November 16 / 15.03 Uttoxeter

15.03

Good

Keith Bailey Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 1m 7f 168y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Keith Bailey Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 08-592

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
0-6 over hurdles but ran big race in defeat behind unexposed rival over C&D (good) a fortnight ago; has to take a 4lb rise on the chin but still features prominently in calculations.
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1st

5

12th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

12:35 Taunton

El Vigaro

11st 8lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Matt Sheppard

Bids for a hat-trick, having won 2m events at Uttoxeter and Ludlow (beat Badlands Boy) the last twice; may improve further at this level and Ned Fox takes off a useful 5lb; shortlisted.

3/1

1st

5

12th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

12:35 Taunton

El Vigaro

11st 8lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Matt Sheppard

Bids for a hat-trick, having won 2m events at Uttoxeter and Ludlow (beat Badlands Boy) the last twice; may improve further at this level and Ned Fox takes off a useful 5lb; shortlisted.

3/1

1st

4

25th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 5

14:15 Ludlow

El Vigaro

11st 2lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

disputed lead early, prominent from 2nd, led narrowly 3rd, faced challenge 4 out, shaken up and went clear 2 out, ridden out run-in, reduced lead towards finish, always doing enough

7/4

OUR TIP

9/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 6-1531 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Looked as good as ever when holding on well to score at Warwick (2m, good) 11 days ago and is now 3-20 over hurdles; 5lb rise asks quite a lot of him but he's still likely to be in the shake-up again.
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No Results Found

Form: 1-3312 D BF

Last run: 49 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Won twice in the spring (2m2f/2m) and kept on for second at Market Rasen (2m2f, good) in September, after a break; current mark demands a personal best but, after only nine hurdling starts, he's not yet fully exposed.
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5

11th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

15:50 Ludlow

Garitsa Bay

11st 6lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

Won at Worcester (2m, good) last June and continued in good form in the autumn; made early mistakes when 11l fourth on chase debut at Wincanton (1m7f, good to soft) in December; off since but ran well after a 107-day break last September and he could be in the mix.

7/1

5

11th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

15:50 Ludlow

Garitsa Bay

11st 6lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

Won at Worcester (2m, good) last June and continued in good form in the autumn; made early mistakes when 11l fourth on chase debut at Wincanton (1m7f, good to soft) in December; off since but ran well after a 107-day break last September and he could be in the mix.

7/1

Form: 00-032 CD BF

Last run: 130 days

W: 10st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Three-time C&D winner; returned from break with some disappointing runs in the spring but, off a reduced mark, was placed twice over C&D in June/July; won't be far away if in similar form after latest break.
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7

24th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

16:18 Uttoxeter

Rock On Tommy

10st 6lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Olly Murphy

Seems to reserve his best for Uttoxeter and he gained his fourth course success over this trip in May (good ground; handles heavy); however, he was disappointing here just before Christmas and needs a revival.

9/2

6th

8

7th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

15:07 Huntingdon

Rock On Tommy

10st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Five hurdle wins, the latest a hard-fought success at favourite track Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in May; didn't run badly last month, after a break, but is not one to rely upon heavily.

11/2

Form: 0081F3 D BF

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Won easily at Sedgefield (2m1f, good; first run after wind op) last month and was very unlucky not to follow up there a few days later (clear when falling at final flight); again ran well when third of 14 at Newcastle (2m1f, good) on latest outing and has another big role to play here.
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3rd

4

28th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

20:07 Market Rasen

Cawthorne Cracker

10st 10lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Not at his best at Stratford 11 days ago and now 0-6 over fences but he had returned from a break with a pretty good third over C&D (good) last month and his current mark is workable.

9/2

5th

7

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 213y

Class 4

15:05 Stratford

Cawthorne Cracker

10st 3lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Course winner over hurdles; returned from a break with respectable third in Market Rasen chase (2m1f, good) last month but is 0-5 over fences now and others in this line-up probably have more potential.

9/2

3rd

5

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

15:58 Market Rasen

Cawthorne Cracker

10st 12lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Three hurdle wins; went close to a breakthrough chase success at Uttoxeter (2m, good) last September but absent since respectable hurdle run the following month and may be reliant upon genuine good ground.

11/2

Form: 5/6P8- D

Last run: 355 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Now 3lb lower than when winning at Ludlow (2m, good to soft) in spring 2023 but we haven't seen him since two underwhelming runs there last autumn; had wind op last December; others have more pressing claims.
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5th

6

21st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

12:28 Hereford

Scherbobalob

11st 10lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Alastair Ralph

Just 1-10 over hurdles but returned from layoff with fairly encouraging run last month and is now 6lb below his winning mark; could have a say if that recent outing brought him on.

11/1

5th

6

21st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

12:28 Hereford

Scherbobalob

11st 10lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Alastair Ralph

Just 1-10 over hurdles but returned from layoff with fairly encouraging run last month and is now 6lb below his winning mark; could have a say if that recent outing brought him on.

11/1

6th

1

16th Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:03 Uttoxeter

Scherbobalob

12st 0lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Alastair Ralph

led, headed when bit short of room on turn after 6th, lost position before 2 out, weakened approaching last

12/1

14/1

Form: P553-0

Last run: 29 days

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
0-10 over hurdles; placed at Kelso (2m5f, good to soft) a year ago, having been well backed, but was well-beaten 66-1 shot when reappearing over C&D last month; considered only if much stronger in the betting today.
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1st

4

20th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:30 Warwick

Allibaba

11st 3lb

J: Oakley Brown

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Made light of a 538-day absence to win for the first time on his stable debut at Market Rasen (2m, good) 12 days ago; handicapper has reacted by raising him 9lb but that may not be enough to stop him following up.

6/5

1st

9

8th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

14:45 Market Rasen

Allibaba

10st 5lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Offered nothing during the briefest of comebacks in autumn 2024, and another long absence since; now 25lb lower than when first entering handicaps, however, and remains in the same ownership now as then; check for market confidence ahead of this stable debut.

12/1

7th

7

16th Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:03 Uttoxeter

Allibaba

10st 9lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: Philip Kirby

held up in rear, outpaced 5th, lost touch 3 out, tailed off

14/1

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Payout
Exacta £13.90
Straight Forecast £14.54
Trifecta £42.40

Selections

POSTDATA:

El Vigaro

SPOTLIGHT:

Cawthorne Cracker

The Times:

Ez Tiger

The Sun:

Garitsa Bay

The Guardian:

Scherbobalob

RP RATINGS:

Rock On Tommy

Telegraph:

El Vigaro

D Express:

El Vigaro

Daily Mail:

Cawthorne Cracker

The Star:

Cawthorne Cracker

Daily Mirror:

Ez Tiger

Daily Record:

Ez Tiger