15:55 Uttoxeter

Friday 26 July 2024

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:35

Malcolm Harrison Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 3m 53.13s

1^st

Ambassador

712-0

13/2

T: Micky HammondJ: Joshua Thompson (7)

Disputed early, clearly led 4th, made most thereafter, asserted after 3 out, not fluent at final two flights, unchallenged run-in, clear when ran on strongly towards finish, comfortably op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1

2^nd

7 ½

Motazzen

611-4

10/1

T: Miss H C KnightJ: Brendan Powell

Midfield, headway before 3 out, went second 2 out, ridden run-in, kept on but no chance with winner towards finish op 11/1 tchd 16/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Baikal

511-9

20/1

T: A WestJ: Lee Edwards

Held up towards rear, headway from 3 out, ridden after 2f out, went third run-in, ran on op 22/1

4^th

1 ¼

Laser Focus

611-11

11/8f

T: James OwenJ: Alex Chadwick (5)

Held up last, not fluent 3rd, towards rear when short of room on turn before 3 out, headway to dispute third before 2 out, not fluent last, weakened run-in op 6/5 tchd 6/4

5^th

We Got Your Back

611-1

16/1

T: L MorganJ: Adam Wedge

Prominent, outpaced and ridden after 3 out, ran on from 2 out, lost fourth run-in, weakened towards finish op 14/1 tchd 18/1

6^th

Lucky Lover Boy

911-7

15/2

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Towards rear, headway from 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, weakened after last op 13/2 tchd 11/2

7^th

Virginia Lodge

411-3

28/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Disputed early, headed 3rd but remained close up, ridden before mistake 3 out, struggling before 2 out, weakened after last tchd 33/1

8^th

1 ¼

Summer Night City

411-6

14/1

T: B BrookhouseJ: J M Quinlan

Midfield, outpaced from 3 out, struggling 2 out, weakened after last op 16/1 tchd 18/1

9^th

4 ¾

Phoenix Aquilus

711-11

8/1

T: J W MullinsJ: James Bowen

Midfield, dropped towards rear after halfway, short of room and hit rail on turn after 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, soon struggling, weakened before last op 12/1

10^th

Mountain Lake

411-6

66/1

T: S AllwoodJ: C J Todd

Raced in third, outpaced before 3 out, soon lost ground, weakened after 2 out op 80/1 tchd 50/1

11^th

Gerard Mentor

811-6

15/2

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: J J Burke

Towards rear, headway to midfield 6th, ridden when raced wide into home straight, struggling from 3 out, dropped to last run-in, detached towards finish tchd 7/1

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Non-Runners

Kirkuila¹⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: G Brown J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.30Pl:£2.00, £3.00, £5.00EX:£96.40Trifecta:£1,120.90Tricast:£1,250.02SF:£69.92Swingers:£10.40, £18.30, £20.80

Forecasts

Laser Focus (11/8), Ambassador (13/2), Lucky Lover Boy (15/2), Gerard Mentor (15/2), Phoenix Aquilus (8/1), Motazzen (10/1), Summer Night City (14/1), We Got Your Back (16/1), Baikal (20/1), Virginia Lodge (28/1), Kirkuila (33/1), Mountain Lake (66/1)

LASER FOCUS has thrived on the Flat this summer under the expert tutelage of James Owen and gets a confident vote to return in style to hurdling off a lenient mark. Ambassador took this contest 12 months ago and rates the main danger ahead of recent C&D winner Lucky Lover Boy.

LASER FOCUS (IRE)
AMBASSADOR (IRE)
LUCKY LOVER BOY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

George Mallory

Weight: 10-5 |Age: 7

J: S Bowen | T: C & A Pogson

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,248.002nd: £1,494.003rd: £747.004th: £374.005th: £186.00