Racecards
14:15 Uttoxeter
Grenville Engineering (Stoke-On-Trent) Ltd Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,400 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £840
- 3rd: £420
- 4th: £210
- Form 3622-31
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Jake Greenall
tracked leader, challenged 3 out, led before 2 out, mistake and headed last, kept on and every chance run-in, just held towards finish
- Form 6810-44
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer H Main
- Jockey James Davies
held up in touch, ridden and weakened before 2 out, in 4th and held when blundered last
- Form 4-22143
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
led, ridden 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, in 5th and mistake last, went 4th run-in
Cobo Bay
24- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey A Thornton
held up towards rear, hit 3rd, ridden and weakened before 3 out
Comrade Bob
27- Form 35P1-65
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
always behind
Fintan
57- Form 10306/3
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer B R Summers
- Jockey Dave Crosse
towards rear on inner, outpaced after 4 out, headway before 3 out, ridden and in 3rd before 2 out, kept on from last, not quicken
- Form 207-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P D Niven
- Jockey B S Hughes
towards rear and keen, pushed along after 4th, weakened from 4 out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
tracked leaders, ridden and in 2nd before 2 out, led last, driven out
Hopeand
17- Form 85/6-549
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer C T Pogson
- Jockey A Pogson
held up mid-division, effort after 4 out, soon weakened
Swift Research
436- Form 009/
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer C J Gray
- Jockey Miss Jessica Lodge
towards rear and pushed along, ridden before 6th, soon struggling, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 374
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey Miss P Hermansson
held up mid-division, ridden and struggling before 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Verdict
Donald McCain does well here and can get punters off to a winning start with CYGNET, successful at Southwell last month before running well in better company here and at Market Rasen. Art Broker got off the mark at the eighth time of asking when justifying favouritism at Ffos Las and will make a bold bid to follow up here but Cody Wyoming has struggled since winning a maiden hurdle at Lingfield in March and looks up against it again under his penalty. Former pointer Comrade Bob may be best of the rest.
Formwatch
Art Broker (IRE) 6-4fav (10-5) Made all, ridden before 2 out, stayed on well, won at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf beating Peppertree Lane (11-5) by 17l, 5 ran.
Cody Wyoming 25-1 (11-5) Held up, headway 8th, close up when hit 3 out, not fluent 2 out or last, one pace flat, 4th of 8, 8l behind Wings Of Smoke (10-12) at Aintree 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Cygnet 10-11fav (11-5) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge approaching 2 out, led flat, soon headed, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Bedouin Bay (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Cobo Bay 12-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 7, 17l behind Hit The Switch (8-5) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs (flat).
Comrade Bob 8-1 (12-3) 5th of 13, 36l behind Mr Gossip (12-3) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m ptp gd in May.
Fintan 100-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, 4th and held when mistake 2 out, one pace from last, 3rd of 13, 10l behind Brunston (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in Apr.
Middlebrook (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) In touch, weakened after 3 out, jumped left 2 out, 7th of 11, well behind Charminster (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Layla's Dancer 7-4fav (9-3) Chased winer until ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out, eased, 6th of 7, 20l behind Uphold (9-11) at Leicester 1m 2f clm stks (6) gf in May (flat).
Hopeand 16-1 (11-12) Held up, took keen hold, closed 5th, weakened after 3 out, last of 9, 46l behind Driving Miss Suzie (11-1) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf.
Swift Research 100-1 (9-12) Mid-division, not fluent, behind 6th, mistake 2 out, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Mostly Bob (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr '10.
Sharp And Chic 100-1 (9-11) Taken back to last 1st, lost touch after 2nd, tailed off when mistake 6th, went remote 4th after last, 4th of 8, 42l behind Smokey Oakey (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gd.
Inandover 33-1 (10-11) Took keen hold, prominent, led and jumped left 2nd, headed 6th, stumbled and weakened 3 out, 4th of 5, 37l behind Carabinier (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m NH mdn hdl (5) gd.