14:45 Uttoxeter

Saturday 5 May 2018

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

bet365 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 168y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:45  |   Winning time: 3m 56.40s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Big Difference13
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling
11/1
Placed in a couple of point-to-points on good ground last spring and finished a decent fifth on rules debut at Ludlow (2m5f, soft) a month ago. Well beaten subsequently however.
2
Horse silk
Future Boy9
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: R Dickin
50/1
Placed in a point-to-point from five starts and well beaten in two outings over hurdles. Probably best watched at present.
3
Horse silk
Lookforarainbowh,t128
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: N P Madden| T: Sarah Hollinshead
10/1
Placed in a bumper at Stratford (good) last August. Fair fifth on hurdling debut here a month ago and interesting to see how he fares with a tongue tie added for the first time.
4
Horse silk
Mick Maestro99
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: T R George
5/1
Towcester bumper winner on good-to-soft ground in November 2016. Had just two starts since and is one to note on his hurdling bow.
5
Horse silk
Mountain Chimes403
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams
40/1
Well beaten in a couple of bumpers last season and making his hurdling debut following over 13 months off the track.
6
Horse silk
Paddy's Poem78
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford| OR:  117
5/2
Placed three times from five hurdling starts most recently when 8L second at Plumpton (2m, soft) in January. One for the shortlist in this contest.
7
Horse silk
Present From Dubai99
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: R Johnson| T: R T Phillips
3/1
Placed in a point-to-point and stepped up on his bumper debut when finishing 8L second over hurdles at Doncaster (soft) last time out. Returning from a break on this occasion.
8
Horse silk
The Paddy Pie22
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Coltherd(5)| T: J Parkinson & S Smith
40/1
Well held in five point-to-point starts and it's been a similar story since switched to rules racing. Making his second start since joining this yard.
9
Horse silk
Candlelight Story186
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish
40/1
Well held in three starts over hurdles including at Bangor (good) last October. Probably best watched on her return from a break.
10
Horse silk
Tikk Tock Boom14
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-9| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams
5/1
Point-to-point winner on good-to-yielding ground 13 months ago but struggled in the main since going under rules. Dropping in trip for this.

Forecasts

Paddy's Poem (5/2), Present From Dubai (3/1), Mick Maestro (5/1), Tikk Tock Boom (5/1), Lookforarainbow (10/1), Big Difference (11/1), Candlelight Story (40/1), Mountain Chimes (40/1), The Paddy Pie (40/1), Future Boy (50/1)

Verdict

A repeat of PRESENT FROM DUBAI'S second at Doncaster last time out can see him break his maiden at the second time of asking over hurdles. Chief rival here may well be the hurdling debutant Mick Maestro who has already tasted success in bumper company while Paddy's Poem, who is another to have placed over hurdles already can take third this time.
  1. Present From Dubai
  2. Mick Maestro
  3. Paddy's Poem

Prize Money

1st: £3,119.002nd: £916.003rd: £458.004th: £229.00

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