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14:20 Uttoxeter

John Pointon And Sons Maiden Hurdle (Class D)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 59.90s
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
  • Form 154U-6F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

held up in touch, headway approaching 9th, ridden and one pace approaching 3 out

2
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED hoops, RED sleeves and cap
100/1
  • Form R00/PP-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2

held up, not fluent first, mistake next, losing touch when mistake 7th, tailed off

3
Silk - Dark Green and White (quartered), Red sleeves, Black cap
100/1
  • Form P4/PU-PP
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-2

in touch, headway 5th, ridden after next, lost touch approaching 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

4
Silk - Light Blue, Brown spots on sleeves, Brown cap, Light Blue spots
  • Form 5F2-132
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-2

held up and keen, headway 7th, led 9th, headed after 2 out, one pace when rider dropped whip after last, soon hung right and no extra

5
Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW (halved), DARK BLUE sleeves, YELLOW cap
  • Form 43/0-0F5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

held up, headway approaching 8th, challenged 2 out, soon led, stayed on flat

7
Silk - Red, White chevron, Emerald Green sleeves, Emerald Green and Red quartered cap
  • Form 36/05-06
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

prominent until reminders after 7th, weakened 9th

8
Silk - White, Black disc and armlets, check cap
50/1
  • Form UB-F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2

in touch, mistake 5th, ridden after next, lost touch approaching 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

9
Silk - Light Blue, Yellow star, sleeves and star on cap
7/1
  • Form P4P60-4
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2

led until 9th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

10
Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond
  • Form 200-62
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

mistake 1st, soon prominent, shaken up after 6th, weakened 9th

11
Silk - White, Mauve hoops, Mauve sleeves and cap
  • Form P2-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

led until jumped slowly 1st, soon in rear, behind when mistake 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

12
Silk - Red, Black sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star
  • Form 3-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

in touch, headway 7th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakening when mistake last

6
NR
  • Form PF-4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

Nonrunner

13
NR

Courtcard

323
  • Form P-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Can't Be Scrabble ran with promise at Worcester recently and has to be respected along with Market Rasen second Nickel Suntoo but Enda Bolger's runners always warrant respect and Around Before gets the vote. The six-year-old has been running in hunter chases in Ireland and looks an interesting runner against such modest opposition here in this company on his hurdling debut. Leagues has claims on official BHB ratings but looks pretty exposed now and of more interest could be Can't Be Scrabble. A point-to-point winner, he ran well in similar company over three miles at Worcester last time and has solid claims although the shorter trip is a worry. The Venetia Williams-trained Kindle Ball is another worthy of a mention but we are happy to side with the Irish raider Around Before.