Racecards
14:10 Uttoxeter
32Red Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 02-116F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up, headway approaching 11th, challenged 4 out, not fluent next, led 2 out, edged left approaching last, ridden clear flat
- Form 211227-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Mr A J Berry
held up behind leaders, not fluent 5th, mistake and unseated rider 8th
River D'or (FR)
158- Form F20416-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey J M Maguire
held up behind leaders, not fluent 10th, headway before next, challenging when not much room 13th, beaten 3 out, weakened next
- Form 40-3541
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
led until 2nd, close up, not fluent 5th, mistake 8th, ridden after 10th, led after 12th, hampered by loose horse 14th, headed 2 out, no extra flat
- Form 87-11P5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Henry Brooke
ridden and several stages through race, prominent, led after 2nd, headed 4th, led 6th until not fluent 8th, led 11th, headed next, weakened after 14th, tailed off
- Form 3/334P-2
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Mrs R Gasson
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
prominent, led 2nd, soon headed, led 4th until 6th, led 8th, headed 11th, led next, soon headed, weakened 4 out, tailed off
- Form 452305-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
Nonrunner
Verdict
Sophie Leech saddles Tasheba, who won at Cartmel and Bangor last month beating Kilascan on the latter occasion, but also has RIVER D'OR in the line-up. He's not been seen since April but had some form earlier this year which suggests he may be a bit better than these. McCoy rides Stratford hurdle winner Sentimentaljourney for retainer J P McManus but his form over fences so far has been modest, though he's still preferred to stablemate Mission Complete. Hunters Lodge should make a better chaser than hurdler and could be the pick of the remainder with Beggar's Velvet and Cuban Piece both a little disappointing lately.
Formwatch
Beggar's Velvet (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Chased leader, ridden 4 out, upsides when fell next, in a race won by Pilgrims Lane (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Aug, 4 ran.
Mission Complete (IRE) 13-2 (11-7) Held up in touch, not fluent and reminders 3rd, lost place when mistake 8th, soon weakened, mistake 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 10, 49l behind Staccato Valtat (10-6) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Apr.
River D'or (FR) 7-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, hit 5th, headway 19th, never on terms with leaders, 6th of 14, 16l behind Ballyfoy (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Apr.
Sentimentaljourney (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Tracked leader, reminders after 9th, led 10th, ridden and pressed from 2 out, clear before last, kept on well, won at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Aug beating Monetary Fund (11-12) by 8l, 7 ran.
Cuban Piece (IRE) 2-1fav (10-13) Ridden from start, led until jumped slowly 4th, not fluent 6th, mistake 9th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 8, 24l behind Lion On The Prowl (11-6) at Southwell 3m clm hdl (5) gd in Aug.
Kilcascan 7-1 (9-7) Led, headed 3 out, led again between last 2, headed post, 2nd of 5, ns behind Tasheba (12-0) at Bangor 3m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Tasheba 4-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, challenged 3 out, ridden before last, no extra, 3rd of 5, 14l behind Scotsbrook Cloud (11-0) at Hereford 3m 1f nov chs (4) gf.
Hunters Lodge (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Held up mid-division, ridden before 4 out, weakened before last, 5th of 16, 12l behind Mauricetheathlete (11-0) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.