13:35 Uttoxeter

Friday 28 July 2023

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Off time: 13:37 | Winning time: 3m 53.3s

Liverpool Knight¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 114| CD

2/13

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1¾m) and built on the promise of his hurdling debut at the second time of asking when landing 7-runner C&D novice (heavy) 17 days ago, just shaken up to assert. Return to less testing ground won't inconvenience him and he looks up to defying a penalty.

Form: 35-1

Burrows Light³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

50/1

Showed a bit more than first time up when third of 4 in bumper at Market Rasen (16.6f, good) 35 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 6-3

Just A Mystery¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Max Kendrick| T: F O'Brien

18/1

Offered more than on his hurdling debut for John J. Costello when fifth of 11 in maiden hurdle at Stratford (16.3f, good) 12 days ago. May do better again.

Form: PPP85

Seefin¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton

15/2

Failed to complete in points but stepped up on her hurdling/Rules debut when fifth in 11-runner novice at Worcester (20f) 18 days ago, finishing with running left. Drop in trip not sure to suit, though.

Form: PF/PF-45

Ar El Bee³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: O Sherwood

20/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat (stays 1m) for David Menuisier who seemed held back by lack of fitness and experience when comfortably held on last month's Southwell hurdling debut. Entitled to do better.

Form: 5

Hedera Park¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Reed| T: Mrs D A Hamer

22/1

Fair in bumpers and offered something to work on under a much more patient ride on her recent Stratford hurdling debut (16.3f). May do better.

Form: 834-67

Non-Runners

Rock D'ete¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: S Allwood J: Alan Johns

Star Legend¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: James Owen J: H Cobden

Forecasts

Liverpool Knight (2/13), Star Legend (6/1), Seefin (15/2), Rock D'ete (10/1), Just A Mystery (18/1), Ar El Bee (20/1), Hedera Park (22/1), Burrows Light (50/1)

LIVERPOOL KNIGHT opened his hurdles account in ready fashion over C&D 17 days ago and, with a return to less testing ground unlikely to inconvenience him, he's selected to defy a penalty. Star Legend has quite a bit of ground to make up with the selection but should get closer this time and rates the main threat.