June 05 / 16.00 Uttoxeter

16.00

Good

Grace & Dotty Country Clothing Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4700.09
  • 2m 4f 189y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Grace & Dotty Country Clothing Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 43P/4- CD

Last run: 278 days

W: 12st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Capable hurdler/chaser for Paul Nicholls; has been holding his own in hunter chases and he's still only an 8yo; may prefer longer trips these days.
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5

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:45 Worcester

Hell Red

11st 11lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: D Summersby

All five wins over fences when trained by Paul Nicholls in 2022-23; won a point in May 2024; pulled up on first chase run since at Uttoxeter (2m5f, good to soft; 22-1) last month; hard to fancy.

33/1

1

5th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:00 Uttoxeter

Hell Red

12st 2lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: D Summersby

Capable hurdler/chaser for Paul Nicholls; has been holding his own in hunter chases and he's still only an 8yo; may prefer longer trips these days.

12/1

1

5th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:00 Uttoxeter

Hell Red

12st 2lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: D Summersby

Capable hurdler/chaser for Paul Nicholls; has been holding his own in hunter chases and he's still only an 8yo; may prefer longer trips these days.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4251-1 CD

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
On a hat-trick after good-ground wins at Southwell and here; pulled clear with a subsequent winner the last time so a 5lb rise was warranted; recently sold out of Olly Murphy's yard for £21,000; Sean Bowen knows him well.
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6th

2

4th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:25 Warwick

Salley Gardens

12st 0lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Ex-Olly Murphy; yet to win for current yard and now back from another lengthy break; others preferred.

25/1

5th

1

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

13:02 Southwell

Salley Gardens

11st 12lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Won three chases for Ollie Murphy, two of them three-runner races over C&D; yet to win for current yard but he was a creditable third at Stratford (2m5f, good) when last seen in October; all wins on good ground.

10/1

1

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 205y

Class 4

14:30 Stratford

Salley Gardens

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Won on good ground at Southwell (2m4f) and Uttoxeter (2m5f) in final two runs for Olly Murphy; no impact in four starts for current yard but he wasn't beaten far in a Class 2 at Bangor (3m) last time and is now back on last winning mark; could be dangerous with Sean Bowen booked on this drop back in trip and grade.

11/4

Form: 2515-2 D BF

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Below his best in two chases when with Chris Gordon and those were in late 2023; however, has another crack at this discipline after a fair run of efforts over hurdles and the return of cheekpieces (visored last three races) is no bad thing.
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2nd

3

19th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

17:12 Plumpton

Hecouldbetheone

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: James Owen

Spell over fences featured two wins last June; unable to take advantage of drop to selling level back over hurdles last time but won this contest off 5lb higher 12 months ago (admittedly beat only two rivals) and has a fighting chance provided he's back in similar form.

5/1

2nd

3

28th Mar 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:15 Stratford

Hecouldbetheone

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: James Owen

A fairly useful winning hurdler/chaser at his best but his form has nosedived and he jumped poorly when last of six in 2m4f handicap chase at Leicester in December; back from a break now and needs it to spark a resurgence.

11/4

1

20th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 166y

Class 3

15:40 Plumpton

Hecouldbetheone

12st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: James Owen

Front-runner who won two Uttoxeter chases in June (2m5f/2m4f) and returned from 12-week break with pretty good second at Fontwell (2m3f, good to soft) this month; remains on career-high mark but ought to make his presence felt again.

3/1

Form: 5314-3 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 10lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Made all for clearcut success at Wetherby (2m3f, good) in March but beaten fair and square the last twice; he's not as good as he was and now struggles for consistency.
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4

5th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:00 Uttoxeter

Do Your Job

11st 10lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Made all for clearcut success at Wetherby (2m3f, good) in March but beaten fair and square the last twice; he's not as good as he was and now struggles for consistency.

12/1

4

5th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:00 Uttoxeter

Do Your Job

11st 10lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Made all for clearcut success at Wetherby (2m3f, good) in March but beaten fair and square the last twice; he's not as good as he was and now struggles for consistency.

12/1

3rd

2

9th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 194y

Class 4

18:40 Hereford

Do Your Job

11st 12lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Exploited some considerable help from the handicapper when making all for clearcut success at Wetherby (2m3f, good) in March but was safely held on his latest outing and is nothing like the force of old.

5/1

Form: PP42P- BF

Last run: 77 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Fourth (2m7f) and a close second (2m) in his first two chases in this headgear combination and Sedgefield last time just wasn't his true form; could be dangerous if back on song.
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3rd

4

31st May 2026

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 3

16:37 Fakenham

No But I Will

11st 4lb

J: Miss Jessica Milly Smith

T: Julian Smith

Just held on to make winning stable debut over C&D (soft) in December but failed to build upon an encouraging reappearance run when tailed off at Market Rasen last month; others have more persuasive profiles.

10/1

6th

5

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

13:35 Market Rasen

No But I Will

11st 9lb

J: Miss Jessica Milly Smith

T: Julian Smith

Just held on to make winning stable debut under Jessica Milly Smith at Fakenham (2m5f, soft) in December and returned from break with fairly good fourth at Wetherby (2m3f, good to soft) last month; will also be suited by today's trip-and-ground combination; no surprise if he features.

7/1

4th

2

17th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 85y

Class 4

14:37 Wetherby

No But I Will

11st 10lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Julian Smith

Won at Cartmel (2m1f, good) last August on penultimate run for Robbie Llewellyn and he scored on his stable debut at Fakenham (2m5f, soft) in December; he didn't look straightforward on that latest outing but this course winner is entitled to respect nevertheless.

6/1

Form: 1129-4 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Followed two wins in handicap hurdles during the winter with a career-best second at Ascot and the blinkers worn on those occasions were absent when perhaps in need of the run at Fontwell three weeks ago; they're back on for this chase debut and he has to be respected; trip/ground fine.
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3rd

7

17th Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 4

14:57 Uttoxeter

Golden Ambition

11st 4lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

Disappointed when dropped back to 2m4f here in July but began his chasing career with two promising thirds (2m5f/2m7f, good) and will be suited by today's return to 3m; has a fighting chance if back on song.

9/2

9th

7

27th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:07 Uttoxeter

Golden Ambition

11st 2lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

Won twice over hurdles and has kicked off over fences with fairly close thirds over 2m5f here and 2m7f at Worcester; looks on the right sort of mark but considered each-way.

9/2

7

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:42 Worcester

Golden Ambition

11st 5lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

Dual hurdle winner who was beaten 5l on chase debut at Uttoxeter (2m5f; stays this far) where a mistake three out didn't help the cause; should run well.

8/1

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Salley Gardens

The Times:

Hecouldbetheone

TOPSPEED:

No But I Will

D Express:

No But I Will

The Guardian:

Hecouldbetheone

Daily Mail:

Hecouldbetheone

The Sun:

Hecouldbetheone

The Star:

Hecouldbetheone

RP RATINGS:

Salley Gardens

POSTDATA:

Salley Gardens

Telegraph:

Salley Gardens

Daily Mirror:

Salley Gardens

Daily Record:

Salley Gardens