16:02 Uttoxeter

Thursday 2 June 2022

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Cazoo Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:03 | Winning time: 5m 43.1s

Dock Road^b⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁷⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 107

3/1

Bounced back to form, in first-time blinkers, when second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Southwell (20.4f, good) 50 days ago. Races off same mark and holds strong claims.

Form: 1/505P2-

Shinobi^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 102| C

9/1

Scored at Newton Abbot last summer but hasn't convinced in 4 starts since, down the field at Warwick last month.

Form: 514P0-6

Moromac⁸⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: C Poulton| OR: 102

12/1

Returning from long absence when good second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (19.2f, good) on yard debut 85 days ago. Worth a try at this longer trip and must enter calculations.

Form: 58781/2-

Release The Kraken^b1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 98| BF

3/1

Still looking for first success and needs to improve on latest fourth in Perth handicap hurdle (23.9f, good to soft). Blinkers now added for first time.

Form: 64F42-4

Sartene's Son^b¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: R Bevis| OR: 89| D

22/1

Winner over hurdles at Bangor in January 2021. Mixed bag since, well held over fences here last month. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 4P460-7

Mackie Dee¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: Philip Armson⁽⁵⁾| T: R J Armson| OR: 87

9/2

Arrives in good form, latest when good second of 13 in handicap chase at this course (22.5f, good, 15/2) 19 days ago, clear of rest. Return to hurdling no issue and likely to make presence felt.

Form: 4P92-62

Robeam^p⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 79

10/3

Posted best effort for some time when taking 6-runner handicap hurdle at Southwell (24.3f, good, 13/2) 9 days ago, plenty in hand. Still fairly treated, despite a 7 lb penalty, and is one for the shortlist.

Form: 0760-41

Airdrigh⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: James Davies| T: M G Rimell| OR: 77

50/1

Not seen since 2019 and still looking for first success so plenty to prove on return/debut for new yard. 2 lb out of the weights.

Form: PPP3/52-

Forecasts

Release The Kraken (3/1), Dock Road (3/1), Robeam (10/3), Mackie Dee (9/2), Shinobi (9/1), Moromac (12/1), Sartene's Son (22/1), Airdrigh (50/1)

Preference is for DOCK ROAD, who returned to form at Southwell last time and is still low mileage over hurdles. Robeam and Mackie Dee are feared most.