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14:00 Uttoxeter

Holland & Finney Beginners' Chase (Class E)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 8.90s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

The Last Cast

15/8

    2
    Silk -

    Wrags To Riches (IRE)

    9/1

      1
      Silk - RED and WHITE (quartered), RED sleeves

      Green Ideal

      18
      7/1
      • Form U32PP-2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5

      held up, badly hampered and unseated rider 2nd

      2
      Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

      Hasty Prince

      209
      Evs
      • Form 20051-0
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5

      chased winner, mistake 2nd, led 6th, headed and hit 8th, ridden and every chance when blundered badly and unseated rider 3 out

      3
      Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star

      Jolly Boy (FR)

      270
      16/1
      • Form 5-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-5

      3rd when fell 2nd

      4
      Silk - Dark Green, Yellow chevron, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap

      Subadar Major

      27
      100/1
      • Form 0P/6
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-5

      jumped left, in touch, lost place 5th, behind when blundered next

      5
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, hooped sleeves and star on cap

      The Last Cast

      26
      15/8
      • Form 1/0610-4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-5

      led to 6th, led again 8th, ridden when left clear 3 out, eased flat

      6
      Silk - Black, Grey star and star on cap

      Wrags To Riches (IRE)

      22
      9/1
      • Form P00-U5F
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-5

      tracked leaders, ridden when left 2nd 3 out, no chance with winner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Hasty Prince was different class to these over hurdles and Jonjo O'Neill's gelding is hard to oppose in a race that lacks strength in depth and the main dangers are Green Ideal and The Last Cast. The last mentioned, a middle distance handicapper on the flat, made an encouraging return to the winter game when a close fourth off a mark of 127 behind Mistanoora in Chepstow's Silver Trophy last month. He is interesting over the larger obstacles for the first time and makes more appeal than Jimmy Frost's Wrags To Riches, who has yet to convince with his jumping in three starts over fences. The Venetia Williams-trained Jolly Boy had only one outing over hurdles in his native France and is hard to back with any confidence on his British debut, so a bigger threat may come from Green Ideal. Ferdy Murphy's gelding is more experienced than many of these and is entitled to come on for his reappearance behind Vandas Choice at Ayr earlier this month. However, the son of Mark Of Esteem lacks the scope for improvement of Hasty Prince, who is taken to atone for having slipped up on his chase debut at Kempton in September before going on to better things.