Uttoxeter Races
Uttoxeter
13:00
QuinnBet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Uttoxeter
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2023
Distance: 2m7½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £10.60
Place: £2 £1.40 £1.80
Exacta: £51.30
Trifecta: £239.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Benign Dictator (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 160 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Sweating - in touch with leaders on outer - not fluent and niggled along briefly 5 out - soon lost position - going okay again and headway before 3 out - pushed along to lead before 2 out - ridden and kept on strongly run-in(op 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Hauraki Gulf (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Chris Ward
(3)lbs
|
Deborah Cole | 157 lbs | 18/5 | 3 | Held up in midfield - going okay when headway before 3 out - soon pushed along - switched right and ridden before 2 out - went second approaching last - not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 3/1) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Howaya Now (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Richard J Bandey | 160 lbs | 9/1 | 7 | Disputed lead - led clearly after 2nd - awkward jump 3rd - pushed along when overjumped 3 out - ridden when headed before 2 out - lost second approaching last(op 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Home Sweet Highway (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 160 lbs | 22/1 | 0.3 | In rear - shaken up before 3 out - headway before 2 out - ridden but no impression run-in(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Park Hill Dancer (FR) | N/A | Good |
Sean O'Briain
(10)lbs
|
Nicky Henderson | 150 lbs | 11/10F | 16 | Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 2nd - pushed along when jumped slightly left 3 out - soon ridden but weakened quickly (trainer's rep said gelding ran too freely; vet reported a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd Evens) | |
| 6th | 2 | Bury Walls (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Alex Edwards
(3)lbs
|
Simon Edwards | 157 lbs | 200/1 | 32 | Always towards rear - awkward jump 3rd - pushed along before 3 out - soon weakened | |
| 99th | 7 | Lindaka (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 160 lbs | 200/1 | - | Disputed lead - prominent after 2nd - pushed along and lost position after 4 out - jockey looked down to see if something was amiss before 3 out - soon eased then pulled up(op 80/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Harjo (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Charlie Longsdon | 160 lbs | 4/1 | - | In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - midfield after 2nd - ridden and weakened before 3 out - eased then pulled up before 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey reported gelding stopped quickly; vet reported that a post-race examination of gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities other than he had lost his right-fore shoe) |