November 18 / 15.22 Uttoxeter

15.22

Heavy

Direct Commercial Flooring Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3406.24
  • 2m 3f 207y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Direct Commercial Flooring Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £2.50

Form: 43-

Last run: 207 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Very unexposed 6yo who won on Irish point debut last November (yielding to soft) and shaped with significant promise in two maiden hurdles in April (2m3f/2m6f); had wind surgery in September and needs to be taken very seriously on this handicap debut.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

4

15th Jan 2025

Heavy

3m 0f 52y

Class 4

16:08 Newbury

James Jet

11st 8lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

prominent

7/1

5th

4

15th Jan 2025

Heavy

3m 0f 52y

Class 4

16:08 Newbury

James Jet

11st 8lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

prominent

7/1

8/1

  • Place: £4.00

Form: 4/294-

Last run: 226 days

W: 10st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced after only four hurdling starts and may not have been ideally suited by the drop to 2m when keeping-on fourth on handicap debut at Hereford (good to soft) in April; not yet proven on ground slower than good to soft but has possibilities if tuned up after his break; tongue-tie added.
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Verdict Starting price

8

6th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 110y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Hi Riko

10st 2lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Carroll Gray

Ran quite well over hurdles here (2m4f, good to soft) on stable debut in November but not much has gone to plan since; well held when unseating rider on last month's return to fences and effectively 5lb higher from out of the weights today; others appeal much more.

14/1

8

6th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 110y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Hi Riko

10st 2lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Carroll Gray

Ran quite well over hurdles here (2m4f, good to soft) on stable debut in November but not much has gone to plan since; well held when unseating rider on last month's return to fences and effectively 5lb higher from out of the weights today; others appeal much more.

14/1

8

2nd Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 48y

Class 5

14:55 Exeter

Hi Riko

10st 3lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Carroll Gray

17-race maiden with form figures of P5P over fences and he was pulled up over hurdles in his final run during the winter; opposable back in this sphere after a short break.

20/1

Form: 0252-3 CD

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Just 1-16 over hurdles and not one to rely upon heavily but is very well suited by heavy ground and stayed on well for third of 17 on recent seasonal debut at Chepstow (2m3f, heavy); 1lb out of the weights.
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2nd

15

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

16:50 Chepstow

Richardson

10st 3lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Belinda Clarke

Slow-ground specialist who won twice over 2m3f (once here) in February 2025; should be fine over this trip but is yet to strike form this season (three runs; bled last time) and there may not be enough rain for him today.

40/1

9

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:20 Chepstow

Richardson

10st 12lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Belinda Clarke

Slow-ground specialist who won this race in 2025 (soft ground) and followed up at Bangor (2m3f, heavy) 17 days later; returned from layoff with two lesser efforts this season but still considered; usually held up in rear.

7/1

5th

5

24th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

16:18 Uttoxeter

Richardson

10st 11lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Belinda Clarke

Veteran campaigner with a C&D win to his name; goes well on soft/heavy ground and won at Chepstow and Bangor this time last year; probably needed run when last of five at Leicester on reappearance; more solid than most.

11/2

Form: 1247P-

Last run: 317 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Won twice over 2m at Ffos Las in spring 2022 (good/good to soft) but not seen since disappointing chase debut there in January (2m5f, heavy) and still needs to prove he can cope with slow ground; first-time blinkers.
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Verdict Starting price

4

21st Jul 2025

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

16:50 Cartmel

Pilgrims King

11st 10lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Didn't fire in 3m1f race won by Judicial Review here last month and is not one to rely upon but ran big race when third to Defence Witness over C&D (good to soft) in May and has obvious claims if judged on that form.

8/1

7th

3

29th Jun 2025

Soft

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

17:05 Cartmel

Pilgrims King

11st 6lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Three wins over fences and ran well when beaten just over a length into third of seven behind Defence Witness here (2m5f, good to soft) last time; 2lb better off and has won off 1lb higher, but has been pulled up in all three previous attempts beyond 2m5f; stable also runs Unwanted Attention.

5/1

3rd

3

24th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

19:08 Cartmel

Pilgrims King

11st 7lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Kept on well to collar an idling Beat The Edge and score at Sedgefield (2m3f, good to soft) in February but it's probably wise to treat that form with a degree of caution, and he managed only fifth when back at Sedgefied (2m5f, good) the following month.

5/1

Form: /6783-

Last run: 217 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Low-mileage mare who belied 33-1 odds when keeping-on third on handicap debut at Chepstow (2m3f, good to soft) in April; not seen again since but further progress is possible if she handles the slower ground here.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

6

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

14:40 Leicester

Ginderella

10st 9lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Tim Vaughan

Still a maiden at the age of nine but she reappeared after a long absence with fair third on chase/stable debut at Uttoxeter (3m, soft) in November; didn't build on that over hurdles (2m6f, heavy) last time but cheekpieces are now added and this return to a right-handed track looks a positive (jumped right on penultimate run); could be dangerous back over fences.

13/2

OUR TIP

Form: 2-0512 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Returned from break with 11l win at Perth (2m4f, heavy) in September and was not discredited when clear second to progressive rival at Ludlow (3m, good to soft) last month; remains of strong interest.
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2nd

4

19th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

12:30 Fakenham

Awesome Foursome

11st 2lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

didn't always jump with fluency, prominent, lost ground 3rd, headway before 3 out

9/2

2nd

4

19th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

12:30 Fakenham

Awesome Foursome

11st 2lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

didn't always jump with fluency, prominent, lost ground 3rd, headway before 3 out

9/2

3rd

9

19th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

12:22 Ffos Las

Awesome Foursome

10st 9lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Lacked fluency when fourth in two 3m Fakenham chases this autumn and now reverts to hurdling; will be suited by today's drop back in trip, though, and and won't mind the forecast rain; can exploit a favourable mark.

5/1

Form: 566-3P

Last run: 72 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Placed in modest Bangor maiden (2m4f, good) in August, her fifth hurdling start, but was pulled up when back in a handicap in September (3m); not yet proven on slow ground; others have much stronger claims.
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0

4

18th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

15:22 Uttoxeter

Gamesters Girl

10st 11lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

took keen hold, prominent, weakened quickly before 2 out, pulled up before last

8/1

0

8

7th Sep 2023

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

16:55 Southwell

Gamesters Girl

10st 6lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Seven-race maiden but she's reached the frame a few times including when a 7l third off 5lb higher at Bangor (2m3f, good) last month; shaped like a stayer in that race and she's not ruled out at this new trip; tongue-tie added.

7/1

3rd

3

4th Aug 2023

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 4

14:45 Bangor-on-Dee

Gamesters Girl

11st 2lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Best performance came when third over C&D last September but has run progressively worse since; tailed off on handicap debut on latest start five months ago and not sure what to expect.

10/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £41.50
Straight Forecast £40.94
Trifecta £119.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Awesome Foursome

LAMBOURN:

James Jet

The Times:

Ginderella

The Star:

Richardson

Telegraph:

James Jet

The Guardian:

James Jet

RP RATINGS:

Awesome Foursome

POSTDATA:

Awesome Foursome

WEST COUNTRY:

Awesome Foursome

Daily Mail:

Awesome Foursome

D Express:

Awesome Foursome

Daily Mirror:

Awesome Foursome

The Sun:

Awesome Foursome

Daily Record:

Awesome Foursome