June 14 / 17.40 Uttoxeter

17.40

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QuinnBet Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4193.42
  • 1m 7f 168y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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QuinnBet Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.80
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 251-1 CD

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Delivered on earlier promise when winning 13-runner Kempton bumper in March and just did enough to follow up over C&D (also on good) on hurdling debut six weeks ago; probably still has more to offer; good chance.
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1st

1

14th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:40 Uttoxeter

Trustintimes

11st 5lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Harry Fry

Delivered on earlier promise when winning 13-runner Kempton bumper in March and just did enough to follow up over C&D (also on good) on hurdling debut six weeks ago; probably still has more to offer; good chance.

13/8

1st

7

3rd May 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

16:10 Uttoxeter

Trustintimes

11st 0lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Harry Fry

Unlikely that it was a strong bumper he won at Kempton (2m) but this isn't a strong maiden hurdle and he's open to improvement.

4/1

1st

7

3rd May 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

16:10 Uttoxeter

Trustintimes

11st 0lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Harry Fry

Unlikely that it was a strong bumper he won at Kempton (2m) but this isn't a strong maiden hurdle and he's open to improvement.

4/1

2/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 71 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Lost all chance with bad jumping error on last month's stable/hurdle debut but rewarded very positive ride when winning comfortably against own sex at Southwell (2m, good) a fortnight later and features prominently in calculations here.
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6

8th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

18:00 Uttoxeter

Hope Rising

10st 12lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Positively ridden to win comfortably against own sex at Southwell (2m, good) and was second here under a penalty despite losing ground at the start; enters the reckoning.

7/2

2nd

6

14th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:40 Uttoxeter

Hope Rising

10st 12lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Lost all chance with bad jumping error on last month's stable/hurdle debut but rewarded very positive ride when winning comfortably against own sex at Southwell (2m, good) a fortnight later and features prominently in calculations here.

2/1

6

20th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:20 Southwell

Hope Rising

10st 10lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Jamie Snowden

Showed some fair form (albeit without winning) on the Flat last year and was seemingly in process of running quite well until shocking jumping error at third-last flight cooked her goose on recent stable/hurdle debut at Warwick; can feature.

4/1

OUR TIP

50/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: P-4

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Chased home now-useful rival in an Irish point in April 2024 (good to yielding) but his two hurdling runs this year (3m/2m) have been very underwhelming.
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3rd

3

14th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:40 Uttoxeter

Flawless Clarity

11st 3lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: D J Jeffreys

Chased home now-useful rival in an Irish point in April 2024 (good to yielding) but his two hurdling runs this year (3m/2m) have been very underwhelming.

50/1

4th

3

16th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

17:10 Aintree

Flawless Clarity

11st 2lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: D J Jeffreys

Runner-up in Irish point last April (good to yielding), form that was very well advertised under rules by the winner last season, but was pulled up when 80-1 for rules debut at Ayr (3m, soft) in January and it's hard to know what to expect from him over today's much shorter trip.

66/1

4th

3

16th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

17:10 Aintree

Flawless Clarity

11st 2lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: D J Jeffreys

Runner-up in Irish point last April (good to yielding), form that was very well advertised under rules by the winner last season, but was pulled up when 80-1 for rules debut at Ayr (3m, soft) in January and it's hard to know what to expect from him over today's much shorter trip.

66/1

Form: 90-

Last run: 168 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten in two Irish maiden hurdles (2m/2m5f) for Declan Queally in December; probably best watched on this stable debut.
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4th

4

14th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:40 Uttoxeter

Justlikefire

11st 3lb

J: William Shanahan

T: Jennie Candlish

Well beaten in two Irish maiden hurdles (2m/2m5f) for Declan Queally in December; probably best watched on this stable debut.

66/1

10th

9

28th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 0y

13:05 Limerick

Justlikefire

11st 4lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Declan Queally

midfield, mistake and lost position 5 out, tailed off

33/1

10th

9

28th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 0y

13:05 Limerick

Justlikefire

11st 4lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Declan Queally

midfield, mistake and lost position 5 out

33/1

Form: 7-3

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Came second on last year's Irish point debut (yielding ground) and displayed considerable promise before weakening into third on last month's hurdling debut at Bangor (2m, good); can be very dangerous here if that recent outing did him good.
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1st

2

13th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

16:27 Stratford

City Of Diamonds

11st 4lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Second in an Irish point; easily best show from three races under rules when weakening into third on hurdling debut at Bangor in May; heavy defeat at Uttoxeter (again 2m on good) four weeks later was followed by wind surgery two days later; player if back on song.

7/2

5th

2

14th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:40 Uttoxeter

City Of Diamonds

11st 3lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Came second on last year's Irish point debut (yielding ground) and displayed considerable promise before weakening into third on last month's hurdling debut at Bangor (2m, good); can be very dangerous here if that recent outing did him good.

7/2

1

17th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

15:30 Bangor-on-Dee

City Of Diamonds

11st 4lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Runner-up on Irish point debut in March 2024; shaped with more promise than finishing position suggests when seventh of eight in good-ground Newcastle bumper in October but still needs significant improvement on this hurdling debut.

6/1

Form: 74-3

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made the frame in two small-field bumpers this spring (good/good to firm) but the form is modest and she'll need to improve to pose a threat on this hurdling debut.
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4th

5

29th Jun 2025

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

14:32 Uttoxeter

Miz Klimt

10st 3lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

A 4yo filly who receives plenty of weight but her form to date lacks substance; others preferred.

33/1

6th

10

14th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:40 Uttoxeter

Miz Klimt

10st 5lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Made the frame in two small-field bumpers this spring (good/good to firm) but the form is modest and she'll need to improve to pose a threat on this hurdling debut.

33/1

3rd

4

13th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

20:10 Sedgefield

Miz Klimt

10st 3lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Ran well to a point on debut in March and was beaten only about 5l when fourth of six at Hereford (good) last month; her form isn't anything to get too excited about but she enters calculations here.

6/1

Form: PP-

Last run: 170 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Had modest strike-rate as a low-grade Flat handicapper (mainly on AW) and was pulled up on both hurdling starts for new stable last year; had wind surgery during subsequent 170-day break.
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7

8th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

18:00 Uttoxeter

Kingston Joy

10st 9lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Kevin Bishop

Modest Flat performer and going the same way over hurdles; held by Hope Rising.

150/1

7th

9

14th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:40 Uttoxeter

Kingston Joy

10st 10lb

J: James Best

T: Kevin Bishop

Had modest strike-rate as a low-grade Flat handicapper (mainly on AW) and was pulled up on both hurdling starts for new stable last year; had wind surgery during subsequent 170-day break.

100/1

Form: 0-5

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Last month's bumper run was much more promising that his debut and he's open to further improvement on this hurdling debut but others have more pressing claims all the same.
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8

6th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

14:35 Market Rasen

Mini Mario

10st 13lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Stuart Edmunds

Not beaten far when fifth of eight in good-ground Worcester bumper in May but was soundly beaten on last month's hurdling debut (2m); up in trip today; probably one for a bit further down the line.

25/1

8th

7

14th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:40 Uttoxeter

Mini Mario

10st 12lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Stuart Edmunds

Last month's bumper run was much more promising that his debut and he's open to further improvement on this hurdling debut but others have more pressing claims all the same.

10/1

5th

6

13th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:30 Worcester

Mini Mario

10st 10lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Stuart Edmunds

Lost his place mid-race and was beaten 23l at Uttoxeter, finishing behind Gaelic Glow; needs to leave that run behind.

25/1

Form: F/5

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten when falling on stable/hurdle debut in summer 2023 but, following a long layoff, shaped quite well before fading into fifth (not given hard time) at Warwick (2m, good) this month; should build on that effort.
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5

14th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:40 Uttoxeter

Maitre De Perles

11st 3lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Beaten when falling on stable/hurdle debut in summer 2023 but, following a long layoff, shaped quite well before fading into fifth (not given hard time) at Warwick (2m, good) this month; should build on that effort.

10/1

4

4th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:35 Warwick

Maitre De Perles

11st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Absent since final-flight fall (had no chance at the time) on stable/hurdle debut nearly two years ago; 0-4 on Flat previously; best watched unless the market speaks positively.

20/1

4

4th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:35 Warwick

Maitre De Perles

11st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Absent since final-flight fall (had no chance at the time) on stable/hurdle debut nearly two years ago; 0-4 on Flat previously; best watched unless the market speaks positively.

20/1

Non-runners

Gusty

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Payout
Exacta £3.90
Straight Forecast £3.13
Trifecta £12.50

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Hope Rising

The Times:

Trustintimes

SPOTLIGHT:

City Of Diamonds

D Express:

Trustintimes

The Sun:

Trustintimes

Telegraph:

City Of Diamonds

POSTDATA:

Hope Rising

The Guardian:

Hope Rising

Daily Mail:

Hope Rising

Daily Mirror:

Hope Rising

The Star:

Hope Rising

Daily Record:

Hope Rising