Uttoxeter
14:42
Homeserve Handicap Hurdle
Uttoxeter Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £1.90 £2.10 £4.10 Exacta: £41.30 Tricast: £851.02 Trifecta: £479.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Lightningupourdays (GB) 5 G AVG Alastair Ralph 165 lbs 13/2 Won Took keen hold - raced in second - briefly led before 5 out - ridden to lead after 2 out - hung left approaching last - kept on well(op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
2nd 7 The Grafter (IRE) 5 G Poor Sam England 157 lbs 7/1 2.75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway 5 out - soon led - not fluent 3 out - headed and hung left after 2 out - no extra run-in(op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 15/2)
3rd 2 Gardener (FR) 8 G AVG Olly Murphy 164 lbs 20/1 3.5 Held up in last - not fluent 2nd - outpaced after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - awkward jump but went third last - kept on(op 28/1 tchd 16/1)
4th 8 Port Or Starboard (IRE) 7 G Poor Bernard Llewellyn 144 lbs 20/1 2.5 In touch with leaders - no impression from 2 out - lost third last(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
5th 1 Sao Carlos (GB) 6 G AVG Olly Murphy 168 lbs 6/1 2.75 Took keen hold - towards rear - headway 3 out - lost two places from 2 out(op 9/1 and tchd 10/1)
6th 5 Strictly Tango (IRE) 5 G AVG Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 164 lbs 7/4F 2 Led - not fluent 4th - headed before 5 out - not fluent 3 out - weakened from 2 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding ran flat)(op 2/1 and tchd 9/4)
7th 6 Don Virginia (FR) 5 G AVG Jonjo & A J O'Neill 160 lbs 3/1 1.25 Took keen hold - prominent - weakened from 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 9/4 tchd 7/2)
8th 4 Mister Wilson (IRE) 6 G Poor Kerry Lee 165 lbs 20/1 46 Took keen hold - towards rear - weakened from 3 out - tailed off(op 11/1)