Racecards
14:20 Uttoxeter
H Brown & Son Recycling Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 207y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £301
- Form /-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey T Scudamore
not always fluent towards rear, well beaten when mistake 3 out
- Form 56
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
mid-division, short-lived effort before not fluent 3 out, soon well held, went modest 3rd flat
- Form 4-31
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P E Collins
- Jockey C O'Farrell
took keen hold, tracked leader, jumped left 1st, led after next, headed after 3 out, left 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner
- Form 1-7U06
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey James Bowen
held up in mid-division, ridden and weakened before 3 out
- Form P85-22
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey C Gethings
tracked leaders, led after 3 out, just narrowly headed when fell 2 out
- Form 1725-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey T J O'Brien
led until after 2nd, tracked leader, challenged after 3 out, led narrowly and left clear 2 out, stayed on
- Form P4-R16
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
held up in rear, headway 3 out, left 3rd 2 out, no impression, dropped to 4th flat
In depth
Verdict
Staged Engagement was a decisive winner here last month despite looking far from the finished article and is of definite interest making his hurdling bow. The Irish raider looks progressive but LION ROUGE receives 3lb and has shown himself more than capable of landing a small novice or maiden hurdle. Stuart Edmunds' charge appreciated the move up to 2m4f last time when narrowly defeated by Holryale and can go one better now under similar forecast conditions. Dory ran nicely on a first start for Ian Williams and commands respect along with Cape Banjo, a dual winner on the all-weather, who now makes his hurdling debut.
Formwatch
Cape Banjo (USA) 10-3 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 6, 12 3/4l behind The Secrets Out (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Master Ring 5-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway under pressure 3 out, soon beaten, 6th of 11, 34 1/4l behind Black Kalanisi (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Staged Engagement (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Made all, ridden 3f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Uttoxeter 2m (5) gd in Jun beating Onelasthand (10-7) by 7l, 6 ran.
Equus Pandora (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, keen, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, dist behind Joueur Bresilien (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Lion Rouge (FR) 7-4 (10-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, driven after next, ridden between last 2, 1 length down last, stayed on to challenge and every chance towards finish, just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Holryale (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Dory (IRE) 4-5fav (10-11) Tracked winner, mistake 6th, led 3 out, headed when mistake last, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 11, 9l behind Mac Tottie (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn (5) gd in Jun.
The Boola Bee (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Behind, fly leapt just when spotting path crossing after 3f, headway over 5f out, ridden and close up 3f out, soon edged left and beaten, weakened 2f out, 6th of 9, 30 3/4l behind Skin Deep (11-0) at Worcester 2m (5) gd in Jul.