14:22 Uttoxeter

Saturday 29 January 2022

All12:0812:3813:1313:4814:2214:5715:3316:08

Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 3f 207y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:24  |   Winning time: 5m 15.30s
1st
Horse silk
4
Hart Of Steel
711-3
7/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard (5)
Prominent and led at 3 out, ridden and rallied at 2 out, went clear after last hurdle, won gamely op 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
2
3
Stormy Flight
811-4
9/2
T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle
Held up, ridden and made headway to challenge at 3 out, kept on at 2 out, ran on after last hurdle, snatched 2nd close home op 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
5
Wicked West
611-2
16/5
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond
Raced in mid-division, ridden and made headway at 3 out, joined leader 2 out, weakened after last hurdle op 4/1 tchd 10/3
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
Cabot Cliffs
511-12
9/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews
Prominent, ridden and under pressure at 3 out, kept on at 2 out, weakened after last hurdle op 13/2
5th
Horse silk
14
7
Mackelduff
611-1
5/2f
T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory
Held up, ridden and outpaced at 3 out, never a factor op 9/4 tchd 11/4
6th
Horse silk
5
8
Here Comes Henry
510-5
11/2
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings
Held up, ridden and made headway at 3 out, outpaced at 2 out, weakened after last hurdle op 5/1
7th
Horse silk
5 ½
9
Glan Y Gors
1010-0
100/1
T: M WeathererJ: Mr P Thomas (7)
Held up, ridden and outpaced at 3 out, made no impression op 80/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
French Crusader
911-2
16/1
T: T LawesJ: T J O'Brien
Prominent, ridden and outpaced at 3 out, pulled up tchd 22/1
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Non-Runners

2
Horse silk
Zambezi Fix21
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 7
T: B J Llewellyn  J: Ben Jones
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£1.70, £1.80, £1.70EX:£33.20Trifecta:£176.30Tricast:£120.89SF:£39.15Swingers:£5.70, £3.30, £2.80

Forecasts

Mackelduff (5/2), Wicked West (16/5), Zambezi Fix (4/1), Stormy Flight (9/2), Here Comes Henry (11/2), Hart Of Steel (7/1), Cabot Cliffs (9/1), French Crusader (16/1), Glan Y Gors (100/1)

Verdict

The step up in trip should suit WICKED WEST so he gets the vote off a fair-looking mark. This does look competitive though, with progressive-pair Here Comes Henry and Mackelduff heading the dangers.

  1. WICKED WEST (IRE)
  2. HERE COMES HENRY (IRE)
  3. MACKELDUFF (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £10,666.002nd: £4,904.003rd: £2,452.004th: £1,226.005th: £613.006th: £305.00

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