May 26 / 15.00 Uttoxeter

15.00

Soft

quinnbet.com Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4066.37
  • 2m 3f 207y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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quinnbet.com Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.00
  • Place: £2.60

Form: 2326-3

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 10lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Consistent veteran (260 days off before latest start) who should not be far away but he has not won since January 2020.
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6th

6

25th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

12:47 Uttoxeter

Mcgowans Pass

11st 10lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Jennie Candlish

Won on soft ground over 2m4f here last May but has suffered three serious defeats in the meantime and he's a 14yo now.

14/1

6th

6

25th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

12:47 Uttoxeter

Mcgowans Pass

11st 10lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Jennie Candlish

Won on soft ground over 2m4f here last May but has suffered three serious defeats in the meantime and he's a 14yo now.

14/1

5th

8

31st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

13:00 Uttoxeter

Mcgowans Pass

10st 9lb

J: William Shanahan

T: Jennie Candlish

disputed lead, not fluent 3rd, lost position after 4 out

16/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 216P2- D

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Both wins have come on soft ground, the handicap over this trip at Hereford in February off 4lb lower; put two modest shows behind him when second at Taunton (2m3f, good) on latest outing, which places him back into serious calculations.
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7th

8

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 4

14:15 Carlisle

Fourofakind

11st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Defied higher marks three times in 2024 but his 2025 form took a turn for the worse; chance depends on whether this first start of 2026 results in a turnaround.

20/1

3

31st Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 154y

Class 3

13:47 Wetherby

Fourofakind

10st 13lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Four-time winner over hurdles but has looked out of sorts on the Flat and over hurdles this year; the new visor did nothing for him last time.

14/1

3

31st Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 154y

Class 3

13:47 Wetherby

Fourofakind

10st 13lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Four-time winner over hurdles but has looked out of sorts on the Flat and over hurdles this year; the new visor did nothing for him last time.

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: /PP1-1 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Had 11 months off before pulled up on first two starts last season; however, he's turned things round dramatically with wins at Warwick and Hereford (also about 2m3f, good; acts on soft) this spring, coming from last on first occasion and making all on second; up another 4lb but highly respected as an in-form candidate.
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4th

6

3rd Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

14:55 Warwick

Big Blue Moon

10st 5lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Off for nearly a year before pulling up on chase debut (jumped poorly) and when reverting to hurdles in March but subsequent efforts back on good ground yielded two wins at around this trip and he didn't run badly off this mark when third in May; needs to cut out the mistakes reverting to fences but interesting back from a break.

11/2

3rd

3

26th May 2024

Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

15:00 Uttoxeter

Big Blue Moon

11st 7lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

prominent, led 6th, headed before 2 out, weakened quickly approaching last

2/1

3rd

3

26th May 2024

Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

15:00 Uttoxeter

Big Blue Moon

11st 7lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

prominent, led 6th, headed before 2 out, weakened quickly approaching last

2/1

Form: 821F- D

Last run: 77 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Ready winner at Bangor (2m3f, soft) in December on third start over hurdles; dam was a 3m2f winner but this 5yo was weakening when he fell two out on 3m2f handicap debut at Warwick (soft; off this mark) in March, in second at the time; tongue tied four starts back and again today; back down in trip, which will seemingly help.
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4

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

16:50 Chepstow

Clondaw Royale

11st 12lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Exploited reduced mark under Benjamin Macey at Wetherby (3m, soft) in January and last month's heavy-ground third was perfectly respectable; also suited by much quicker surfaces; probably won't be far away.

10/1

3rd

3

1st Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

15:00 Ffos Las

Clondaw Royale

11st 12lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Back on track off a reduced mark since returning from a break and responded well to Benjamin Macey's urgings to get back up at Wetherby (3m, soft); big run looks on the cards off 4lb higher.

5/1

1st

1

22nd Jan 2026

Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

15:40 Wetherby

Clondaw Royale

12st 0lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Twice a soft-ground hurdle winner at up to 3m; lost his way last season and had slipped to a handy mark and was supported before taking a step back in the right direction at Haydock (3m, good) latest; likely player from the same mark.

11/2

Form: 4PFP-4 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Chasing last term (three attempts) did not work out; fourth of 14 back over hurdles at Aintree (2m4f, good) nine days ago was respectable, so she's considered for a top yard which won the last two runnings of this race and three of the last seven.
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8

16th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Aintree

Touchy Feely

11st 2lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

Ran quite well when fourth behind Masked Dance in this race a year ago and is 10lb lower now but has become far too inconsistent to rely upon; pulled up over C&D on latest hurdling start (Boxing Day) and safely held in a chase a few weeks later; needs 112-day break to have done her good.

7/1

8

16th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Aintree

Touchy Feely

11st 2lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

Ran quite well when fourth behind Masked Dance in this race a year ago and is 10lb lower now but has become far too inconsistent to rely upon; pulled up over C&D on latest hurdling start (Boxing Day) and safely held in a chase a few weeks later; needs 112-day break to have done her good.

7/1

6th

7

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 31y

Class 4

12:55 Doncaster

Touchy Feely

11st 6lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

pressed leader, led narrowly before 2nd, headed before 11th, not fluent 4 out

10/1

Form: 5/PP6-

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Ex-French 5yo who was pulled up in his first two starts in Britain, given wind surgery in between; much better in C&D handicap (soft) on latest outing, albeit still beaten about 17l in sixth of eight; needs to build on that despite being dropped another 5lb since.
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1

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:15 Worcester

Jac Jumper

12st 0lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Deborah Cole

0-9 over fences but he seemed to respond well to cheekpieces when runner-up on final two starts last season (2m5f/2m4f) and may not have been suited by the drop back to 2m when below form here in May; a possible.

5/1

1

23rd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

16:48 Worcester

Jac Jumper

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Deborah Cole

Sole win in 15 starts came over hurdles in France as a 3yo, but he has finished runner-up in four of his six outings since returning to fences last summer; all of those were over further, but he hasn't quite been getting home so the drop in trip looks an interesting move.

5/2

1

23rd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

16:48 Worcester

Jac Jumper

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Deborah Cole

Sole win in 15 starts came over hurdles in France as a 3yo, but he has finished runner-up in four of his six outings since returning to fences last summer; all of those were over further, but he hasn't quite been getting home so the drop in trip looks an interesting move.

5/2

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Payout
Exacta £28.30
Straight Forecast £30.28
Trifecta £56.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Big Blue Moon

RP RATINGS:

McGowan's Pass

POSTDATA:

Fourofakind

The Times:

Big Blue Moon

Telegraph:

Big Blue Moon

D Express:

Big Blue Moon

The Sun:

Big Blue Moon

The Star:

Big Blue Moon

Daily Record:

Big Blue Moon

TOPSPEED:

McGowan's Pass

Daily Mirror:

McGowan's Pass