November 01 / 16.22 Uttoxeter

16.22

Good

Quinnbet Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2450.7
  • 1m 7f 168y
  • Class 5
  • 10 runners
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Quinnbet Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.75
  • Place: £1.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
6-4 favourite when winning a maiden point in January (2m4f, good to soft); the runner-up there has offered little under rules but he clearly has some ability and needs a market check.
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9th

2

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 2f 183y

Class 3

13:50 Newbury

Fresh Perspective

11st 12lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Jamie Snowden

Possibly best left-handed; either way, he ran poorly at right-handed Huntingdon last time, when some moderate jumps did not help; tongue tied that day (but not today) and had wind surgery soon afterwards; consistent form over hurdles before that run but needs better on this handicap debut.

4/1

5th

1

5th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 137y

Class 1

15:10 Huntingdon

Fresh Perspective

11st 8lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Has gained all wins on left-handed tracks and jumped that way when an otherwise creditable third in Listed event at right-handed Sandown (2m, soft) last time; again goes clockwise, which doesn't look ideal, and needs progress on ratings; tongue-tie fitted.

12/1

4

3rd Oct 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

15:03 Fontwell

Fresh Perspective

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

British point winner over 2m4f on good to soft; won a Uttoxeter bumper before finishing tailed off in a Listed race at Aintree in December; interesting hurdling debutant.

2/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£16,000 3yo; half-brother to US 5.5f-6.5f turf winner Lawn Boy; dam unraced half-sister to 6f Listed winner Penmaen; stable do well in bumpers and this Flat-bred newcomer is one to note.
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1st

4

31st Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

17:15 Wincanton

Nathans Run

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Wasn't helped by being involved in some scrimmaging at Huntingdon (had wind surgery since) and may yet confirm the promise of his second-place finish at Uttoxeter (good); tongue-tie applied.

9/2

1st

4

31st Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

17:15 Wincanton

Nathans Run

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Wasn't helped by being involved in some scrimmaging at Huntingdon (had wind surgery since) and may yet confirm the promise of his second-place finish at Uttoxeter (good); tongue-tie applied.

9/2

9th

6

6th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

16:40 Huntingdon

Nathans Run

11st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

in rear

7/2

12/1

  • Place: £4.40

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
28,000euros foal, £35,000 3yo; unraced dam from a good jumping family; stable operate at a 26% strike-rate in bumpers; interesting newcomer.
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4th

9

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 63y

Class 2

14:53 Ascot

Surrey Lord

10st 6lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Having an excellent season, winning at Ffos Las and Kempton (both 2m) in the autumn and finding further improvement when upped to 2m5f back at Kempton on Boxing Day; raised another 6lb for latest win but he may not have reached his limit just yet.

7/2

3

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:28 Ffos Las

Surrey Lord

11st 13lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Unexposed 6yo who made a very encouraging seasonal/handicap debut when sixth of 14 at Uttoxeter (2m, good) three weeks ago; could be better suited by the slower ground here and that run might have brought him on.

7/1

Form: 4-

Last run: 191 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Wandered around a bit under pressure but still made an encouraging start to his career when fourth of 16 at Ludlow in April; open to improvement and more appealing than many.
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7th

8

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:40 Southwell

Little Dipper

10st 11lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Mel Rowley

0-5 over hurdles and absent since June but shaped well before fading into third in C&D (good) maiden on that latest outing and could plausibly still have a bigger run in him on this handicap return.

10/1

6

9th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:15 Southwell

Little Dipper

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Mel Rowley

Beaten in two bumpers and four runs over hurdles; has performed okay on occasions (including here) but needs to find extra to get his head in front.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 7

Last run: 168 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Odds-on when winning a point bumper in April; only 9-2 for his rules debut at Aintree in May but dropped away to be beaten 39l at the finish; others look stronger.
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4th

8

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:20 Chepstow

Bells Of Ufford

11st 1lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Tim Vaughan

0-8 over hurdles but came second over C&D (good) last spring and made pleasing seasonal debut when fourth at Uttoxeter (2m, good; first-time cheekpieces) in October; well beaten on soft ground twice since but gets back on a quicker surface today and is on a good mark now; tongue-tie refitted.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
45,000euros 3yo; half-brother to three winners including Wolf In The Desert (10.6f AW; RPR 80) and Bob Heart (Czech 1m-1m1f Flat and 2m jumps); dam showed little on the track; stable operate at a 17% strike-rate in bumpers; interesting newcomer.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

25th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

14:30 Bangor-on-Dee

The Hawkstonian

11st 10lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Improved plenty for the fitting of a tongue-tie when a willing winner at Ffos Las (2m, heavy) and highly likely that he has a lot more to offer.

7/2

1st

5

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

13:50 Ffos Las

The Hawkstonian

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

No match for the winner at Ffos Las in final bumper start; outgunned by stronger finishers over 2m4f in two hurdles attempts; combination of drop back in trip and first-time tongue-tie may prompt improvement.

10/1

2nd

2

28th Feb 2025

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

17:25 Ffos Las

The Hawkstonian

11st 7lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

Fair sixth on debut at Uttoxeter (2m, good) in November, when fading late on, then took backward step when seventh at Warwick (2m, soft); has had wind surgery since and improvement is needed.

11/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£28,000 3yo; half-brother to 5f 2yo winner Daddies Diva (RPR 74); dam a poor maiden; likely one for further down the line.
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5th

5

5th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 50y

Class 5

16:25 Haydock

Fast Work

11st 11lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Perhaps a shade disappointing when only midfield in 14-runner C&D (good to soft) handicap in January but was placed on handicap debut at Wetherby (2m3f, soft) on Boxing Day and has claims if judged on that effort.

8/1

7th

16

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 50y

Class 4

15:10 Haydock

Fast Work

10st 12lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Seven-race maiden; ran well behind Brookside La at Wetherby (2m3f) on handicap debut most recently and may build on that effort; along with Killycarn, helps to give his stable a reasonably promising hand.

12/1

2

30th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 3

13:47 Stratford

Fast Work

11st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Fair effort when third on second of three runs in bumpers last December; made jumping errors on hurdles debut when sixth of ten in a Newcastle maiden (2m1f, good to soft) in February; improvement required.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
92,000euros 3yo; half-brother to bumper/useful 2m3f hurdle winner Predators Gold; dam French 2m1f/2m3f hurdle winner; stable had a winning bumper newcomer last month; betting to guide.
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11

27th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

16:37 Uttoxeter

Beau Gold

10st 12lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Tailed off in a bumper and three hurdles races from 2m to 2m5f; enters handicaps with an awful lot to prove and principally of interest due to his connections.

9/1

2

24th Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

18:57 Newton Abbot

Beau Gold

11st 1lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Showed only minor promise when a big-priced outsider for first two hurdle runs (2m/2m3f) and will probably be of greater interest when qualified for low-grade handicaps.

33/1

1

21st May 2025

Good

2m 3f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Warwick

Beau Gold

11st 4lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Some appeal on pedigree for 2m-2m5f hurdles, but looked in need of more time when fading right out of a Uttoxeter bumper (good) and Ffos Las maiden hurdle (2m, soft) last autumn/winter.

66/1

Form: 2-

Last run: 190 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second of 11 on his Warwick debut in April (2m, good; trained by Tom Weston) where he travelled like the best horse in the race but didn't find as much as might have been expected when coming off the bridle; sold for £35,000 in May; capable of better and one to consider on stable debut.
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4th

6

1st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

12:47 Market Rasen

River Rider

11st 5lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Sam Allwood

Well beaten in two 2m3f handicaps towards end of last year and has now been unplaced in all six hurdle starts; needs first-time tongue-tie to make a big difference.

25/1

7

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:20 Worcester

River Rider

11st 7lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Sam Allwood

Runner-up on debut in bumper in April 2024; no impact on his four starts since, three of them over hurdles, but this handicap debut provides a more realistic opportunity and he's one to watch in the betting.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up on his debut in an Irish point one year ago; hooded for his rules/stable debut; probably a longer-term prospect.
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5th

3

11th Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

16:35 Huntingdon

Rochester Brinks

11st 4lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Quirky customer who ran out when unsteerable in a bumper in November and was well beaten on his first two hurdling starts.

66/1

5th

3

11th Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

16:35 Huntingdon

Rochester Brinks

11st 4lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Quirky customer who ran out when unsteerable in a bumper in November and was well beaten on his first two hurdling starts.

66/1

11th

10

21st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

11:58 Hereford

Rochester Brinks

11st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

Ran out when unsteerable in a bumper in November and well beaten after racing too freely on hurdle debut two weeks later; far too risky.

100/1

Non-runners

Norrs Cross

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £11.20
Straight Forecast £9.63
Trifecta £96.10

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Norr's Cross

WEST COUNTRY:

The Hawkstonian

SPOTLIGHT:

River Rider

Daily Mail:

Bells Of Ufford

Telegraph:

Fresh Perspective

D Express:

The Hawkstonian

The Star:

The Hawkstonian

The Guardian:

River Rider

POSTDATA:

Norr's Cross

The Times:

Norr's Cross

Daily Mirror:

Norr's Cross

The Sun:

Norr's Cross

Daily Record:

Norr's Cross