Uttoxeter
15:12
Julie Busst Handicap Hurdle
Uttoxeter Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.10 Place: £1.20 £14.90 £2.20 Exacta: £89.90 Tricast: £252.64 Trifecta: £478.20
Non-Runners: Normandy Legend (vet's certificate), Trafalgar Square (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Diesel Line (IRE) 7 G AVG Charles & Adam Pogson 155 lbs 11/10F Won Towards rear - headway before 3 out - led 2 out - ridden before last - kept on(op 11/8 tchd 10/11)
2nd 16 Cawthorne Banker (IRE) 6 G AVG Jonjo & A J O'Neill 147 lbs 40/1 2.5 Prominent - outpaced after 4 out - rallied before 3 out - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 33/1)
3rd 8 Ambassador (IRE) 8 G AVG Micky Hammond 152 lbs 7/1 1.75 Pressed leader - briefly led 2nd - led before 3 out - headed 2 out - lost second and no extra inside final 110yds
4th 1 Ez Tiger (IRE) 8 G AVG Alex Hales 168 lbs 9/1 5.5 Raced wide - prominent - weakened before last(op 15/2)
5th 4 Al Mootamarid (IRE) 3 G AVG Dominic Elsworth 163 lbs 10/1 0.3 Midfield - headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 17/2 tchd 12/1)
6th 10 Gerard Mentor (FR) 8 G AVG Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 146 lbs 40/1 4.75 Midfield - headway before 3 out - weakened before last(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
7th 7 Dynamite Defense (IRE) 3 G Poor Olly Murphy 153 lbs 66/1 5 In rear - outpaced before 3 out - rallied before last - never dangerous(op 50/1)
8th 12 Huit Reflets (FR) 8 G Poor Mark Walford 155 lbs 25/1 .75 Prominent - briefly went second before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 33/1)
9th 14 Leopolds Rock (IRE) 9 G Poor Stuart Coltherd 153 lbs 33/1 6 Midfield - not fluent 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
10th 3 Fine Point (IRE) 4 G Poor Nigel Hawke 163 lbs 33/1 4.5 Didn't always jump with fluency - raced wide - towards rear - weakened before 2 out(tchd 40/1)
11th 5 Papa Barns (IRE) 7 G Poor Olly Murphy 161 lbs 5/1 2.5 In rear - weakened before 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(op 4/1)
12th 13 Stopherandgo (IRE) 7 M Poor Kevin Pickard 154 lbs 20/1 1.5 Towards rear - weakened before last(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
13th 9 Lady Gwen (GB) 7 M AVG Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 158 lbs 20/1 13 Prominent - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 25/1)
99th 2 Gower Prince (GB) 7 G Poor Matt Sheppard 167 lbs 40/1 - Led - briefly headed 2nd - headed and weakened before 3 out - not fluent 3 out - pulled up before last(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)