12:50 Uttoxeter
Sunday 21 February 2021
All12:5013:2213:5714:3215:0715:4216:1716:52
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- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  1m 7f 168y  |  Heavy (Soft In Places)  |  8 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 12:51Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 18.8s
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Fairly useful form when twice second from 3 starts on Flat in France in 2019, but well held in a brace of novice hurdles last month, albeit not knocked about latest.
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Fair ex-Irish 12f winner on Flat, but seen only once in 2019, and shaped as if in need of the experience tried hurdling after an 18-month absence when well beaten at Fontwell in August.
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A cheap purchase who could have hardly shown any less well held in bumper for Gemma Anderson back in 2016/17.
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€250,000 3-y-o. Needed experience sole start in bumpers and has shown plenty to work when placed in maiden hurdles at Southwell and Exeter in recent months. Remains with potential.
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€80,000 3-y-o, Montmartre gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including Top Secret and fairly useful chaser Bandit d'Ainay. Dam unraced. Interesting newcomer for top yard in race lacking depth.
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Out of a half-sister to useful hurdler/top-class chaser Wishfull Thinking. Third in sole point in December but offered little when pulled up in listed event at Exeter on hurdling debut last week.
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Fairly useful maiden at up to 1½m on Flat for John Gosden. Joined a good stable but has offered little both starts over hurdles, including on the back of a wind op last time. Hood now added.
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Looks a longer-term project on early evidence.
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Non-Runners
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Elham Valley1
Weight: 10-13|Â Â Age: 4
T: F O'Brien  J: C Brace
NR
Forecasts
Fletch (4/9), Elham Valley (11/10), Gadjet D'ainay (9/4), Bringthehousedown (16/1), Oceans Red (20/1), Bizerta (25/1), Red Centre (50/1), Scripted Destiny (125/1), Faraday Effect (200/1)
This may go to FLETCH, who has shown clear promise on both his hurdle starts in recent months and remains with potential. Elham Valley is the obvious threat on the pick of his form but disappointed again at Haydock on Saturday, with newcomer Gadjet d'Ainay clear pick of the rest in a thin race.
- FLETCH (FR)
- ELHAM VALLEY (FR)
- GADJET D'AINAY (FR)
Prize Money
1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £277.00
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