Uttoxeter
14:25
Signs 2000 Handicap Hurdle
Uttoxeter Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2022 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.80 Place: £1.60 £1.40 £4.90 Exacta: £16.50 Tricast: £212.06 Trifecta: £174.60
Non-Runners: Gold Emery (unsuitable ground), Kracka Nut (unsuitable ground), Pillar Of Steel (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Opening Bid (GB) 9 G AVG Chris Down 158 lbs 7/2 Won Took keen hold - prominent - ridden to lead before 2 out - headed approaching last - battled back and led again towards finish(tchd 10/3)
2nd 11 Begin The Luck (IRE) 9 G AVG Brian Barr 145 lbs 7/2 .75 Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - good headway and went second before 2 out - switched left and ridden to challenge after 2 out - led approaching last - kept on but headed towards finish(op 11/4 tchd 4/1)
3rd 6 Cousu Main (FR) 6 G Poor Neil Mulholland 164 lbs 20/1 23 Took keen hold - held up in rear - pushed along when jumped left 3 out - ridden when badly hampered and lost ground 2 out - switched right and rallied approaching last - soon went third(op 12/1 tchd 22/1)
4th 8 Forever Des Long (FR) 8 G Poor Claire Dyson 153 lbs 40/1 7 Midfield - pushed along when outpaced and not fluent 2 out - soon briefly went third - weakened approaching last
5th 4 Toronto (IRE) 5 G Poor Brian Barr 159 lbs 14/1 3 Took keen hold - held up in rear - mistake 3 out - soon ridden - not fluent then slightly hampered 2 out - weakened and lost fourth approaching last(op 12/1)
99th 10 Ben Brody (IRE) N/A AVG D J Jeffreys 144 lbs 8/1 - Led - ridden and headed before 2 out - beaten when brought down 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 7/1)
99th 1 Tanganyika (FR) 7 G AVG Venetia Williams 169 lbs 11/4F - Took keen hold - prominent - ridden when fell 2 out(op 3/1)
99th 3 Fiston De Becon (FR) 10 G AVG Olly Murphy 167 lbs 4/1 - Always towards rear - awkward jump 1st - dropped to rear and pushed along 4 out - soon ridden and reminder - weakened and pulled up home turn(op 11/2)