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13:50 Uttoxeter
Your Dream Holiday With Optimum Experience Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 207y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £14,000 added
- Winner: £7,393
- 2nd: £3,402
- 3rd: £1,701
- 4th: £851
- Form 63P7-37
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
chased leaders, lost place before 6th, well beaten before 3 out
- Form 11P8-P2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
made most until just after 2 out, 4th and no extra last
- Form 23-211
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in mid-division, headway before 6th, challenged 2 out, soon led, mistake and headed last, rallied towards finish, bumped close home, just held
- Form 14-9124
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
rear of mid-division, mistake 5th and next, weakened from 3 out
- Form 63PP-10
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up in mid-division, reminder after 4th, driven 6th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 41/11-10
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Bowen
towards rear, jumped right 2nd, headway when mistake 3 out, switched right and led last, edged left close home, driven out
- Form 8125-58
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey David Bass
chased leaders, lost place 4th, behind 6th, pulled up after 4 out
- Form 31P-4PP
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
prominent, ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out
- Form 112-8P6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
always in rear, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 6P/7887
- Age 11
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Jack Tudor
prominent until 1st, chased leaders, ridden 3 out, pressing front pair before last, 3rd and no impression flat
In depth
Verdict
Stag Horn likes to lead but won’t get his own way out in front here as Rafferty's Return is also a confirmed front-runner and he’s been in better form. Optimise Prime won over this trip at Lingfield in November and Up For Parol didn’t handle the undulations at Carlisle after a promising reappearance at Kempton. Already a course and distance winner, HITCHING JACKING is on a hat-trick making his handicap debut and an opening mark of 128 is probably reflective of his ability.
Formwatch
Up For Parol (IRE) 4-1 (12-1) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 29 1/4l behind Tanganyika (10-9) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Stag Horn 13-8 (11-0) Held up, not fluent 1st, pushed along and outpaced from 5 out, plugged on in distant 2nd thereafter, 2nd of 3, 35l behind Fusain (11-6) at Catterick 2m 3f (3) gd in Feb.
Hitching Jacking (FR) 11-8fav (11-9) Close up, chased leader 2 out, disputed after last, ran on well, asserted final strides and just prevailed, won at Wetherby 2m 4f (4) sft in Jan beating Galudon (11-2) by shd, 7 ran.
Rafferty's Return 9-2 (11-5) Led, pressed for lead 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, outpaced approaching last, kept on same pace run-in, 4th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Santos Blue (10-11) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Optimise Prime (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, tailed off, 13th of 15, dist behind Grey Dawning (11-0) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Equus Dancer (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, mistake 1st, pecked 17th, never involved, well beaten from 3 out, 11th of 12, 32 1/2l behind Castle Robin (11-5) at Sandown 3m hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Del La Mar Rocket (IRE) 22-1 (10-2) Prominent, led before 2nd, headed 4th, ridden and weakened after 2 out, 8th of 10, 34 3/4l behind Hector Javilex (10-2) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Chinwag 14-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, mistake 5 out and pushed along, soon behind and pulled up after 4 out, at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Batman For Ever (GER) 33-1 (10-11) Off the pace in last pair, closer 4 out, pushed along in mid-division after 4 out, weakened soon after, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Fine Casting (11-3) at Haydock 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Limited Reserve (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Chased leaders in 3rd, went 2nd turning in, led 3 out until before 2 out, weakened soon after, 7th of 10, 20 1/2l behind Time Flies By (11-6) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.