Uttoxeter Races
Uttoxeter
16:58
Nagaraj Rao Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Uttoxeter
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025
Distance: 2m
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £5
Place: £2.10 £1.50
Exacta: £16.20
Trifecta: £95.80
Non-Runners: Alshadhian (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | In The Air (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Alastair Ralph | 161 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Made virtually all - jumped right 4th - faced challenge before 3 out - edged right before 2 out - faced challenges approaching last - pushed along and kept on well run-in - gamely (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding's last run may have come too soon having made his seasonal debut only 5 days prior)(op 5/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Ballywilliam Boy (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Freddie Mitchell
(5)lbs
|
Gary & Josh Moore | 164 lbs | 7/2 | 1.25 | In rear - switched right before 4 out - headway before 3 out - pressed leaders approaching last - ridden and went second towards finish(op 9/2) | |
| 3rd | 5 | En Avant (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 149 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Midfield - headway and prominent after 4th - pressed winner on inner before 3 out - not fluent last - ridden run-in - kept on but lost second towards finish(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Hold Onto The Line (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Beau Morgan
(5)lbs
|
Olly Murphy | 148 lbs | 7/4F | 9 | Prominent - ridden and weakened before 2 out(tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8) | |
| 5th | 1 | Schmilsson (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 170 lbs | 11/4 | 4.25 | Midfield - overjumped 2nd - mistake 3rd - dropped to last after 5th - shaken up and no response before 3 out(op 2/1 tchd 3/1) |