18:45 Uttoxeter

Tuesday 6 July 2021

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:49 | Winning time: 4m 8.80s

Dante's View^p,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: George Baker| OR: 102

13/2

Still to register a victory, and had wind op before well-held fourth of 5 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (17.7f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 44478-4

Follow Your Fire²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 100| D

2/1

11/4, posted career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Hexham (16.2f, good to soft) 24 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Not taken lightly despite 5 lb rise.

Form: 5U6-221

Treasured Company⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Henry Brooke| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 94| BF

11/2

Modest maiden on the Flat and similar form when in the frame in his first two runs over hurdles before running out in handicap over C&D 9 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 43R

Throckley^t⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Price⁽⁵⁾| T: Katy Price| OR: 88| D

11/2

Arrives out of sorts, and veteran had a wind op before sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle (10/1) over C&D 9 days ago. Others appeal lot more.

Form: 8268-96

Caffe Macchiato^t,v⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 83

4/1

Dual Flat winner in France but no better than poor form over hurdles for this yard, including when fourth in pair of 2m handicaps this spring. Falling in the weights though so no forlorn hope.

Form: 5/0U94-4

Court Dancer³³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 79

14/1

Poor maiden hurdler. Tried in cheekpieces when pulled up in handicap at Southwell (20.4f, good) when last seen out 11 months ago. Hard to make a case for on his comeback run.

Form: 0087/4P-

Kilcaragh Boy^t¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Armson| OR: 69| D

11/1

Has won only once since 2016 but posted respectable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. 5 lb out of the handicap here, however.

Form: P36-465

Non-Runners

Prince Khurram⁸⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 11

T: D McCain Jnr J: Peter Kavanagh

Near Kettering¹⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: S England J: Jonathan England

Pillar Of Steel¹⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: J L Spearing J: J E Moore

Derek Duval³⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: J & S Best J: D A Jacob

Ingenuity⁸

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: B Barr J: Patrick Cowley

Placedela Concorde¹⁶

Weight: 10-5| Age: 8

T: M A Barnes J: Ross Chapman

Diamond Joel²⁵

Weight: 10-1| Age: 9

T: Sarah Hollinshead J: Tabitha Worsley

No Ceiling⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 11

T: M E Sowersby J: Aaron Anderson

Forecasts

Follow Your Fire (2/1), Caffe Macchiato (4/1), Pillar Of Steel (9/2), Throckley (11/2), Treasured Company (11/2), Dante's View (13/2), Kilcaragh Boy (11/1), Court Dancer (14/1), Placedela Concorde (14/1), Near Kettering (16/1), Derek Duval (20/1), Prince Khurram (20/1), Diamond Joel (25/1), No Ceiling (25/1), Ingenuity (25/1)

Lots of these arrive with question marks against them but PILLAR OF STEEL opened her account in sparkling fashion at Worcester last month and is hard to oppose despite taking a hefty rise in the weights. Hexham scorer Follow Your Fire rates the obvious threat while Near Kettering can have a say too if stepping up on his Worcester fourth.