14:10 Uttoxeter

Sunday 29 July 2018

All14:1014:4015:1015:4516:1516:4517:20

Burton Albion First Team Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 3m 55.20s

Mortens Leam⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mike Hawker| OR: 100

20/1

Placed over fences at Fakenham (2m5f, soft) in March but struggled in three starts over hurdles since joining this yard. Others make more appeal.

Form: 152U-60

Inniscastle Lad^b⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 99

14/1

Promising third at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) on his penultimate outing. Struggled on better ground at Cartmel subsequently however and is returning from a break on this occasion.

Form: 47433-7

Vive Le Roi²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: James Nixon⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 99| D

4/1

Good effort in finishing 4L third over C&D on good ground at the start of this month. Repeat of that effort should see him go well once more.

Form: P8F-053

Compatriot¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 100

25/1

Dual winner on the AW but disappointing in four starts over hurdles including on handicap debut at Ffos Las (2m, good-to-firm) earlier this month. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 4567

First Quest¹⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: R T Dunne| T: J R Boyle| OR: 99

13/2

Flat winner for Ed Dunlop but held in five outings over hurdles so far including on soft ground in February. Returning from a break and better ground should see him in a better light.

Form: 66586-

The Otmoor Poet²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Lorcan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: A M Hales| OR: 96

3/1

Placed three times on the Flat since returning from a break. Beaten just 1L last time out and remains feasibly handicapped on his return to hurdling.

Form: 3364/43-

Wistari Rocks⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 92| CD

33/1

Lightly raced since completing a C&D double in autumn 2016. Well held last month on return from well over a year off and others hold stronger claims.

Form: 81104/0

Mariners Moon^h¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey| OR: 89

5/1

Ran well to finish fourth to an in form rival over C&D on good ground when making his seasonal debut recently. Races off a 1lb higher mark and is likely to run well once more.

Form: 25459-4

Jeremy's Jet^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Lee Edwards| T: A W Carroll| OR: 89

33/1

held fifth when making a return to hurdles over C&D at the start of this month. More needed if he's to take this contest.

Form: 466/59-5

New Tarabela¹¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: M Hamill| T: A W Carroll| OR: 79

100/1

Placed in a selling handicap in March last year but pulled up in three maiden point-to-points earlier this year and others make more appeal on return to Rules racing.

Form: 330/PPP-

Dollar And A Dream¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 79| D

7/1

Not beaten far when finishing sixth over C&D on good ground recently. Had pulled up at Huntingdon prior to that and likely more needed on this occasion.

Form: 687-5P6

Chasing Headlights¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 74

40/1

Maiden after seven starts under Rules and well held on both starts in handicap company. Probably best watched on his return from a break.

Form: 847957-

Hey Bob^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Callum Bewley⁽³⁾| T: C Grant| OR: 74| D

11/1

Finished 4L fifth over C&D on good ground last month and was running his best race in two starts since prior to being brought down three out here last time. May surprise a few better fancied rivals.

Form: 13-058B

Non-Runners

Ayelya²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Get Ready Freddy³²

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Makethedifference¹⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 10

T: K Bishop J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Get Ready Freddy (2/1), The Otmoor Poet (3/1), Vive Le Roi (4/1), Mariners Moon (5/1), Ayelya (6/1), First Quest (13/2), Dollar And A Dream (7/1), Hey Bob (11/1), Inniscastle Lad (14/1), Makethedifference (14/1), Mortens Leam (20/1), Compatriot (25/1), Jeremy's Jet (33/1), Wistari Rocks (33/1), Chasing Headlights (40/1), New Tarabela (100/1)

MARINERS MOON ran well here last time out and he is taken to register a first hurdles success in the opening race on the card. Get Ready Freddy was a winner here in the spring and he can take second ahead of Vive Le Roi who has the trip and ground to suit having finished a good third here last time.