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15:20 Uttoxeter

Brown Scrap Metal Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 108y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,800 added
  • Winner: £3,769
  • 2nd: £1,107
  • 3rd: £553
  • 4th: £277
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 39.48s
  • Off Time: 15:20:26
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
13/8
  • Form 673/44-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 120

held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, weakened from 3 out

2
Silk - Emerald green, dark blue sash, cerise cap

Urcalin (FR)

33 t D
3/1
  • Form U471-12
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 117

tracked leaders, led before 2 out, headed 2 out, rallied after last, kept on to lead run-in

3
Silk - Royal blue, white stripe and sleeves, quartered cap

Take A Bow

179 t C
17/2
  • Form 14/215P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 115

tracked leaders, ridden and one pace in 3rd from 2 out

4
Silk - Pink and purple diabolo, pink sleeves, purple armlets, pink cap
  • Form 11523-6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 115

tracked leader, pushed along before 7th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out

5
Silk - WHITE, LIGHT BLUE spots, WHITE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, WHITE spots

Cape York

27 b D
9/2
  • Form 6413-36
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 114

led, mistake 8th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened

6
Silk - Orange, dark blue star, orange sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap
7/1
  • Form 4852-25
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 112

in rear, headway before 3 out, led 2 out, headed run-in, no extra

In depth

Verdict

Highpower got off the mark over hurdles here last month and is only 6lb higher on his fencing bow. But Aintree runner-up URCALIN appears better treated if he takes to the larger obstacles and David Arbuthnot's charge can also get the better of Amazing D'azy and Cape York. The latter pair were both tailed off last time, though Malcolm Jefferson's seven-year-old does have a win over fences to his name. Take A Bow has had a break while Susie Sheep became disappointing over timber and it's anybody's guess how she'll take to fences in first-time blinkers.

Formwatch

Highpower (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, jumped right at times, not fluent 3rd, mistake 7th, led before last, hard pressed flat, headed close home, led again last strides, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in May beating Flying Light (11-11) by nk, 9 ran.

Urcalin (FR) 5-1 (11-0) Mid-division on outside, headway after 7th, challenged 2 out, led flat, headed last strides, 2nd of 12, hd behind Masterofdeception (11-1) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May.

Take A Bow 16-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened after 9th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Flintham (11-4) at Ascot 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Dec, 12 ran.

Amazing D'azy (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Went left and bumped 1st, last pair, weakened 4 out, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Vieux Lion Rouge (10-12) at Towcester 2m 6f nov chs (4) gs in May.

Cape York 10-3 (10-9) Raced keenly and pressed leader until 7th, 2nd again after 9th, lost 2nd 12th, weakened 14th, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Sedgemoor Express (11-2) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in May.

Susie Sheep 5-2 (11-0) Led until 3rd, prominent until ridden before 3 out, weakened approaching next, 5th of 10, 40l behind Popping Along (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in May.