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15:05 Uttoxeter

Peter J Douglas Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class G) (Class G)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 2.40s
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - Royal blue, white sash and cap with black hoop
  • Form 216604-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12

held up in touch, headway 8th, every chance when mistake 2 out, switched right approaching last, went 2nd after last, kept on

2
Silk - Red, Purple hollow box, halved sleeves, Purple cap
12/1
  • Form 26166F/
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-9

held up, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on to go 3rd after last, never nearer

3
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap
14/1
  • Form 3011P/0-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-9

held up, not fluent 1st, ridden 8th, soon weakened

4
Silk - White, Black chevron, White sleeves, Red spots, Red cap
  • Form 0/000-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

mid-division, headway 8th, led going well approaching 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra flat

5
Silk - Grey, Maroon chevrons and armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 555066-
  • Age 14
  • Weight 10-11

led and clear to 6th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened before next

6
Silk - Maroon, Royal Blue star, Maroon sleeves, Royal Blue stars and stars on cap

Tsunami

19
10/1
  • Form P2000P-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10

mid-divsion, effort under pressure 9th, behind when mistake 2 out

7
Silk - Royal Blue, Red spots, Black cap, White spots
  • Form 042/050-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-10

held up, ridden after 8th, never near leaders

8
Silk - Emerald Green, White star, Emerald Green and Black striped sleeves, White cap, Black star
  • Form 3300PP-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-8

chased leader to 6th, mistake next, weakened 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

9
Silk - Pink, White Cross of Lorraine
5/1
  • Form 3P2P40-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-7

mid-division, headway 8th, not fluent 3 out, led 2 out, all out

10
Silk - Royal Blue, White sash and sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 6P0F35/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-6

in touch, chased leader 6th until weakened 4 out, tailed off

11
Silk - RED and ROYAL BLUE (quartered), RED sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets
33/1
  • Form 0005/P0-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0

prominent until 4th, lost touch 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 8th

12
Silk - Brown and Beige (quartered), halved sleeves, Maroon and Beige quartered cap
  • Form 5P/P004-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0

held up in rear, effort approaching 3 out, no impression from next

In depth

Verdict

Fifth Generation can beat topweight Knightsbridge King and Maidstone Mistral in a very weak looking contest. Fifth Generation is no world-beater, but when you consider that he has been taking on the likes of Rhinestone Cowboy and Rooster Booster this year, he must surely take all the beating. However, he was beaten in a selling contest at Fakenham last time, which puts his ability into context and he is no good thing. It is hard to find anything to match his earlier level of form though and we return to him as the selection in a weak contest. Knightsbridge King is definitely no better than plating class, but has at least managed a couple of wins during his career, the latest of which came for his present stable at Stratford in December. He was fourth on the same course two weeks ago but the ground was much faster then and he does at least have ground conditions in his favour now. Maidstone Mistral is woeful, but the fact that he is trained by Martin Pipe means he cannot be discounted. Bets are best kept to a minimum here, with Fifth Generation getting the vote.