17:05 Uttoxeter

Saturday 1 April 2023

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Low Cost Roofing Stoke Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 6m 14.3s

Getaweapon^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 111

20/1

Returned with a bang when winning handicap at Bangor in October but in nothing like the same form since and the addition of cheekpieces (retained here) failed to work the oracle last time.

Form: 2P-1686

Had To Be Hugo¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies| OR: 109

2/1

Runner-up sole outing in points and has made an encouraging start under Rules, making the frame on each of his 4 starts, most recently finding just one too good in 2½m Hexham novice (heavy). Open to improvement upped in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 2-3242

Carlow Farmer^p,t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Reed| T: M F Harris| OR: 109| CD

5/1

Bettered this season's previous efforts when third at Fontwell a fortnight ago but he's none too reliable and is probably worth taking on.

Form: 1P-7PU3

Turning Gold^t⁵¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Jordan Nailor| T: R Bevis| OR: 104

6/1

Third success at Leicester when bolting up in a selling hurdle there (20.5f, heavy) at the end of December. However, ran no sort of a race back in handicap company at Ffos Las next time.

Form: 137-818

On We Go⁵⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: B S Hughes| T: G Boanas| OR: 104

10/1

Plenty of positives for Gillian Boanas, gaining fourth success from last 7 starts at Ayr (24.3f, heavy) last month, well positioned but ultimately doing it well. Still, now finds himself 7 lb higher in the weights in what looks a stronger race.

Form: 2115F1

Breizh Alko¹²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley| OR: 103| C| D

15/8

Back to form returned to this sphere the last twice, latterly seeing off his 6 rivals in game fashion at Southwell (24.3f, soft). Nudged up just 2 lb and this veteran is likely to play a part in the finish.

Form: 1P-PP21

Non-Runners

Betterforeveryone⁶¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: A King J: Tom Cannon

To Be Sure³⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: Evan Williams J: Isabel Williams

Forecasts

Breizh Alko (15/8), Had To Be Hugo (2/1), Carlow Farmer (5/1), Turning Gold (6/1), Betterforeveryone (7/1), To Be Sure (8/1), On We Go (10/1), Getaweapon (20/1)

HAD TO BE HUGO looks the way to go on the back of a highly creditable effort in a Hexham maiden last month. The 6-y-o makes his handicap debut off what looks a fair mark and, with just a handful of runs under his belt, he probably has more to offer. The veteran Breizh Alko looks dangerouns but, if all is well following his departure at Plumpton last time, Betterforeveryone could be the one to pose most problems.