Uttoxeter
15:25
QuinnBet Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Uttoxeter Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £29 Place: £4.70 £2.30 £1.40 Exacta: £241.30 Tricast: £1061.70 Trifecta: £1749.20
Non-Runners: Howdy Partner (travel problems), Lovin Jukebox (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Present Fair (IRE) 8 G AVG Donald McCain 160 lbs 28/1 Won Prominent on inner - in touch with leaders after 4th - headway to lead before 6th - going best when not fluent 3 out - jumped slightly left 2 out - faced challenge when jumped left last - pushed out run-in - always doing enough(op 16/1)
2nd 4 Time To Dazzle (IRE) 7 G Poor Gary Moore 154 lbs 11/1 1.25 Held up in midfield - steady headway after 6th - prominent 3 out - hung right but went second before 2 out - challenging last - kept on run-in - no match for winner (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 9/1 tchd 14/1)
3rd 1 Damarta (FR) 6 G Poor Olly Murphy 168 lbs 5/2J .75 Didn't jump with fluency - held up in last - headway into midfield when not fluent 3 out - keeping on when awkward jump last - went third towards finish - nearest finish(op 11/4)
4th 12 Smart Casual (GB) 6 G Poor Anthony Honeyball 144 lbs 5/2J .75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and prominent before 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - rallied and keeping on last - no extra when lost third towards finish(op 3/1)
5th 10 Sailed Away (GER) 6 G Poor Stuart Edmunds 145 lbs 7/2 1.75 Led narrowly or disputed lead - led overall but hit 2nd - mistake 4th - headed but prominent 6th - raced slightly wide home turn - no extra run-in(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
6th 7 Alright Dai (IRE) 6 G AVG Neil Mulholland 151 lbs 17/2 2.75 Towards rear - outpaced before 3 out - some headway before 2 out - no telling impression(op 10/1)
7th 11 Staar (IRE) 10 G Poor Emma-Jane Bishop 145 lbs 9/1 1.75 Midfield on outer - not fluent 5th - outpaced after 6th - bit short of room and not fluent 3 out - weakening when mistake 2 out - no chance before last(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
8th 8 Mademewhatiam (GB) 5 G Poor Mark Walford 151 lbs 25/1 12 Towards rear - dropped to last and struggling before 3 out - soon lost touch and no chance(op 12/1 tchd 28/1)
9th 5 Yes And Yes (IRE) 8 G Poor Belinda Clarke 153 lbs 40/1 4 Disputed lead - prominent 2nd - in touch with leaders before 6th - lost position and slow jump 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(tchd 25/1 and tchd 50/1)
10th 3 Tessy Lad (IRE) 5 G AVG Sam England 163 lbs 66/1 2 Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 3rd - in touch with leaders before 6th - raced slightly wide home turn - lost position 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 22/1)