16:20 Uttoxeter

Sunday 1 July 2018

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Marston's Pedigree Summer Cup (Listed Open Handicap Chase)

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 6m 24.30s

1^st

Virgilio

911-12

8/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, steady headway from 11th, not much room after 13th, not much room 3 out, led and not fluent 2 out, clear flat, stayed on well op 9/1

2^nd

3 ¾

Henllan Harri

1010-7

6/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders, challenged 11th, led before next, jumped left 3 out, headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat

3^rd

Relentless Dreamer

910-11

11/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Adam Wedge

Held up towards rear, jumped right and baulked 1st, closed 4th, went 2nd after 13th, 3rd and beaten from 2 out, one pace

4^th

3 ¼

Winter Lion

810-5

7/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up towards rear, blundered badly 4th, pushed along 9th, mistake next, well behind after 13th, not fluent 2 out, stayed on, went 4th flat, nearest finish

5^th

1 ½

Geordie Des Champs

711-2

9/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: N P Madden

Chased leaders, lost place 2nd, closed on outside 10th, beaten before 2 out, stayed on same pace op 8/1

6^th

4 ½

Toviere

710-5

20/1

T: O SherwoodJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Held up towards rear, ridden 12th, plugged on from 2 out, never on terms

7^th

4 ½

Easy Street

810-4

25/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Held up in rear, mistake 9th, not fluent 12th, headway 3 out, not clear run approaching 2 out, no extra before last

8^th

2 ¼

Drumlee Sunset

810-13

16/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Mid-division, headway 13th, weakened before 3 out op 14/1

9^th

Sporting Boy

1010-6

40/1

T: J FarrellyJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders, close up 11th, ridden before 3 out, no impression next op 33/1

10^th

Bugsie Malone

810-0

11/1

T: C GordonJ: Harry Reed (5)

Made most until 11th, weakened before 3 out op 14/1

11^th

Good Man Vinnie

710-0

9/1

T: P HendersonJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, ridden 13th, headway under pressure 3 out, no impression 2 out, well beaten when mistake last op 10/1 tchd 11/1

12^th

Beeves

1111-10

22/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

With leader, not fluent 8th, led 11th, headed before next, weakened before 3 out op 20/1

13^th

Ballyalton

1111-1

5/1f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, closed 2nd, headway after 13th, mistake 3 out, soon beaten op 15/2 tchd 11/2

Also Ran

The Romford Pele

1111-12

14/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up in rear, not fluent 6th, mistake 11th, hit 13th, soon pulled up

Gas Line Boy

1211-11

22/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: R T Dunne

Mid-division, headway 10th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 20/1

Stellar Notion

1011-6

33/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, lost place before 7th, pulled up before 11th op 25/1

Another Hero

910-13

12/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up towards rear, hampered 1st, headway after 13th, 5th 3 out, lost action and pulled up before next

Silver Man

1110-6

50/1

T: J HughesJ: N de Boinville

Always in rear, behind 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.70Pl:£2.00, £1.40, £3.90, £2.50EX:£55.80Trifecta:£2,035.50Tricast:£563.12SF:£57.87Swingers:£5.50, £28.30, £21.30

Forecasts

Ballyalton (5/1), Henllan Harri (6/1), Winter Lion (7/1), Virgilio (8/1), Geordie Des Champs (9/1), Good Man Vinnie (9/1), Relentless Dreamer (11/1), Bugsie Malone (11/1), Another Hero (12/1), The Romford Pele (14/1), Drumlee Sunset (16/1), Toviere (20/1), Beeves (22/1), Gas Line Boy (22/1), Easy Street (25/1), Stellar Notion (33/1), Sporting Boy (40/1), Silver Man (50/1)

A typically competitive renewal of this in which previous winner and top-weight The Romford Pele holds obvious claims given his form at the end of last year, while Stellar Notion deserves a place on the shortlist having won very well at Kelso last time out. However VIRGILIO hasn't quite managed to build on the promise of his early career (including when runner-up in the Grade 1 Kauto Star), but still arrives here in good form having won at Aintree last time. He may well prove a bit better than this mark in time, and can record another win on his preferred good ground here.

Virgilio
The Romford Pele
Stellar Notion

Previous Winners

2017

Tempestatefloresco

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 9

J: H Cobden | T: C L Tizzard

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £42,202.002nd: £15,900.003rd: £7,958.004th: £3,975.005th: £1,995.006th: £998.007th: £495.008th: £255.00