13:50 Uttoxeter

Saturday 18 March 2023

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Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 5m 2.30s

1^st

Equus Dancer

911-10

8/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Towards rear, jumped right 2nd, headway when mistake 3 out, switched right and led last, edged left close home, driven out op 16/1 tchd 18/1

2^nd

Hitching Jacking

611-12

11/4f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in mid-division, headway before 6th, challenged 2 out, soon led, mistake and headed last, rallied towards finish, bumped close home, just held op 5/2

3^rd

3 ¾

Limited Reserve

1110-3

20/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor

Prominent until 1st, chased leaders, ridden 3 out, pressing front pair before last, 3rd and no impression flat op 16/1

4^th

2 ¾

Stag Horn

611-12

9/1

T: A WatsonJ: Nick Scholfield

Made most until just after 2 out, 4th and no extra last op 8/1

5^th

Rafferty's Return

811-12

9/2

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop

Rear of mid-division, mistake 5th and next, weakened from 3 out op 5/1

6^th

Up For Parol

712-0

7/2

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Chased leaders, lost place before 6th, well beaten before 3 out

7^th

Chinwag

811-4

50/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Adrian Heskin

Prominent, ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out op 33/1

Also Ran

Optimise Prime

711-11

8/1

T: B PaulingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up in mid-division, reminder after 4th, driven 6th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out op 6/1

Del La Mar Rocket

711-5

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: David Bass

Chased leaders, lost place 4th, behind 6th, pulled up after 4 out op 10/1

Batman For Ever

610-10

40/1

T: R MenziesJ: Thomas Dowson

Always in rear, pulled up before 3 out op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.40Pl:£2.60, £1.20, £4.00EX:£34.60Trifecta:£475.50Tricast:£431.79SF:£30.46Swingers:£5.40, £22.50, £11.10

Forecasts

Hitching Jacking (11/4), Up For Parol (7/2), Rafferty's Return (9/2), Equus Dancer (8/1), Optimise Prime (8/1), Stag Horn (9/1), Del La Mar Rocket (12/1), Limited Reserve (20/1), Batman For Ever (40/1), Chinwag (50/1)

UP FOR PAROL can be excused his Carlisle performance with his 10 lb conditional doing too much too soon, and with Gavin Sheehan back on, he looks the way to go given his third-placed finish in the Lanzarote is very appealing form at this level. Hitching Jacking chases a hat-trick and has to command respect, with Limited Reserve one to keep an eye on from his much-reduced mark.