Uttoxeter
14:32
Diegos 69th Keep Batting Birthday Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Uttoxeter Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2 £2.50 £2.20 Exacta: £64.70 Tricast: £589.52 Trifecta: £579.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Dargiannini (IRE) 10 G Good Harry Derham 146 lbs 11/2 Won Prominent - not fluent 3rd - not fluent 7th - led narrowly when not fluent 2 out - pushed along and went clear run-in - kept on(op 17/2 tchd 6/1)
2nd 3 West To The Bridge (IRE) 11 G AVG Dan Skelton 156 lbs 12/1 7 Took keen hold - disputed lead - led from 5th - soon clear - shaken up when not fluent 3 out - soon reduced lead - headed 2 out - ridden and lost ground approaching last - weakened gradually run-in(op 11/1)
3rd 5 Es Perfecto (IRE) 9 G AVG Alan King 152 lbs 9/1 8.5 Took keen hold - held up in rear - going okay when headway before 3 out - in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - soon pushed along - stayed on(op 11/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 12/1)
4th 8 Corrieben Reiver (GB) N/A Poor Ewan Whillans 148 lbs 40/1 3 Took keen hold - disputed lead - lost position but prominent 5th - mistake when pressed leader 2 out - lost ground approaching last - ridden and weakened run-in(tchd 33/1)
5th 6 Go Dante (GB) 8 G Good Olly Murphy 151 lbs 5/2F 7 Raced freely - in touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - not fluent on outer 3 out - soon pushed along and beaten (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 2/1 tchd 11/4)
6th 2 A Different Kind (IRE) 5 G Good Donald McCain 155 lbs 7/2 7 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - pushed along and weakening when not fluent 2 out(tchd 10/3)
7th 4 Ballybegg (IRE) 10 G AVG Kerry Lee 153 lbs 9/1 10 Always towards rear(op 14/1)
8th 1 Floueur (FR) 9 G AVG Gary Hanmer 166 lbs 28/1 7.5 Prominent - hit 3rd - not fluent 4th - pushed along and lost ground after 7th - ridden and weakened from 3 out
99th 7 Rathmacknee (IRE) 9 G Poor Nicky Henderson 149 lbs 9/2 - In touch with leaders - pushed along and dropped to last after 7th - pulled up before 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 10/3)