June 22 / 17.25 Uttoxeter

17.25

Soft

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  • Prize money: £4356.8
  • 1m 7f 168y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

66/1 (Won)

  • Win: £16.40
  • Place: £6.70

Form: 7/4PP/

Last run: 474 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed promise in bumpers when trained in Ireland but was pulled up in two novice hurdles for new stable last year and it takes a big leap of faith to support him on this first start for 474 days.
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0

3

31st Jul 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 130y

17:40 Galway

Largy Gift

12st 0lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Mark Fahey

Showed promise in bumpers for Stuart Crawford before brief stint in Britain for Neil Mechie, notably winning modest Uttoxeter maiden hurdle in June (good-to-soft) on returning from 474-day absence; interesting to see if he can back that up here on handicap debut.

12/1

1st

4

22nd Jun 2023

Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:25 Uttoxeter

Largy Gift

11st 4lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Neil Mechie

Showed promise in bumpers when trained in Ireland but was pulled up in two novice hurdles for new stable last year and it takes a big leap of faith to support him on this first start for 474 days.

66/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 323-63

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Fair hurdle form last spring/summer, most notably when very close second at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good); returned from layoff with two underwhelming chase runs last month but has a fighting chance if back on song in first-time cheekpieces here.
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5th

4

30th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 110y

Class 5

13:10 Lingfield

Fortunate Fred

11st 10lb

J: Will Featherstone

T: Jamie Snowden

not fluent 4th, mistake 5th, not fluent last

8/1

6th

5

30th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

13:15 Huntingdon

Fortunate Fred

11st 4lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

14-race maiden but often thereabouts and seemed to try hard enough when going down by only 2l at Newton Abbot the final time (3m2f, soft); versatile tactically and unlikely to be far away.

7/2

Form: F/32F- BF

Last run: 346 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Placed in two maiden hurdles in May 2022 and looked most likely winner before penultimate-flight fall at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) last July; will play a leading role if returning from 346-day absence in similar form.
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11th

10

29th Mar 2025

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

16:50 Stratford

Tip Top Tonto

10st 8lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Alison Thorpe

In April last year he won a Fakenham handicap off 4lb higher but there's been nothing positive to take out of his last four races.

40/1

8th

7

30th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 5

12:50 Fakenham

Tip Top Tonto

11st 1lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Alison Thorpe

Won off 1lb higher over C&D (good) for the Newland/Insole stable in April but both runs for John and Rhys Flint this season were very disappointing and he was tailed off for latest new trainer this month; the return to this track is a big plus but it still takes a leap of faith to support him.

25/1

8th

7

30th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 5

12:50 Fakenham

Tip Top Tonto

11st 1lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Alison Thorpe

Won off 1lb higher over C&D (good) for the Newland/Insole stable in April but both runs for John and Rhys Flint this season were very disappointing and he was tailed off for latest new trainer this month; the return to this track is a big plus but it still takes a leap of faith to support him.

25/1

Form: P-5

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Raced a bit too freely but ran well for a long way when fifth on recent hurdle debut at Bangor (2m, good); will need to improve here but has potential.
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6

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Worcester

Regal And Royal

11st 5lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Both hurdles wins came at Bangor last summer; has made the frame on all three starts since and looks to have been crying out for this step up in trip; first-time cheekpieces worn last time are discarded; contender.

4/1

4th

6

24th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

19:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Regal And Royal

11st 9lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

prominent, outpaced after 3 out

100/30

4th

6

24th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

19:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Regal And Royal

11st 9lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

prominent, outpaced after 3 out

100/30

Form: 4-

Last run: 143 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
From a very good jumping family and shaped with significant promise before tiring in closing stages of soft-ground Hereford bumper in January; features prominently in calculations on today's hurdling debut.
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2

19th Jul 2023

Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

15:10 Uttoxeter

Falanghina

11st 0lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

5th

7

22nd Jun 2023

Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:25 Uttoxeter

Falanghina

10st 11lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

From a very good jumping family and shaped with significant promise before tiring in closing stages of soft-ground Hereford bumper in January; features prominently in calculations on today's hurdling debut.

7/2

4th

6

30th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

16:40 Hereford

Falanghina

11st 2lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

£26,000 3yo; closely related to winners One For Rosie (bumper/smart 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase) and Grumpy Charley (useful 2m-3m2f hurdle/chase), half-sister to two winners notably Air Horse One (bumper/useful 2m-2m4f hurdle); interesting newcomer.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Displayed improvement when second in two fast-ground maiden points last month but has a lot more on his plate on this rules debut; probably best watched.
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5th

4

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

19:35 Chepstow

Hedgehopper

11st 12lb

J: Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow

T: Mrs S M Farr

He'd rate a most poignant local winner following the passing of Ross Farr last week, but recent defeats in maiden points underline he has the most to find of any here.

33/1

5th

4

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

19:35 Chepstow

Hedgehopper

11st 12lb

J: Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow

T: Mrs S M Farr

He'd rate a most poignant local winner following the passing of Ross Farr last week, but recent defeats in maiden points underline he has the most to find of any here.

33/1

11

21st Jul 2024

Good

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

17:10 Stratford

Hedgehopper

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Sheila Lewis

Poor form under rules (three hurdles/one chase) for this yard before suffering five further defeats in points; too far out of the weights to warrant a second look.

66/1

Form: P7/6P-

Last run: 131 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Seen only twice last season, latterly when running very poorly on chasing debut in February, and reverts to hurdling with some questions to answer but has, at times, shown considerable promise; good market support will make him of strong interest.
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7th

3

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

17:05 Cartmel

Jacks A Legend

11st 9lb

J: Miss Imogen Mathias

T: Tim Vaughan

Only seen twice since making all in a 2m4f open point under Imogen Mathias one year ago, and would have run the winner closer than around 3l at Newton Abbot latest (2m5f, good to soft) but for whacking two out; 1lb rise is very fair.

4/1

3rd

2

4th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 5

14:35 Newton Abbot

Jacks A Legend

11st 9lb

J: Miss Imogen Mathias

T: Tim Vaughan

2m4f point winner who's done most racing under rules over shorter; tough task in a C&D hunter chase when last seen ten months ago and, while better off into ordinary handicap company for his new yard, it's possible he'll need this at his age.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Off the mark in Irish points at seventh attempt, with hard-fought success on slow ground last month; bought for £4,000 soon afterwards; market may guide on today's rules debut.
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5th

9

1st Aug 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:40 Worcester

Time For Joy

11st 2lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

Successful at the seventh attempt in Irish points, winning at Toomebridge in May (3m, yielding to soft); modest form in two hurdle runs for new yard this summer; now tongue-tied but likely to fare better in handicaps.

33/1

Non-runners

Jack's A Legend, Time For Joy

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £72.00
Straight Forecast £43.68
Trifecta £219.20

Selections

POSTDATA:

Tip Top Tonto

Daily Mail:

Fortunate Fred

SPOTLIGHT:

Falanghina

Telegraph:

Hedgehopper

D Express:

Jack's A Legend

The Star:

Falanghina

The Times:

Tip Top Tonto

The Guardian:

Tip Top Tonto

Daily Mirror:

Tip Top Tonto

The Sun:

Fortunate Fred

Daily Record:

Fortunate Fred