September 13 / 16.45 Uttoxeter

16.45

Good

Sharon Williams Birthday Novices’ Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £3406.24
  • 3m 0f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 4 runners
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Sharon Williams Birthday Novices’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

20/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.50

Form: -P13PP C

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Made most to win four-runner chase here (2m4f, good) in June but the rest of her British form is very uninspiring and she was pulled up on her last two appearances; tongue-tie added today.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9

6th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:50 Uttoxeter

Talkingthetalk

10st 5lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Dual course winner, including over C&D last September, when 1lb lower; well below that level since, including when 50-1 and tailed off on last month's reappearance; bit to prove.

25/1

11

13th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

15:35 Hereford

Talkingthetalk

10st 2lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Won two four-runner Uttoxeter chases (2m4f/3m) in early part of last season but looked out of sorts when last seen in the autumn and is 7lb out of the weights here; seems best on good/good to soft ground.

33/1

11

13th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

15:35 Hereford

Talkingthetalk

10st 2lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Won two four-runner Uttoxeter chases (2m4f/3m) in early part of last season but looked out of sorts when last seen in the autumn and is 7lb out of the weights here; seems best on good/good to soft ground.

33/1

Form: 023623

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
0-16 under all codes but seemed to respond well to blinkers when placed in two 2m4f Worcester chases last month (both on good) and is probably worth another crack at a staying trip; raced mainly on good ground over jumps but showed promise in soft-ground bumpers.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6

28th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:40 Worcester

Sinister Minister

10st 10lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Won at Bangor (2m4f, soft) off 3lb higher in October 2023 but out of sorts in four starts since and pulled up in July when possibly finding his stamina stretched by 3m2f; hard to recommend on recent form.

16/1

10

26th Jul 2024

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 5

17:35 Uttoxeter

Sinister Minister

10st 13lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Largely consistent in early part of last season, and deserved his hard-fought win at Bangor (2m4f, soft) in October; fell on reappearance outing in May but last month's Worcester run was not as bad as eventual 39l defeat might suggest, and that outing might have brought him on.

16/1

10th

9

26th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:53 Worcester

Sinister Minister

11st 6lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Largely consistent in early part of last season, and deserved his hard-fought win at Bangor (2m4f, soft) in October; fell on last month's reappearance outing but has possibilities here if all goes to plan; refitted blinkers the headgear of choice today.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 458-

Last run: 281 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Showed nothing more than minor promise in three maiden hurdles here (2m-2m4f) last year and makes chase/handicap debut after 281-day absence, but his promising point debut in 2021 offers some hope; sports first-time cheekpieces; market may guide.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

0

1

13th Sep 2023

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:45 Uttoxeter

Vokolohs

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Showed nothing more than minor promise in three maiden hurdles here (2m-2m4f) last year and makes chase/handicap debut after 281-day absence, but his promising point debut in 2021 offers some hope; sports first-time cheekpieces; market may guide.

10/1

8th

12

6th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

12:55 Uttoxeter

Vokolohs

11st 6lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Olly Murphy

in rear

33/1

5th

4

2nd Oct 2022

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

13:43 Uttoxeter

Vokolohs

11st 4lb

J: Fergus Gregory

T: Olly Murphy

held up in last, niggled along when not fluent 6th, outpaced 7th, bad mistake and lost touch 3 out, got behind from 2 out, kept on from last

8/1

Form: 25-451

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Safely held on last month's chasing debut but went clear on final circuit and won by 14l at Market Rasen (2m5f, good; several fences omitted) 18 days later; it's hard to know what to make of that form but he could easily have more improvement to come; raced mainly on good ground but once ran quite well on good to soft.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

7

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

16:32 Perth

Cant Beat History

11st 10lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Henry Oliver

Progressive 9yo who returned from a break with small-field win at Warwick (3m1f, good) in April and also ran well when second to a course specialist at Market Rasen (3m, good) last month; significant rain will dent his appeal here but otherwise he may still have more improvement to come.

4/1

2nd

5

9th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 3

15:50 Market Rasen

Cant Beat History

11st 3lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Henry Oliver

took keen hold, in rear but in touch with leaders

11/8

2nd

5

9th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 3

15:50 Market Rasen

Cant Beat History

11st 3lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Henry Oliver

took keen hold, in rear but in touch with leaders

11/8

Non-runners

Decoration Of War, Ya Know Yaseff, Barely Famous, Scottsdale

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £30.50
Straight Forecast £31.20
Trifecta £25.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ya Know Yaseff

Telegraph:

Can't Beat History

The Times:

Vokolohs

The Guardian:

Sinister Minister

RP RATINGS:

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POSTDATA:

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Daily Mail:

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D Express:

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Daily Mirror:

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The Star:

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Daily Record:

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