Racecards
13:25 Uttoxeter
Betfred In Running On Sport Handicap Hurdle (Class C )
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy
- Form 221-050
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey O Nelmes
towards rear, ridden after 4th, effort 5th, weakened next
- Form 1321-16
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey A O'keeffe
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and every chance last, no extra towards finish
- Form 000-510
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
in touch, lost place 3rd, behind from 6th
- Form 00-2343
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
always behind
- Form 652PFP
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer A J Deakin
- Jockey Antony Evans
chased leaders, hit 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakening when hit next
The Local
11- Form 5-04111
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
led, hit 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, headed approaching next, weakening when mistake last
- Form 125-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up, headway after 2nd, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 1421
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up, ridden and headway when hung left approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 3-PF533
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey L Stephens
soon chasing leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened flat
- Form 611122
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey P J Brennan
behind, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on gamely
In depth
Verdict
Napolitain gets the call here ahead of The Local, Dom d'Orgeval and Gone Far. Napolitain formed a very good impression when scoring at Fontwell last time and, with the Paul Nicholls-trained runner having shown promise in his native France before that, he looks tough enough to handle the prevailing conditions on his first step into handicap company. Saint Par was quite highly tried last time and he is a likeable individual, although conceding weight to some promising or interesting types will not make life easy. These include The Local, who is chasing a four-timer and must be granted all due respect, and Dom d'Orgeval, who has himself won three races this season and, as a five-year-old, should still have more to come. Finally, the Martin Pipe-trained Gone Far has form enough to be respected and you can never rule out a good run from that prolific yard. Overall, though, we will side with Napolitain.