15:25 Uttoxeter

Friday 22 December 2023

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QuinnBet Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 4m 19.40s

1^st

Present Fair

611-11

28/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Abbie McCain (5)

Jumped left, tracked leaders, led after 5th, not fluent 3 out, stayed on well, ridden out op 16/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Time To Dazzle

511-3

11/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn (3)

Mid-division, took keen hold, headway before 3 out, every chance flat, held towards finish op 9/1 tchd 14/1

3^rd

Damarta

512-0

5/2j

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway before not fluent 3 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd towards finish op 11/4

4^th

Smart Casual

510-4

5/2j

T: A J HoneyballJ: R P McLernon

Held up in touch in mid-division, headway before 3 out, every chance flat, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish op 3/1

5^th

1 ¾

Sailed Away

510-5

7/2

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Not fluent, led until after 5th, no extra from last op 9/2 tchd 5/1

6^th

2 ¾

Alright Dai

510-11

17/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: Bryan Carver

Held up towards rear, effort 3 out, no impression 2 out op 10/1

7^th

1 ¾

Staar

910-5

9/1

T: Mrs E BishopJ: James Best

Mid-division, not fluent 5th, not much room before 3 out, no extra from 2 out op 15/2 tchd 7/1

8^th

Mademewhatiam

410-11

25/1

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, well beaten 3 out op 12/1 tchd 28/1

9^th

Yes And Yes

610-13

40/1

T: B ClarkeJ: Lee Edwards

Prominent until before 3 out tchd 25/1 and tchd 50/1

10^th

Tessy Lad

411-9

66/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place 3 out op 22/1

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Non-Runners

Lovin Jukebox²⁵²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: D McCain Jnr J: Peter Kavanagh

Howdy Partner³⁶⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: Mrs N S Evans J: Robert Williams

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£29.00Pl:£4.70, £2.30, £1.40EX:£241.30Trifecta:£1,749.20Tricast:£1,061.70SF:£294.71Swingers:£30.60, £8.20, £6.00

Forecasts

Damarta (5/2), Smart Casual (5/2), Sailed Away (7/2), Lovin Jukebox (8/1), Alright Dai (17/2), Staar (9/1), Time To Dazzle (11/1), Mademewhatiam (25/1), Present Fair (28/1), Howdy Partner (33/1), Yes And Yes (40/1), Tessy Lad (66/1)

An open-looking finale in which preference is for SMART CASUAL, who was collared near the line having gone like the best horse at the weights at Fontwell 10 days ago and Anthony Honeyball's 5-y-o can go a place better from an unchanged mark. Damarta has shaped better than the bare result in 3 novice hurdles this season so he rates as a significant threat on handicap debut, with Time To Dazzle and Sailed Away also capable of having a say in proceedings.