Racecards
17:20 Uttoxeter
Roger Perry 70th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle (div 2) (Class 5)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Form 69/6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
raced keenly with leader, led 2nd headed approaching 3rd where mistake, weakened before next, tailed off
- Form 05-P534
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey S Thomas
held up in touch, challenged last, led 2f out, driven out
- Form 502403
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 92
held up towards rear, headway last, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 23F386
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Mrs P N Dutfield
- Jockey O Nelmes
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, blundered 2 out, never in contention
- Form 6687
- Age 4
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, headway when not fluent 4th, weakened approaching last, tailed off
- Form 69550-8
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 90
pulled hard, headway approaching 2nd, led before next, headed approaching 4th, soon weakened, tailed when pulled up before 2 out
Besi
451- Form 0400/8-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer E J Cooper
- Jockey Callum Whillans
held up towards rear, raced keenly, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Form 0/59327
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey W Marston
held up towards rear, headway when mistake 2 out, blundered last, soon beaten, eased, tailed off
- Form 934-540
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer A J Whiting
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
always prominent, led 4th, ridden and headed 2f out, still every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish
- Form 900/04-7
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer S Fahey
- Jockey Michael Murphy
mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway 4th, weakened after 2out
- Form 6770-75
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
never better than mid-division, tailed off
- Form 4880
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J T Stimpson
- Jockey Danny Cook
held up, some headway after 2 out, weakened approaching last, tailed off
- Form 935353
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Mr O Greenall
narrow lead until 2nd, remained prominent, ridden and every chance after 2 out, mistake last, weakened over 2f out
- Form 0003-43
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in touch, ridden after 2 out, weakened over 1f out
Vogarth
12- Form 6075
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey A Glassonbury
always in rear, tailed off
Pugnacity
22- Form 048644
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey Ryan Mania
chased leaders, not fluent 4th, weakened inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
WISTERIA LANE should be good enough to land this modest novice event with both Blossom King and Tarvini posing as the likely dangers. The selection caught the eye after finishing third to Peaceful Means at Worcester last time out. He is still only lightly raced so with further improvement still to come he should not be far away come the business end of the race. Blossom King is another lightly raced horse who has shown enough to warrant respect so any market moves should be noted. Tarvini sports cheek pieces for the first time having shown very little for Jonjo O'Neill. He was good enough to win a maiden for John Ox last September so he should not be totally ignored. Wisteria Lane is the form horse in the race and takes preference.
Formwatch
Barndeh (IRE) 50-1 (11-1) Led, headed 4 out, soon disputed, 3rd and ridden 3 out, no extra and weakened, moderate 6th when mistake last, 6th of 7, 29l behind Holy Road (11-3) at Bellewstown 2m 1f hdl sft in Aug.
Blossom King (FR) 7-2fav (11-10) Held up, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 13, 18l behind Wensleydale Web (11-4) at Cartmel 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Aug.
Apache Dawn 8-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, weakened last, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 11, 12l behind Calaficial (10-11) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (4) gd.
Raise Again (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Held up behind, weakened approaching 3 out, 6th of 12, 26l behind Miss Ladybird (11-10) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf.
Tarvini (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Held up, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 12, 28l behind Miss Ladybird (11-10) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf.
Marino Prince (FR) 20-1 (10-0) Prominent until weakened and ridden approaching 3 out, 8th of 13, 34l behind Crazy Bold (10-0) at Ludlow 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Besi 40-1 (11-3) Always behind, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 11l behind Scutch Mill (11-9) at Cartmel 2m 1f cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in May '08.
Esteem 7-2fav (10-0) Held up in mid-division, hit 2nd, not fluent next, headway after 3 out, modest 6th 2 out, no impression, 7th of 14, 18l behind Weather Front (11-11) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Aug.
Classic Fly (FR) 66-1 (10-11) Prominent, led before 4 out, headed next, weakened quickly, 12th of 16, 37l behind Deadline (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
My Faithful Annie (IRE) 12-1 (10-6) Never better than mid-division, 7th of 15, 22l behind Sea Skate (11-5) at Wexford 2m hcp hdl 80-95 in Aug.
Bid Art (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, mistake 1st, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 27l behind Good Old Days (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-85 (5) gd.
Houri (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Held up, chased leaders 8th, weakened from 2 out, 10th of 13, well behind King High (11-7) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf.
Vice Admiral 10-1 (10-0) Led, hit last, ridden and headed well over 2 out, weakened 1 out, 3rd of 8, 16l behind Solway Bay (10-6) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Aug.
Wisteria Lane (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Mid-division, headway 5th, close 3rd and travelling well before 3 out where not fluent, not run on, 3rd of 9, 13l behind Peaceful Means (10-12) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Vogarth 100-1 (10-7) Held up, pushed along 3rd, tailed off from 3 out, 5th of 11, 37l behind Stagecoach Pearl (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn hdl (4yo+) (4) gf.
Pugnacity 11-2 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 4 out, out paced 2 out, no impression approaching last, 4th of 14, 19l behind Art Gallery (11-8) at Cartmel 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Aug.