17:20 Uttoxeter

Friday 7 June 2019

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 6m 14.90s

Trafalgar Rock^b,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 101| C

9/1

Course winner for Dr Richard Newland (2m4f maiden hurdle, June 2016); has struggled in four starts since April (2m4f-3m) falling 16lb in the handicap; plenty to prove.

Form: 35P2-05

Mind Your Back^p1³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 99

5/1

Dropped quickly to the rear from mid-race in a 2m maiden hurdle here (good) last month; goes handicapping now in newly applied cheekpieces.

Form: 5/446-7

I'm In Charge⁴⁰⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 11-9| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J G Cann| OR: 96

16/1

Won twice over fences for this trainer in 2016 but has been very lightly-raced since (just the three starts); finished just under 9L third of five to Brandon Roc at Towcester (3m, soft) in April 2018.

Form: 1P1223/

Showem Silver^v1⁶⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 92

10/1

Plainly and simply doesn't appear to be in love with chasing; has dropped 20lb in the handicap since joining Jennie Candlish and consequently has to enter the thinking on return to hurdles sporting a first-time visor; a sporting bet.

Form: PP8P5P-

Eddy^t²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 92| CD

5/2

Not a frequent winner, but does like this track and also turned in a series of consistent efforts in late 2017 (at Exeter); 5lb higher than when beaten 1¾L by Dovils Date in a conditional riders' race over C&D three weeks ago.

Form: 4506-P2

Grand Enterprise^p,t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: H Hogarth| OR: 91

25/1

Gave an indication that wind surgery might've at least done some good when finishing sixth of 13 to Chocolat Noir at Cartmel (2m6f) 11 days ago, but truly woeful for a sustained spell immediately prior, and that's difficult to ignore.

Form: P/PPP-06

Boher Lad²⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: C J Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: A Phillips| OR: 90

7/2

A dour stayer who arrives in excellent form; 4L winner at Stratford in April (3m2f, good) and backed that up with a solid second at Hexham; another 2lb higher but ought to be seriously considered against some rather 'flaky' opponents.

Form: 97521-2

Havana River¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: J Farrelly| OR: 85

14/1

Mare who hasn't set the world alight under rules and despite making the frame at Stratford in April (2m6f, good), she was beaten by a whopping 23L; second start in handicap company.

Form: 1683-07

Druid's Folly^h,t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: James Best| T: C Fryer| OR: 83

16/1

Poor win record (1-21 over hurdles); led, but weakened quickly from the third last when finishing well behind today's rival Eddy over 2m4f (good) here in May; it's possible that he'll be suited by some rain but that's clutching at straws.

Form: 0P5-764

Simply Lucky^p,t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁷⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 73| CD

5/1

Won twice for Dan Skelton last summer, including over C&D (good); 11lb lower, although does competes from outside of the handicap proper; quite frankly is beginning to look a total lost cause.

Form: 666P6-6

Non-Runners

Barnay²⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: C Ellam J: L P Aspell

Forecasts

Eddy (5/2), Boher Lad (7/2), Simply Lucky (5/1), Mind Your Back (5/1), Trafalgar Rock (9/1), Showem Silver (10/1), Havana River (14/1), I'm In Charge (16/1), Druid's Folly (16/1), Barnay (20/1), Grand Enterprise (25/1)

For those seeking a more speculative each-way pick, you could do far worse than throwing a few shekels in the direction of the well handicapped SHOWEM SILVER who could prove to be a totally different proposition now re-introduced to hurdling in an added visor. If you prefer to play it safer, there are a couple of horses in better form of late who should be in the thick of things come the finish, namely the veteran Boher Lad and the course specialist Eddy.