Racecards
15:15 Uttoxeter
Sentinel Way We Were Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 207y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £12,200 added
- Winner: £6,758
- 2nd: £1,984
- 3rd: £992
- 4th: £496
- Form 1953-P4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Miss J S Davis
- Jockey T J O'Brien
tracked leaders, driven and lost place before 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 14620-7
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
mid-division, lost place before 4 out, soon behind, tailed off
- Form 0/312-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey G Sheehan
led, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon lost place, weakened last
- Form U334/72-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up behind, headway after 4 out, never reached leaders, weakened 2 out
- Form 224114-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up towards rear, struggling after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 418RRR-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey P J Brennan
mid-division, headway to chase front pair before 3 out, went 2nd after next, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner
- Form 440-142
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4 out, led on bit before 2 out, clear last, driven out, very easily
- Form 5/P534P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
tracked leader to before 4 out, weakened before next
- Form 034721
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey R T Dunne
held up towards rear, headway under pressure before 3 out, went 3rd between last 2, kept on same pace, never on terms
- Form 345652-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey James Davies
behind, outpaced before 3 out, stayed on to take modest 4th flat, no chance with leaders
- Form 7/P0557-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
NonRunner
- Form 244-14P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Mrs Stella Barclay
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
NonRunner
- Form 4612-89
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Poetic Lady may just need this and it’s also a while since Woodfort last saw a racecourse, though runners from his yard rarely arrive under-cooked. Spin A Yarn hasn’t raced since outpaced on the run-in at Kempton in May but ITS’AFREEBEE (NAP) has been running, and winning, on the Flat this summer so won’t fail through lack of fitness. The latter gets the nod though Discay shrugged off an absence to score at Southwell earlier this month and also enters the reckoning with Kingston another recent winner. Equus Millar is also in good form so can’t be ruled out.
Formwatch
Star Foot (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) Held up in touch, chased leaders 3 out, soon outpaced, no danger after, tailed off when left 4th before last, 4th of 5, 26 3/4l behind Mister Fizz (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Viserion 10-1 (12-1) Tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, weakened from next, 7th of 9, dist behind Innocent Touch (11-11) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
Spin A Yarn (IRE) 4-1cfav (11-7) Led until narrowly headed 1nd, chased leader, led again 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, in front again at the last, headed and not pace of winner last 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Faint Hope (11-5) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Woodfort 4-1 (11-9) Held up in touch in rear, steady headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd before the last, soon ridden and no impression, 2nd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Early Retirement (11-6) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Poetic Lady (IRE) 15-8fav (11-4) Tracked leading trio, closer in 3rd at 6th, 2nd and every chance when lost 2nd 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 5, 21 3/4l behind Still Believing (11-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (3) gf in Oct.
Robin Of Locksley (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Led, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened and refused last, at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Apr.
Equus Millar (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway when carried right before omitted 2 out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well to take 2nd closing stages, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Voodoo Doll (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Discay 8-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway before 7th, led approaching last, ridden flat, stayed on, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating City Never Sleeps (11-8) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Only Orvieto (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Prominent, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up, at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Kingston (GER) 7-2fav (11-2) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, led last, stayed on well, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Rocket Ronnie (10-10) by 2l, 9 ran.
Polarbrook (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Close up, mistake 6th, headway 9th, ridden 2 out, kept on to go 2nd final strides, 2nd of 5, 14l behind Saucysioux (12-0) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Its'afreebee (IRE) 10-1 (9-11) Tracked leader, joined leader over 7f out, ridden and edged left 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 7l behind Jam Session (8-12) at Newmarket 2m hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Free Range (IRE) 28-1 (11-11) Tracked leader, lost place after 11th, behind when pulled up before 6 out, at Bangor 3m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Heluvagood 5-1 (11-11) Held up, always behind, struggling before 4 out, tailed off, 9th of 14, dist behind Rocket Ronnie (10-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.