Racecards
15:05 Uttoxeter
'Book Your Christmas Party At Uttoxeter' Novices' Chase (Class D)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Soft
- Form 0/4433-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A Lidderdale
- Jockey J Culloty
tracked leaders, jumped right 1st and 7th, left 2nd 14th, kept on but no chance with winner
- Form 351125-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
held up, went 2nd and mistake 12th, left in lead 14th, canter
Minster Sunshine
235- Form 0/63542-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer K C Bailey
- Jockey R Thornton
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened quickly approaching 7th, behind when pulled up before 8th
- Form 3/134-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey A P McCoy
led, 2 lenghts clear when fell 14th
Blythe Lady
15- Form 0-40P35
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
prominent to 12th, weakened and mistake 13th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
Verdict
It is impossible to ignore the claims of Joss Naylor even though this is his debut over fences. The seven-year-old was rated well over a stone better than all of these over timber and it is surely a case of him just negotiating a safe completion of the course. Sterling Dot Com has a little to find, even with Tony McCoy booked for the ride, so Minster Sunshine, who at least has some experience of fences and is TEAMtalk's selection to follow Joss Naylor home.