13:45 Uttoxeter

Saturday 27 January 2018

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0016:30

Ted Bonsall 92nd Birthday Celebration Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 14.60s

1^st

Whiskey In The Jar

611-4

1/1f

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory (6)

Made virtually all, clear 3 out, very easily op 8/13 tchd 4/9

2^nd

Fort Jefferson

511-4

12/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ross Turner (8)

Held up towards rear, modest 5th 3 out, mistake 2 out, stayed on, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner

3^rd

Under The Woods

611-4

25/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Mitchell Bastyan (3)

Tracked leaders, ridden and no impression in 4th 3 out, plugged on, went 3rd flat op 50/1 tchd 66/1

4^th

Trigger Nichol

611-4

4/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond (6)

Led early, chased winner, pushed along 4th, no impression 3 out, hit 2 out, lost 2nd flat

5^th

4 ½

Passam

611-4

20/1

T: Miss C DysonJ: M Hamill

Tracked leaders on outside, jumped right, mistake 4th, 3rd and beaten 3 out, weakened after, mistake last op 20/1

6^th

Birch Bank

511-4

25/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)

Held up in mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out op 22/1 tchd 20/1

7^th

3 ¼

Zebi Boy

711-4

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Mid-division on inside, ridden and weakening in 6th 3 out op 25/1

8^th

Amerton Lane

611-4

25/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Held up towards rear, mistake 5th, well beaten before 3 out

9^th

Bahama Moon

611-4

4/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (6)

Mid-division, ridden and weakened before 3 out tchd 4/1

Also Ran

Mister Rainman

611-4

50/1

T: A WintleJ: R Patrick

Not fluent in rear, behind 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.30Pl:£1.02, £2.50, £9.30EX:£9.20Trifecta:£222.30SF:£9.04Swingers:£2.40, £7.30, £26.50

Forecasts

Whiskey In The Jar (1/1), Trigger Nichol (4/1), Bahama Moon (4/1), Fort Jefferson (12/1), Passam (20/1), Zebi Boy (20/1), Under The Woods (25/1), Birch Bank (25/1), Amerton Lane (25/1), Mister Rainman (50/1)

Few have obvious chances in this, but even the leading contenders have doubts and it would come as no surprise whichever horse comes out on top. Passam and Trigger Nichol have shown enough ability of late to win a race of this nature, although both would ideally want much further to travel. Bahama Moon handles soft ground and will strip fitter for his recent run in a better race than this at Ludlow. Fort Jefferson is a triple Flat winner who handles soft ground so warrants respect, but WHISKEY IN THE JAR is taken to bounce back from a poor effort last time and collect this for his in form trainer. His bumper form looks solid and there was little wrong with his hurdling debut. His next run may have come to soon and in receipt of weight, taking his capable rider's claim into account, then he should prove hard to beat.

Whiskey In The Jar
Bahama Moon
Fort Jefferson

Previous Winners

2017

Multiculture

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: C Gethings | T: P Hobbs & J White

11/8

Prize Money

1st: £3,119.002nd: £916.003rd: £458.004th: £229.00