14:10 Uttoxeter

Friday 3 November 2017

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Scropton Riding For The Disabled Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 3m 58.00s

Bit Of A Quirke¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 12-3| J: Aidan Coleman| T: M Walford| OR: 102

6/1

Improved on the Flat this summer and appreciated the return to quicker ground on latest hurdles start. Needs to improve further on handicap bow but his Flat form would suggest the potential is there and a top jockey has been booked.

Form: 733

Hit And Run^h¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-3| J: W T Kennedy| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 102

25/1

Has done nothing to suggest he is worthy of his current mark and a summer break needs to have had a dramatic effect.

Form: 7F63-3

Maid Of Tuscany^b¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: B J Geraghty| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 96| D

5/1

Ran better than she was entitled to at the weights when third in a Stratford seller 13 days ago. Stable in better form now and rider 6-18 for them.

Form: 548-U63

Corrie Loch^t1¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: James Davies| T: T Symonds| OR: 94

66/1

Refused to race in May and poor in three starts since. Chances on prior form but too much of a risk at present.

Form: 65-R400

Dalkadam^p,t¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 91| CD

11/1

C&D winner on heavy ground last December. Off the track since May and likely to need this with yard continuing to struggle for winners.

Form: 14323-8

Kenyan^p,t¹¹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 3| Weight: 11-6| J: C O'Farrell| T: S Durack| OR: 100| D

9/4

Made heavy weather of opening his account in a similar contest at Plumpton and more required now shouldering a 7lb penalty.

Form: 54321

Dragon Khan^t¹⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson| OR: 86| D

12/1

Debuts for this yard having gone off the boil in the spring. Irish form shows a preference for heavy ground and conditions are forecast to be much livelier.

Form: 09963-6

Yasir¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: N P Madden| T: C R Dore| OR: 85| D

33/1

Form has deteriorated on the Flat lately and he has was only plating class when last seen over hurdles. Stable have had a poor year but, if a recent winner is a sign of better things to come, then he could be a surprise package.

Form: 6753P/0-

Centreofexcellence¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Alex Edwards⁽⁵⁾| T: S Flook| OR: 74

16/1

Fortunate Wincanton winner in 2016 and mark has dropped 21lb since. Well beaten here two weeks ago and hard to see him figuring.

Form: 936807

Darloa^b1,t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Nick Scholfield| T: V R A Dartnall| OR: 74

10/1

Better than recent form figures suggest as he was in the process of running a big race before clipping heels on his penultimate start. Entitled to have needed latest run which earned another drop in the weights. Blinkers now fitted.

Form: 70PPP-7

Teescomponents Max²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Miss E Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 74

10/1

13-race maiden who has rarely troubled the judge. Reasonable effort last month on return from a 16 month break and could go close from an even lower mark.

Form: 4/3447-6

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

Mullaghboy¹⁴

Weight: 12-3| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: C Poste

Sandy Cove¹³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: R Johnson

Forecasts

Kenyan (9/4), Maid Of Tuscany (5/1), Bit Of A Quirke (6/1), Sandy Cove (8/1), Darloa (10/1), Teescomponents Max (10/1), Dalkadam (11/1), Dragon Khan (12/1), Mullaghboy (14/1), Centreofexcellence (16/1), Hit And Run (25/1), Yasir (33/1), Corrie Loch (66/1)

The CVs of most of these fail to get the candidates shortlisted but MAID OF TUSCANY did show signs of hitting form last time and her yard are going well at present. Darloa and Teescomponents Max are a couple of potentially well treated horses for whom a market move would look significant and Bit Of A Quirke has claims based on his Flat form. Kenyan has more to do under his penalty and does not look straightforward.