Racecards
17:35 Uttoxeter
Morgan Homes Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy
- Form FP3-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up in touch, ridden approaching 2 out, soon beaten
- Form 0/PF00-5
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer Ms A Embiricos
- Jockey A O'keeffe
always prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on flat, no chance with winner
Moon Colony
228- Form 6245U3-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer A Forbes
- Jockey Xavier Aizpuru
made all, ridden clear approaching 2 out, stayed on well, eased near finish
Shifting Moon
200- Form 5350U0-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer F Jordan
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up, weakened after 5th, no chance when jumped left 2 out
- Form 005-00
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
tracked winner, hit 2nd, weakened approaching 2 out, no chance when blundered last
In depth
Verdict
General Wolfe proved that he is no back number yet with a sound effort in defeat at Aintree last time and he is taken to have too much resolution for Irbee and Mr Dow Jones today. The 14-year-old does not know how to run a bad race and he is better suited to racing this way around than his old adversary Mr Dow Jones. Irbee goes well for Charlotte Tizzard, but he is a notoriously weak finisher; which will count against him again here.