June 06 / 16.18 Uttoxeter

16.18

Good

Uttoxeter Caravan And Motorhome Site Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4066.37
  • 2m 7f 70y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Uttoxeter Caravan And Motorhome Site Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 31PP-2 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Hasn't the best of strike-rates; pulled up twice after winning at Fakenham in December (2m7f, soft) but looked back on song when good second at Huntingdon last time (3m1f, good to soft); interesting.
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3rd

2

1st Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 45y

Class 3

13:15 Wetherby

Edison Kent

11st 2lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: James Owen

didn't always jump with fluency, held up in last, outpaced before 4 out, rallied 2 out, weakened run-in

50/1

3rd

2

1st Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 45y

Class 3

13:15 Wetherby

Edison Kent

11st 2lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: James Owen

didn't always jump with fluency, held up in last, outpaced before 4 out, rallied 2 out, weakened run-in

50/1

6th

1

8th Oct 2024

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 4

16:00 Huntingdon

Edison Kent

12st 0lb

J: Mr Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

always behind, awkward jump 7th, weakened after 9th, tailed off

25/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: /234-2

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Hasn't won since October 2022 but plenty of sound placed efforts last season and again when second off this mark at Warwick last month (3m1f, good; fourth has since won over this C&D); contender.
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7th

5

21st Jul 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

15:35 Newton Abbot

Wavering Down

11st 9lb

J: David Noonan

T: Jeremy Scott

Won here (2m5f, good) in 2022 and returns here after three good efforts this spring (2m4f-3m1f, good); still on a workable mark and enters calculations; seems best on good ground but handles good to soft.

11/2

2nd

10

6th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

16:18 Uttoxeter

Wavering Down

10st 13lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Jeremy Scott

Hasn't won since October 2022 but plenty of sound placed efforts last season and again when second off this mark at Warwick last month (3m1f, good; fourth has since won over this C&D); contender.

11/4

2nd

7

11th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 4

19:35 Warwick

Wavering Down

11st 9lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Jeremy Scott

Dual hurdle winner on good ground; placed on both starts last summer (2m7f/2m4f) and returned from break with another good effort last month; could still have untapped potential over this sort of trip and can make his presence felt again.

4/1

OUR TIP

9/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: /2P50-

Last run: 53 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Hasn't won since 2021 and below form since a good second at Exeter last October (2m7f, good); questions to answer at present.
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7th

3

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

18:20 Market Rasen

Royal Pretender

12st 0lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

His first win since 2021 when staying on to collect by 5l at Stratford (2m6f, good) a month ago, for which he's back up 5lb; that might not prevent him from doubling up if he can replicate the form.

11/4

1st

5

21st Jul 2024

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 4

13:50 Stratford

Royal Pretender

11st 9lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Third over 2m7f at Uttoxeter in June (good) but was well held in the end and remains without a win since 2021.

8/1

Form: 693P-P

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 8lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Won five times over hurdles at up to 3m1f for Sandy Thomson (last win was over 3m1f on heavy ground at Ayr in January 2023); mainly disappointing since; blinkers now tried.
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2nd

4

12th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

17:15 Southwell

Storm Nelson

10st 11lb

J: William Maggs

T: Olly Williams

led, headed 7th, outpaced after 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened last

20/1

2nd

4

12th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

17:15 Southwell

Storm Nelson

10st 11lb

J: William Maggs

T: Olly Williams

led, headed 7th, outpaced after 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened last

20/1

6th

5

19th Apr 2025

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 4

16:02 Carlisle

Storm Nelson

11st 1lb

J: William Maggs

T: Olly Williams

towards rear

16/1

Form: 32425-

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Formerly a very useful 2m chaser/hurdler for Joseph O'Brien; not as good these days although fair hurdle runs when second at Haydock in December (3m1f, heavy) and at Exeter in March (2m5f, soft); cheekpieces tried; each-way chance.
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5th

8

6th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

16:18 Uttoxeter

Front View

11st 6lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Formerly a very useful 2m chaser/hurdler for Joseph O'Brien; not as good these days although fair hurdle runs when second at Haydock in December (3m1f, heavy) and at Exeter in March (2m5f, soft); cheekpieces tried; each-way chance.

10/1

5th

4

19th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

16:30 Ayr

Front View

11st 8lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Jonjo O’Neill

Runner-up on two of his last three starts but was no match for the winner when occupying that position at Exeter (2m5f, soft) last month, and he's just 1-15 over hurdles; others are more compelling.

9/1

5th

4

19th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

16:30 Ayr

Front View

11st 8lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Jonjo O’Neill

Runner-up on two of his last three starts but was no match for the winner when occupying that position at Exeter (2m5f, soft) last month, and he's just 1-15 over hurdles; others are more compelling.

9/1

Form: 3/794-

Last run: 121 days

W: 11st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Last win was over 2m4f for Harry Whittington in September 2022 (good to firm); best run for this yard when fourth (of seven) in first-time visor at Market Rasen in February (2m7f, soft); headgear retained; better ground should suit.
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10th

9

12th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:25 Warwick

Breaking Waves

11st 6lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Alex Hales

Won by 8l at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good to soft) in June but has struggled to get competitive since, and he's been pulled up the last twice.

40/1

10th

9

12th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:25 Warwick

Breaking Waves

11st 6lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Alex Hales

Won by 8l at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good to soft) in June but has struggled to get competitive since, and he's been pulled up the last twice.

40/1

2

12th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

13:25 Huntingdon

Breaking Waves

11st 6lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Bounced back to form with emphatic hurdle win in refitted blinkers at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good to soft; stays further) in June but three lesser efforts have followed and it's hard to know what to expect from him on this first chasing start since 2021.

9/1

Form: /68F0/ D

Last run: 679 days

W: 12st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Won three races over hurdles (2m4f/2m7f, good/yielding) for Denise Foster in the summer of 2021; rather lost his way since and best watched on stable debut after break of 679 days.
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15

2nd Nov 2025

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

16:05 Huntingdon

Calagogo

10st 7lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Stephen Allen

Completed a hat-trick over hurdles (2m4f-2m7f) for Denise Foster in the summer of 2021, but has shown precious little since including in 12 starts for this yard; look elsewhere.

66/1

15

2nd Nov 2025

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

16:05 Huntingdon

Calagogo

10st 7lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Stephen Allen

Completed a hat-trick over hurdles (2m4f-2m7f) for Denise Foster in the summer of 2021, but has shown precious little since including in 12 starts for this yard; look elsewhere.

66/1

15

2nd Nov 2025

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

16:05 Huntingdon

Calagogo

10st 7lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Stephen Allen

Completed a hat-trick over hurdles (2m4f-2m7f) for Denise Foster in the summer of 2021, but has shown precious little since including in 12 starts for this yard; look elsewhere.

66/1

Form: 7PP/P/

Last run: 470 days

W: 11st 8lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Formerly a very useful hurdler for Gordon Elliott; nothing like so good these days, and no encouragement in three runs pointing this year; best watched.
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6

6th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

16:18 Uttoxeter

Column Of Fire

11st 8lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Simon Edwards

Formerly a very useful hurdler for Gordon Elliott; nothing like so good these days, and no encouragement in three runs pointing this year; best watched.

33/1

2

22nd Feb 2023

Good

3m 0f 84y

Class 3

14:25 Doncaster

Column Of Fire

11st 11lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: John Groucott

Very talented in his 2020 prime but struggled last March on final two runs for Gordon Elliott and changed hands for £3,000 last May; probably best watched on this stable debut.

33/1

Non-runners

Fair Frontieres, Kintail

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £8.90
Straight Forecast £9.58
Tricast £46.43
Trifecta £51.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Wavering Down

POSTDATA:

Edison Kent

Telegraph:

Kintail

RP RATINGS:

Wavering Down

TOPSPEED:

Wavering Down

The Times:

Wavering Down

Daily Mirror:

Wavering Down

The Sun:

Wavering Down

The Star:

Wavering Down

Daily Record:

Wavering Down

The Guardian:

Edison Kent

Daily Mail:

Edison Kent

D Express:

Edison Kent