Racecards
15:05 Uttoxeter
Kalahari King 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 214y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £6,337
- 2nd: £2,916
- 3rd: £1,458
- 4th: £730
- Form 7113P1-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Tom Cannon
wore red hood to post, led, good jump 3 out and pushed along, headed 2 out, soon outpaced by winner, eased run-in
- Form 2/11P41-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey James Bowen
wore red hood to post, towards rear, not fluent 6th, pushed along after 4 out and weakened
- Form 4/2-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
in rear, mistake 1st, awkward next, pushed along after 8th, tailed off before 3 out
- Form 5/12420-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 146
- Trainer S Thomas
- Jockey Dylan Johnston
wore red hood to post, tracked leader, pushed along after 3 out, led 2 out and pulled clear, ran on well, readily
- Form P/111P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 128
chased front pair, not fluent 1st, untidy 3rd, pushed along and well held before 2 out
In depth
Formwatch
Jax Junior 2-1fav (11-10) Led until after 1st, prominent, challenged 2 out, led last, stayed on well, won going away, won at Cheltenham 2m 4f (2) gd in Apr beating Dr Eggman (11-7) by 5 1/2l, 7 ran.
Junker D'allier (FR) 4-7fav (11-12) Led and soon clear, reduced lead 4 out, headed and dropped to 3rd next, rallied on bit in close 2 out, upsides last, driven ahead towards finish, won at Perth 2m (4) gs in Apr beating Spadestep (11-0) by nk, 9 ran.
Largy Belter (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, ridden in moderate 5th 2f out, moderate 4th 1f out, headway into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on well close home, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Good Deal (12-0) at Fairyhouse 2m Yielding - Soft in Jan.
Lump Sum (FR) 8-1 (12-0) Held up in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, weakened soon after, 15th of 17, 15 1/2l behind Go Dante (10-8) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Vanderpoel (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Led, headed 2 out and weakened very quickly, pulled up before last, at Kelso 2m 2f (1) gs in Mar.