Racecards
14:20 Uttoxeter
Ashleigh Builders Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £7,400 added
- Winner: £4,684
- 2nd: £1,384
- 3rd: £692
- 4th: £346
- Form 334-265
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
in rear, not fluent 7th, struggling 9th, tailed off 11th, pulled up before next
- Form 613-35U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer C C Bealby
- Jockey T Messenger
towards rear, not always fluent and sometimes jumped right, struggling before 10th, pulled up before next
- Form 1-335PU
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey T E Whelan
in touch, reminder after 5th, lost place and not fluent next, pulled up before 8th
- Form 156-6U6
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Sheila Lewis
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
in touch, not fluent 4th and given reminder, closed 5th, went 2nd next, closed on leader 12th, led just before 4 out, clear next, left solo 2 out, clambered over last, plugged on bravely
- Form 2U63P1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
sometimes jumped right, chased leader until 6th, struggling 10th, pulled up before 12th
- Form 806-134
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer N C Kelly
- Jockey Callum Whillans
held up in rear, mistake 7th, went modest 3rd briefly after 11th, soon weakened, very tired when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 4-55252
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Danny Burton
prominent, lost place before 5th, ridden after 9th, went 3rd before 12th, went 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner and exhausted when pulled up before 2 out
- Form F2-006P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 85
jumped right, led, not fluent 7th, clear before 10th until 12th, headed just before 4 out, 3rd and exhausted when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 326/2-23
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Conor Shoemark
mid-division, closed 7th, weakened 11th, pulled up before next
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
OVER MY HEAD (NAP) was not beaten far when second at Huntingdon on his chasing debut. He had a couple of spins over timber last month and should make a bold bid in this. Kapricorne is more experienced over fences and was placed at Huntingdon on Boxing Day while Gowanautha is upped 5lb after opening his account over the larger obstacles in a lower grade race at Ludlow recently. The remainder are harder to fancy though Lawless Island has been placed over hurdles before.
Formwatch
Lawless Island (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Always behind, tailed off, 5th of 9, dist behind Francis Of Assisi (11-5) at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Sep.
Cul Dealga (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Held up mid-division, weakened from 6 out, unseated rider 5 out, at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Rebel Benefit (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Prominent, blundered badly and unseated rider 11th, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Try It Sometime (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway on inside after 2nd, ridden after 7th, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 10, 26 1/2l behind Fishing Bridge (11-6) at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Gowanauthat (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Made all, not fluent 1st, reached for 3 out, not fluent 2 out, wandered flat, pressed towards finish, held on, won at Ludlow 3m hcp (5) hvy in Jan beating Magical Man (11-6) by nk, 7 ran.
Maz Majecc (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Rcd 5th til 4th 5 out & 3out, not go with ldrs bef last, ko, 4th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Tareesh Lane (12-1) at Maralin 3m hvy in Nov.
Kapricorne (FR) 16-1 (11-8) Prominent, led before 3 out, headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Xenophon (10-13) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Some Finish (IRE) 12-1 (10-6) Mid-division, towards rear when mistake 7th, jumped right and behind 12th, pulled up after 4 out, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Over My Head 6-4fav (10-11) Made most until ridden and headed 2 out, weakened towards finish, 3rd of 8, 7 1/2l behind Gorey Lane (11-1) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.