March 18 / 17.15 Uttoxeter

17.15

Soft

Elite Each-Way Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4084.5
  • 1m 7f 168y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Elite Each-Way Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £2.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£125,000 4yo; Camelot gelding who is a half-brother to fair 1m4f/1m6f Flat winner/very useful 2m hurdle/chase winner Hawk High and 3 other hurdle winners; dam unraced out of 7f Group 3 winner; runner-up in Irish point so he's very much one to consider for his new handler.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5

17th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

19:01 Uttoxeter

Farnoge

11st 11lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Disappointed in both chases during very light campaign last season but looked very promising as a novice hurdler (including on good ground) during the 2023-24 campaign and it will be interesting to see whether he can get his career back on track now back over hurdles after a break.

6/1

5

17th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

19:01 Uttoxeter

Farnoge

11st 11lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Disappointed in both chases during very light campaign last season but looked very promising as a novice hurdler (including on good ground) during the 2023-24 campaign and it will be interesting to see whether he can get his career back on track now back over hurdles after a break.

6/1

3rd

3

28th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 3

12:15 Leicester

Farnoge

11st 4lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

led narrowly or disputed lead, not fluent 6th, not fluent 7th, raced in second before 4 out, weakened before 3 out, soon tailed off

9/4

8/1

  • Place: £3.50

Form: 11- D

Last run: 510 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fairly useful form shown when impressively landing two French bumpers in the autumn for Daniela Mele; has since changed hands and he's an interesting prospect on his yard debut with better to come.
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6

3rd May 2025

Yielding

3m 7f 68y

15:05 Punchestown

Hasthing

11st 1lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

held up in rear, not fluent 6th

12/1

6

3rd May 2025

Yielding

3m 7f 68y

15:05 Punchestown

Hasthing

11st 1lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

held up in rear, not fluent 6th

12/1

OUR TIP

9/4

Form: 51 D

Last run: 46 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
6-1, confirmed debut promise when stylish winner of Ffos Las bumper in January, always travelling fluently; this son of Walk In The Park has a fair bit more to offer; big shout.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

7

9th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 1

13:15 Haydock

Helnwein

11st 5lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Often gives his running in strong handicaps (second in this event 12 months ago) but losing sequence is up to 11 and he looked held when falling two out in the Plumpton race won by Indemnity last time; cheekpieces left off today; opposable off unchanged mark.

10/1

3

5th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 2

16:05 Plumpton

Helnwein

11st 11lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Had strong handicap form even before finishing second to Alexei in the Greatwood and fifth in an Ascot handicap that could barely have worked out any better, with the four ahead of him all delivering high-profile efforts in the meantime (well in with fourth-placed Mondo Man); failed favourite backers in a lower grade at Newbury but this strong traveller might have won had he not been left in front two out (then idled); every chance should this pan out more favourably; all ground seems fine.

13/2

2nd

1

20th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

15:00 Newbury

Helnwein

12st 2lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Had some very strong handicap form even before his last two runs when second to Alexei in the Greatwood and fifth in an Ascot handicap that could barely have worked out any better, with the four ahead of him all delivering high-profile efforts in the meantime; must have every chance in this lower grade; drying ground won't bother him.

13/8

Form: 2

Last run: 115 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
28-1, shaped well when clear second in Hereford bumper in November on his sole start for Tom Weston; has since joined Dan Skelton so he's firmly in the picture with improvement very much on the cards.
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17

27th Apr 2024

Good

1m 7f 216y

Class 2

13:50 Sandown

Goonhilly

10st 4lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

0-2 in bumpers and now 0-7 over hurdles, having been turned over at odds-on in two of his last three races; travels well but seems very one paced when it matters.

28/1

17

27th Apr 2024

Good

1m 7f 216y

Class 2

13:50 Sandown

Goonhilly

10st 4lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

0-2 in bumpers and now 0-7 over hurdles, having been turned over at odds-on in two of his last three races; travels well but seems very one paced when it matters.

28/1

2nd

3

27th Mar 2024

Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 4

16:00 Wincanton

Goonhilly

11st 6lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Runner-up three times, latterly in a soft-ground maiden here last month; returns to this level after finishing midfield in the Imperial Cup (lost a shoe); major form claims in the new cheekpieces.

Evs

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
40,000euros foal; Shantou gelding; dam, placed in bumpers, is a half-sister to very smart bumper/2m2f-3m4f hurdle/chase winner Death Duty, useful 3m hurdle winner Heroes Of Renown and useful 2m5f/3m chase winner How About It; Irish points winner in November; noteworthy rules debutant.
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Verdict Starting price

2

20th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

16:05 Warwick

Minella Double

11st 12lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Rob Summers

Having dropped down the weights he returned to form with a close second at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) last May; absent since; in the shake-up if resuming where he left off; it's a long time since he raced on soft/heavy ground but he won on soft going in October 2023.

4/1

2nd

4

26th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

16:55 Huntingdon

Minella Double

11st 11lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Rob Summers

Now 4lb lower than for last summer's 40-1 win at Worcester (2m4f, good), but hasn't come close to matching that performance in his subsequent hurdling starts.

16/1

2nd

4

26th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

16:55 Huntingdon

Minella Double

11st 11lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Rob Summers

Now 4lb lower than for last summer's 40-1 win at Worcester (2m4f, good), but hasn't come close to matching that performance in his subsequent hurdling starts.

16/1

Form: 2

Last run: 63 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
9-1, made an encouraging start when clear second of six in bumper at Warwick in January; this demands more but he's open to progress and can't be ruled out.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

6

18th Mar 2023

Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:15 Uttoxeter

Yonconor

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Brian Barr

9-1, made an encouraging start when clear second of six in bumper at Warwick in January; this demands more but he's open to progress and can't be ruled out.

9/1

2nd

2

14th Jan 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:10 Warwick

Yonconor

11st 8lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Brian Barr

Cost 28,000euros as a 3yo; half-brother to a winning hurdler/chaser in France and from the family of smart jumper Pic D'Orhy; some appeal on paper, but the stable is only 1-19 in bumpers in recent seasons.

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Westerner gelding; dam, placed in a point, out of multiple point winner; this is no easy introduction and the market can prove a good guide.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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8th

6

24th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 2

15:28 Uttoxeter

Miss Maverick

11st 8lb

J: James Davies

T: Gary Hanmer

C&D winner on this card last year and made it 5-9 here when making all to defeat Sir Galahad by 3l three weeks ago; 6lb rise sees her on a career-high mark but lots to like otherwise.

13/2

1st

5

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

15:50 Uttoxeter

Miss Maverick

11st 7lb

J: James Davies

T: Gary Hanmer

Four of her five wins over hurdles have been at this track (three over today's distance); must overcome a lengthy absence and is 7lb higher than for her last success but she cannot he dismissed around here.

6/1

2

19th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 46y

Class 3

14:50 Cartmel

Miss Maverick

11st 12lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Gary Hanmer

Keen-going front-runner; in career-best form this season, winning twice over 2m4f in May before very creditable second in valuable C&D contest last month; effective on good and soft ground; could be hard to catch.

3/1

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Payout
Exacta £32.70
Straight Forecast £39.45
Trifecta £98.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Helnwein

The Times:

Farnoge

WEST COUNTRY:

Hasthing

TOPSPEED:

Goonhilly

Telegraph:

Hasthing

D Express:

Hasthing

Daily Mail:

Farnoge

Daily Mirror:

Farnoge

The Star:

Farnoge

RP Ratings:

Helnwein

POSTDATA:

Helnwein

The Guardian:

Helnwein

The Sun:

Helnwein

Daily Record:

Helnwein