Racecards
14:55 Uttoxeter
Dove Valley Marquees Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £8,511 added
- Winner: £4,614
- 2nd: £1,355
- 3rd: £677
- 4th: £350
- Form 65-65U5
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Jack Andrews
jumped left at times, chased winner, mistake 14th, not fluent 4 out, lost 2nd next, weakened from 2 out
- Form 941914/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 102
mid-division on outside, not fluent 4th, lost place and ridden from 7th, tailed off after 13th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 27-8497
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey M G Nolan
in rear, blundered 4th, jumped left and bumped next, last 12th, tailed off next, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 7823-05
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
tracked leaders, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 64249/5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey S Bowen
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, went 2nd from 3 out, unable to challenge winner, stayed on
- Form 450933
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey David Noonan
in rear, modest 5th 13th, weakened after next, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 28008
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey David England
mid-division, bumped 5th, not fluent and reminder 6th, mistake 12th, soon behind, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 62/407-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer C T Pogson
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
made all, jumped left at times, blundered 2 out, driven out
In depth
Verdict
Up The Drive has placed between the flags and should do better now switched to fences. The Boola Bee is improving with experience and Tanacando has had a wind operation since a fair fifth here over hurdles. Carlo Rocks will have needed his run at Warwick but we’ll give another chance to THE BOSS’S DREAM, who is 0-9 over fences but has won around here in the past and won’t get many better opportunities than this
Formwatch
The Boss's Dream (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) With leader, mistake 4th, led 8th, headed before 3 out, soon rallied, weakened after next, 5th of 10, 14 1/2l behind Lord Getaway (12-2) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Magic Mustard (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Mid-division, under pressure 2 out, kept on well closing stages, never reached leaders, 4th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Petite Power (11-8) at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Eddy 200-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, mistake 7th, beaten 6 out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Defi Du Seuil (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f (2) sft in Dec.
Tanacando (FR) 10-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, lost a few places 5th, not fluent next, well beaten 3 out, 5th of 15, 7 1/2l behind Kingston (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Carlo Rocks (IRE) 11-2 (11-9) Led until after 1st, chased leaders, challenging 12th, mistake next, soon beaten, weakened 3 out, 5th of 10, dist behind Sounds Of Italy (10-11) at Warwick 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
The Boola Bee (IRE) 20-1 (10-10) Held up last, steady headway 9th, went 3rd 4 out, one pace next, 3rd of 6, 17 3/4l behind Miss Yeats (10-13) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Up The Drive (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Led, headed 3rd,tracked leader until ridden 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Imperial Acolyte (10-12) at Wetherby 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Rollerball Rocco (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Keen, always in rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up next, at Wetherby 2m (4) gs in Nov.