistake 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before last

        4
        Silk - MAUVE and PURPLE diabolo, PURPLE sleeves, MAUVE armlets and diamond on PURPLE cap

        Cosmocrat

        259
        6/1
        • Form 6F/200F-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-6

        tracked leaders, led 2 out, ridden clear flat, eased towards finish

        5
        Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow (quartered), checked sleeves

        Grimshaw (USA)

        42
        10/1
        • Form 00-41F5
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-2

        held up, hit 6th, fell next

        6
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow hoop, White sleeves, Black cap

        Secret's Out

        19
        12/1
        • Form 35P230
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-13

        mid-division, headway 7th, ridden 2 out, weakened last

        7
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Yellow cap, Royal Blue diamond

        Tianyi (IRE)

        25 b
        5/1
        • Form 344512
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-10

        with leader, led 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened towards finish

        8
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE chevrons, RED sleeves, WHITE armlets, EMERALD GREEN cap

        Revelino (IRE)

        243
        10/1
        • Form 004-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        mid-division, headway 7th, ridden 2 out, weakened last

        9
        Silk - WHITE and DARK BLUE stripes, diamonds on sleeves

        Kilcreggan

        39
        33/1
        • Form 04106/4
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-6

        mid-division, ridden 6th, soon weakened

        10
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red diamond, Royal Blue and Red halved sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Red star

        Rayware Boy (IRE)

        9 v
        14/1
        • Form 0R0-034
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-5

        behind, kept on under pressure from 2 out, never nearer

        11
        Silk - Dark blue and red (halved), dark blue sleeves, white cap

        Aleemdar (IRE)

        115
        13/2
        • Form 55-00PP
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-4

        always behind, pulled up before 5th

        12
        Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue epaulets, Light Blue sleeves, Royal Blue armlets

        Irish Prince (IRE)

        6 v
        50/1
        • Form 0P2P-0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-1

        behind, ridden and headway 2 out, ran on flat, no chance with winner

        13
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow stars, Royal Blue sleeves and cap

        Flyoff (IRE)

        22 v
        16/1
        • Form 6/60-40
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-0

        in touch, ridden and every chance, when not fluent 3 out, soon one pace

        14
        Silk - BEIGE, BROWN Cross of Lorraine, BEIGE sleeves, BROWN spots and spots on cap

        Bold Hunter

        243
        33/1
        • Form 53F5P5-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-0

        chased leaders to 7th, behind when pulled up before last

        In depth

        Verdict

        An open contest with the field headed by Little Tobias, and although he has been done no favours by the raising of the weights, he could still prove too strong for the likes of Afadan and Tiyani. Andy Turnell's four-year-old lacks the experience of the majority of his rivals, but the same could have been said about his fourth last time to Xellance, with Ei Ei just three-lengths and one place ahead of him in third. He can run off the same mark here and with the added bonus of Vinnie Keane taking a further 3lbs off his back, he looks the one to be with. Afadan has struggled somewhat since getting off the mark as a juvenile, but he is beginning to slip down the weights as the Handicapper is easing his grip. The forecast rain is in his favour and he has definite place claims. Tianyi has been running well in small fields on the fast ground and probably wouldn't want too much rain, while it would be no surprise to see the likes of Rio Real run well, given the form of his stable which has a 21% strike rate with its hurdlers this year. Rayware Boy missed an easier race at Fakenham in the week due to the ground and even though he is nothing more than a plater, he is decent nick at present. However, in the hope that Little Tobias is open to improvement, he could well be a step ahead of the handicapper.