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16:50 Uttoxeter

Sharp Minds Phone 0870 9080121 Intermediate Open NH Flat (Class H)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 52.70s
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - Black, royal blue hooped sleeves, red cap

Acushnet

15 D
11/8
  • Form 8/1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-9

prominent and pulled hard, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly

2
Silk - Red, Royal Blue epaulets and armlets, Red cap, White star
  • Form FUR2R-3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

mid-division, headway over 6f out, ridden to go 2nd over 2f out, stayed on towards finish

3
Silk - Mauve, black cross belts
  • Form 8-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out

4
Silk - Black, yellow diamonds on sleeves
  • Form 00/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

in touch until weakened over 6f out

5
Silk - RED, YELLOW star, hooped sleeves, check cap
100/1
  • Form 800-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

mid-division, headway halfway, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out

6
Silk - PINK and GREY diamonds, PINK cap
20/1
  • Form 68-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened over 3f out

7
Silk - WHITE, RED star, BLACK and WHITE hooped sleeves, RED cap, WHITE star
10/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

towards rear, ridden 5f out, stayed on final 2f, never nearer

8
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange spots, Orange sleeves, Royal Blue spots, Orange cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

always towards rear

9
Silk - MAROON, PINK epaulets, quartered cap
33/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9

pulled hard, headway after 2f, weakened over 5f out

10
Silk - Yellow, Black hoop, spots on sleeves, quartered cap
50/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9

behind, kept on final 2f, never dangerous

11
Silk - Dark Green, Red chevron, quartered cap
11/4
  • Form 4/0-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9

mid-division, headway over 6f out, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, all out

12
Silk - Red, Black triple diamond, Black sleeves, Red armlets
50/1
  • Form 00-8
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9

always behind

13
Silk - White, Grey braces, sleeves and cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9

prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

14
NR

Zen Garden

25 BF
  • Form 4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

This should prove to be a penalty kick for Acushnet with Back With A Bang, Sweet Home, Bryans Back and Zen Garden worthy of mention. The selection came back from a lay off to win very easily at Worcester last time out and will have now problems carrying a penalty to success this time around. Newcomers Sweet Home and Bryans Back come from yards that do well in these races so are worth noting in the market. Back With A Bang ran well enough to finish third last time out to suggest he can win a similar contest soon while Zen Garden will improve from his debut so is another to look out for. But for the winner we return to Acushnet.

Formwatch

Acushnet 13-2 (11-4) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, led on bit over 1f out, very easily, won at Worcester 2m nhf (H) gd beating Noble Sham (11-2) by 4l, 13 ran.

Back With A Bang (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 15, 8l behind Tickers Way (10-8) at Stratford 2m mdn nhf (H) gf in Jun.

Soviet Committee 25-1 (11-1) In touch, ridden and every chance over 3f out, weakened final 2f, 8th of 17, 35l behind Buena Vista (10-2) at Doncaster 2m mdn nhf (H) gd in Jan.

Sweep Home Safawan gelding, half-brother to winning hurdler Prince de Galles.

Bryans Bach (IRE) Good Thyne gelding, second foal out of a half-sister to high-class hurdler/chaser Barnbrook Again.

Anna Gee 8-1 (10-7) Always behind, last of 10, well behind Star Shot (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m nhf (H) sft in Jun.

Ericas Charm 8-1 (10-13) In touch, 8th halfway, no extra over 4f out, 16th of 30, 46l behind Detonante (10-13) at Punchestown 2m nhf gd in Apr '04.

Zen Garden 3-1fav (10-8) Held up and keen, ridden and headway over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 4th of 12, 12l behind Don And Gerry (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m nhf (H) gf in Jun.