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2025 Uttoxeter Annual Membership Now Available Handicap Hurdle
Uttoxeter Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £15 Place: £3 £1.50 £1.70 Exacta: £82 Tricast: £307.22 Trifecta: £338.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Don Hollow (GER) 7 G Good Dan Skelton 151 lbs 14/1 Won Prominent - not fluent 3rd - pressed leader 4 out - led but pestered from 3 out - ridden and stayed on when sustained duel with runner-up run-in - all out (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form shown - that gelding appreciated the step up in trip on this occasion)(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
2nd 4 El Granjero (IRE) 6 G AVG Clive Boultbee-Brooks 164 lbs 7/2 0.05 Prominent - not fluent 3rd - pressed leader from 4 out - ridden and sustained duel with winner run-in - just held(op 4/1)
3rd 7 Haarar (GB) 5 G AVG Sam England 150 lbs 11/2 21 Held up in rear - not fluent early - headway after 4 out - went third after 3 out - weakened before 2 out - no match for first two (jockey said gelding did not jump fluently)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
4th 3 Kikijo (FR) 4 G Good Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 160 lbs 9/1 4 Prominent - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 15/2)
5th 8 McGowan's Pass (GB) 14 G Poor Jennie Candlish 144 lbs 22/1 26 Disputed lead - not fluent 3rd - lost position after 4 out - struggling before 3 out(op 16/1)
99th 2 Benassi (IRE) 8 G AVG Olly Murphy 167 lbs 100/30 - Towards rear but in touch with leaders - mistake 4th - not fluent 5th - lost ground then struggling after 4 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 4/1)
99th 6 Fresh Speculation (GB) 6 G Poor Henry Daly 152 lbs 5/2F - Took keen hold - disputed lead - led after 4 out - headed before 3 out - bad mistake and jockey lost irons briefly 3 out - soon lost ground quickly - no chance in rear when pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 3rd last hurdle)(tchd 11/4)
99th 1 San Guido (IRE) 4 G AVG Martin Keighley 168 lbs 33/1 - Prominent - mistake 5th - lost ground quickly after 4 out - soon struggling then pulled up (vet reported gelding finished lame on his left-fore)(tchd 40/1)