May 25 / 14.38 Uttoxeter

14.38

Good

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

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 3PP5-1 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Bounced back to form with game win at Hexham (2m4f) this month, taking hurdles record to 4-9; scored on this card last year, completing a Uttoxeter hat-trick; strongly respected.
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1st

3

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 2

18:41 Worcester

Miss Maverick

10st 9lb

J: James Davies

T: Gary Hanmer

Last five wins have all been gained over 2m4f, but three defeats since May's latest Uttoxeter success (her fifth there) have taken her score to 0-4 racing off marks in the 120s; rivalry for early lead.

9/1

3rd

5

28th Jun 2026

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 2

15:37 Cartmel

Miss Maverick

11st 3lb

J: James Davies

T: Gary Hanmer

6-16 over hurdles, her latest success being at Uttoxeter in May (2m4f, good); one of her best runs was when 2l second to Fiveonefive in this race last year, but she is now 6lb worse off with the winner.

20/1

4th

1

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 28y

Class 3

15:40 Hexham

Miss Maverick

12st 0lb

J: James Davies

T: Gary Hanmer

Only win away from Uttoxeter came over today's C&D in May 2025, and she was a good third in this race soon after (split Johnson's Blue and Well Educated) despite pulling; well held off career-high mark latest.

9/1

8/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: 60274-

Last run: 85 days

W: 11st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Not disgraced in higher grade at Newbury last time and is capable of being involved off current mark; however, losing run is mounting up.
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8th

1

22nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:32 Worcester

Fine Casting

12st 1lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Below par when returning to hurdling at Southwell (2m4f, good) in March; has dropped 2lb since finishing fourth at Wetherby (2m3f, soft) on his most recent chase start and has claims if able to reproduce the form of that or his Bangor success (2m4f, soft) last November; acts on a sound surface.

10/1

3rd

1

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:30 Southwell

Fine Casting

12st 0lb

J: Elliott England

T: Ben Pauling

Good and bad since returned to fences (1P4); runs off a lower hurdles mark but he is a 10yo and without a win in this discipline since 2022.

6/1

15/8

Form: 2F213- D BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Solid operator whose overall form figures read 132F213; started favourite the last four times; ran creditably off this mark at Fontwell (2m5f) most recently; firmly in the mix.
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9th

9

2nd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 4

16:07 Chepstow

Marlacoo

11st 6lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Won an Irish bumper and added an Ayr maiden hurdle last season; beaten seven times since that last win despite heading the market but did run well with the visor back on at Haydock (2m3f, good to soft) four weeks ago; should be involved once more.

100/30

3rd

9

5th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 2f 191y

Class 4

15:15 Haydock

Marlacoo

11st 5lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Irish bumper winner who got off the mark over hurdles in Ayr maiden (about 2m3f, heavy) just over a year ago; expensive to follow subsequently and it was a moderate effort when sixth of eight over this sort of trip at Catterick (soft) last time; doesn't look the percentage call.

10/1

6th

5

9th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 66y

Class 4

15:00 Catterick

Marlacoo

11st 9lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Irish bumper winner who got off the mark over hurdles in an Ayr maiden (2m3f, heavy) last February; two decent placed efforts this term, following wind surgery, in first-time visor latest (left off here); a possible.

11/4

OUR TIP

Form: 24822- D

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Couple of sound efforts since wearing cheekpieces and returned to hurdles, taking record in this sphere to 631322; solid contender in the retained headgear.
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5

27th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 32y

Class 4

16:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Kaituna River

11st 7lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Alex Hales

Lightly raced for his age and was seemingly boosted by new cheekpieces when runner-up twice on good ground in the spring (2m7f/3m1f); should cope if there's rain about but we haven't seen him since a disappointing run in May; tongue-tie added.

12/1

5

27th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 32y

Class 4

16:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Kaituna River

11st 7lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Alex Hales

Lightly raced for his age and was seemingly boosted by new cheekpieces when runner-up twice on good ground in the spring (2m7f/3m1f); should cope if there's rain about but we haven't seen him since a disappointing run in May; tongue-tie added.

12/1

Form: /2644- C

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
On a two-year losing spell and the belated return to hurdles (from fences) had little effect last time; others preferred.
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8th

4

15th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

19:30 Aintree

Grey Skies

11st 11lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Won twice in blinkers on good ground last summer (2m/2m1f) but was given a break after two disappointing runs in the autumn and made a low-key return without blinkers last month; has blinkers back on today but needs to get back in the groove.

20/1

7th

7

16th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

19:00 Hereford

Grey Skies

11st 3lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Two wins last summer (2m/2m1f, good), the latest off just a 1lb lower mark; form has dipped in his last two races, at Cheltenham and then Carlisle where he should have run better; absent since November.

12/1

15

24th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 87y

Class 3

14:25 Cheltenham

Grey Skies

10st 4lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Perked up by blinkers this summer, winning twice, but faded into third after setting the pace in run-of-the-mill Worcester handicap (2m, good) last month and is patently not the force of old.

25/1

Form: 1/F45- D

Last run: 309 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Handicap debutant; interesting on two pieces of form last spring but has been absent for ten months; the betting may offer further guidance.
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2nd

6

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

13:20 Worcester

Gwash

11st 8lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won maiden hurdle in 2024; best effort for a long time when third of 11 here (2m7f, good; closely matched with Pike Road) in June but he was beaten too far in one previous chase start under rules, at Taunton last November, to have confidence now back over fences.

12/1

3rd

8

6th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:25 Worcester

Gwash

11st 11lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Yet to add to his sole win at Warwick (2m3f, good) over two years ago and recent evidence doesn't suggest a breakthrough is imminent; not dismissed completely but needs a revival.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £19.20
Straight Forecast £24.21
Trifecta £32.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Miss Maverick

POSTDATA:

Marlacoo

The Sun:

Kaituna River

Telegraph:

Fine Casting

D Express:

Marlacoo

Daily Record:

Marlacoo

RP RATINGS:

Miss Maverick

TOPSPEED:

Miss Maverick

The Times:

Miss Maverick

Daily Mirror:

Miss Maverick

The Star:

Miss Maverick