Racecards
19:35 Uttoxeter
Optimum Experience Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 189y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,450 added
- Winner: £3,406
- 2nd: £1,567
- 3rd: £784
- 4th: £392
- Form 42/1P40-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Kerry Lee
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led or disputed lead, hampered by loose horse after 7th, headed before omitted 3 out, left in lead before omitted 2 out, stayed on, ridden out
- Form 54/29P3-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 99
hampered 1st, went handy next, hampered after 7th, outpaced in 4th when left 2nd before omitted 2 out, no impression on winner
- Form 32/1657-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer N Kent
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
with leader when mistake and unseated rider 1st
- Form 5314P6-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Miss J Du Plessis
- Jockey James Best
towards rear, mistake 2nd, effort 8th, weakened before omitted 4 out, left 4th before omitted 2 out
- Form 1711P/P-
- Age 12
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 81
led or disputed lead until 6th, weakened 8th
- Form F0P3PP-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 80
held up in rear, headway when carried right after 7th, 3rd and keeping on when short of room, ducked left at false doll and unseated rider before omitted 2 out
- Form PPP425-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 79
in rear, not fluent 7th, plugging on when left 3rd before omitted 2 out, no impression
- Form 5PP/664-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey B Roberts
held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway before 5th, led before omitted 3 out until took wrong course before omitted 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Do It For Thy Sen won off a higher mark at Southwell around this time last year but returns from a break. Harry The Norseman should have learned plenty from a first run over fences at Plumpton and Bradley Roberts’ claim negates the fact that he’s out of the handicap. But Stratford third MILITIADES is also a likely improver so gets the nod with Harry Du Berlais tried in cheekpieces, despite a better effort at Warwick latest.
Formwatch
Do It For Thy Sen (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Towards rear of mid-division, ridden and weakened after 4 out, 10th of 13, 32 1/2l behind Skinflint (10-5) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Miltiades (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) Mid-division, headway 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, no impression on front pair last, kept on, 3rd of 12, 5 3/4l behind Line Of Descent (11-6) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Harry Du Berlais (IRE) 17-2 (12-0) Held up towards rear, closer on inside into mid-division after 10th, headway chasing leaders before 13th, ridden and weakened between last two, 7th of 15, 6 3/4l behind My Bad Lucy (11-8) at Warwick 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Forget You Not (FR) 17-2 (11-3) Led, keen, headed 5th, led again 6th, headed 5 out, ridden before 2 out, outpaced and gradually weakened after last, 6th of 7, 32 1/4l behind Flash Gorcombe (11-0) at Wincanton 2m hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Grow Nasa Grow (IRE) 100-1 (10-2) Led until 6th, lost ground quickly before 3 out, soon detached, pulled up before 2 out, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Eightytwo Team (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Hampered 1st, behind, slow 11th, soon ridden, well beaten 14th, pulled up before 3 out, at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Dogem By Design (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Off the pace in last pair, outpaced and struggling in 5th before 3 out, never a factor, 5th of 7, 26 1/2l behind Somewhat Cloudy (12-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Harry The Norseman 10-3 (10-2) Chased leaders, weakened before omitted 3 out, left remote 4th last, 4th of 9, 33l behind Pleasure Garden (10-9) at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Apr.