14:01 Uttoxeter

Sunday 4 October 2026

All12:5113:2614:0114:3615:1515:4516:2016:56

F Ball 140th Anniversary Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 3m 56.41s

Dontcontradictme^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: M Bowen

25/1

Showed ability on the first of 2 bumper starts. Lame on hurdling debut in August 2025 and offered little on return at Newton Abbot (2¾m) latest. Probably one for handicaps now.

Form: 38P-6

Image of Stars that are filled with the colour gold

Governors Rock¹⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex| D

8/11

Beat a subsequent bumper/maiden hurdle winner when successful in pair of bumpers for Mark Fahey. Changed hands for £100,000 and disappointing (albeit highly tried) in listed/Grade 2 bumpers for new connections last season. Still a very interesting hurdling debutant in the context of a thin race.

Form: 81100-

Analogical⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White

3/1

Fairly useful winning stayer for Sir Mark Prescott. The clear pick of those with Flat form and certainly looks the type to make a hurdler. Likely to run a big race on hurdling debut for a good yard.

Form:

Rose Warrior^p²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Ian Power| T: J Candlish

11/1

Modest maiden on Flat. Hasn't achieved anything in a couple of novice runs and is probably a handicap project.

Form: 84

Troy Story^h1,t1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dave Roberts

40/1

Fair on the Flat for Alan King/Eve Johnson Houghton. Left previous connections for just 5,000 gns prior to finishing down the field on hurdling debut/return. Entitled to still need this.

Form: 0

Venezuelan^p⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: James Davies| T: G Hanmer

10/3

Fairly useful 1½m winner for Ralph Beckett in 2025. Form went wrong way for current yard this year and may be one for the longer-term now hurdling.

Form:

Lara K⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Conor Ring| T: Mrs C Williams

125/1

Flat-bred mare who is again turned out quickly, having shown little on either start to date.

Form: 76

Mighty Dink⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

66/1

At long odds when well held both maiden starts. Another quick turnaround suggests she's a handicap project for top connections.

Form: 68

Non-Runners

Scopic³⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: B Haslam J: R P McLernon

Shah¹⁴⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: S England J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Governors Rock (8/11), Shah (2/1), Analogical (3/1), Venezuelan (10/3), Rose Warrior (11/1), Dontcontradictme (25/1), Troy Story (40/1), Mighty Dink (66/1), Scopic (66/1), Lara K (125/1)

An expensive purchase out of Irish bumpers prior to last season, GOVERNORS ROCK may well be good enough to make a successful start over hurdles. Fairly useful Flat recruit Analogical stands out as the danger, while any support for point winner Shah is likely to be telling.