14:10 Uttoxeter

Friday 28 July 2023

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0417:05

Brit Direct Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 3m 52.40s

1^st

George Mallory

710-5

11/4f

T: C & A PogsonJ: S Bowen

Held up towards rear of mid-division on outside, closed after 6th, led 2 out, clear flat, ridden out op 7/2

2^nd

3 ½

A Shining Moon

511-1

10/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: Tom Midgley (3)

In rear, not fluent 6th or 3 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner op 9/1 tchd 17/2

3^rd

Good Impression

811-3

15/2

T: B J LlewellynJ: Ben Jones

Held up towards rear, closed after not fluent 6th, disputed lead before 3 out until 2 out, no impression on winner last, lost 2nd close home op 7/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

Colonel Lesley

710-10

11/2

T: B BarrJ: Beau Morgan (5)

In touch in mid-division, outpaced before 3 out, kept on flat op 10/3

5^th

2 ¼

African Sun

610-2

40/1

T: Joanne Thomason-MurphyJ: Cillin Leonard (5)

Ridden away from start, soon prominent on outside, led briefly before 3 out, no impression from 2 out, hanging left last, no extra flat op 22/1

6^th

2 ½

Lightening Company

511-10

3/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

Led until 2nd, every chance 3 out, no impression from 2 out, not fluent last, weakened flat op 15/2 tchd 8/1

7^th

2 ½

Theonlywayiswessex

511-12

15/2

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up towards rear on inside, headway after 6th, disputed lead 3 out until 2 out, weakened flat op 8/1 tchd 17/2

8^th

Silver Atom

510-13

9/1

T: B PaulingJ: Lorcan Williams

Prominent, led 2nd, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 15/2

Also Ran

Demi Sang

1012-0

22/1

T: Sara EnderJ: Joe Williamson (5)

Prominent until 1st, chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 6th, pulled up before 3 out op 9/1

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Non-Runners

Reams Of Love⁴⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: D J Jeffreys J: Non Runner

Cawthorne Cracker¹⁶³

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Toby Wynne

Grizabella¹⁷

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: J J Hanlon J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.60, £1.80, £2.30EX:£31.80Trifecta:£133.50Tricast:£187.21SF:£30.44Swingers:£6.00, £5.00, £9.10

Forecasts

George Mallory (11/4), Lightening Company (3/1), Colonel Lesley (11/2), Good Impression (15/2), Theonlywayiswessex (15/2), Grizabella (15/2), Silver Atom (9/1), A Shining Moon (10/1), Reams Of Love (14/1), Cawthorne Cracker (16/1), Demi Sang (22/1), African Sun (40/1)

Having won on the level in May, A SHINING MOON looked to have the race won back hurdling at Hexham, only to be collared late. That performance suggests he's up to landing a race such as this, with Theonlywayiswessex and Colonel Lesley, on return for a new yard, feared most.

A SHINING MOON (IRE)
THEONLYWAYISWESSEX (FR)
COLONEL LESLEY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Henri Le Bon

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 7

J: Angus Cheleda | T: Kerry Lee

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,406.002nd: £1,567.003rd: £784.004th: £392.005th: £195.00