Uttoxeter
14:38
BetWright Bet The Wright Way Novices' Handicap Chase
Uttoxeter Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 Distance: 3m2f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £18.30 Place: £4 £4 £2.70 Exacta: £172.90 Tricast: £2141.35 Trifecta: £2698.10
Non-Runners: Unspeakable (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Deadly Missile (IRE) 8 G Poor Rosemary Gasson 142 lbs 16/1 Won Prominent - in touch with leaders 8th - prominent 14th - pushed along 3 out - ridden to lead approaching last - edged left but kept on well run-in - won going away(op 12/1)
2nd 5 Zoffalee (FR) 10 G Poor Mike Sowersby 152 lbs 20/1 1.75 Held up in rear - mistake 2nd - headway 15th - bit short of room after 2 out - pressed leader approaching last - went clear with winner run-in - no extra towards finish(tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)
3rd 10 Mini Fortune (IRE) 8 M Poor Thomas Faulkner 144 lbs 6/1 5 In touch with leaders - headway 15th - pressed leader 3 out - weakened last - just held third(op 7/1 tchd 5/1)
4th 7 Mcgregors Charge (GB) 7 G Poor Ella Pickard 149 lbs 5/1 0.2 In touch with leaders - prominent 8th - led 4 out - not fluent 2 out - headed approaching last - weakened run-in(op 9/2)
5th 1 Karavomylos (IRE) 6 G AVG Mickey Bowen 168 lbs 4/1F 2.25 Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway into midfield 5th - pecked on landing and dropped to rear 12th - steady headway from 3 out - stayed on run-in - never dangerous(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
6th 8 Side Stepper (IRE) 6 G Poor Christian Williams 146 lbs 6/1 14 Prominent - led 2nd - headed but pressed leader 10th - not fluent 13th - lost position from 15th - weakened 2 out(op 15/2)
7th 4 Lucky Rose (IRE) 7 M Poor Noel Williams 164 lbs 11/2 16 Prominent - lost position 13th - dropped to rear 4 out - weakened 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said mare was never travelling)(op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
99th 9 Thais Toir (FR) 10 G Poor Adrian Wintle 144 lbs 15/2 - Led - headed but pressed leader 2nd - led again 10th - headed 4 out - lost action and pulled up quickly before 3 out - lame (vet reported gelding bled from the nose and finished lame on his left-fore)(op 11/2)
99th 2 Lelantos (IRE) 9 G AVG Nicky Henderson 166 lbs 11/1 - Didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - slow jump and dropped to rear 4th - soon cajoled along - lost touch 3 out - pulled up approaching last(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1)
99th 3 Faerie Cutlass (GB) 7 M Poor Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 165 lbs 12/1 - Held up in rear - bad mistake and unseated 6th(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)