July 24 / 14.10 Uttoxeter

14.10

Good

Bridal Rooms Uttoxeter Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 1m 7f 168y
  • Class 5
  • 11 runners
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Bridal Rooms Uttoxeter Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £1.84
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 6776- BF

Last run: 129 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Only sixth when favourite for handicap hurdle debut at Wetherby (2m, good to soft) in March and signed off for Jedd O'Keeffe with a poor Flat run in May but joined Dan Skelton for £21,000 soon afterwards and was quickly given a wind op; interesting to see what new trainer can do with him.
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3rd

7

4th Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

17:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Ashdown Forest

11st 7lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Scored on stable debut at Uttoxeter (2m, good) in July and was placed behind Ballynoe Boy over similar trip to today's at Market Rasen (good) three weeks ago; 5lb better off with that rival here and seems fine on slower ground; likely contender.

9/4

3rd

6

15th Aug 2026

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 5

20:04 Market Rasen

Ashdown Forest

11st 2lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Left Jedd O'Keeffe for £21,000 in May and given wind surgery; first run since when justifying 5-6 favouritism in 11-runner handicap at Uttoxeter three weeks ago (2m, good); he did that narrowly but he was delivered late, so the 7lb rise could be very manageable.

2/1

5/1

  • Place: £3.30

Form: 06-87U

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Unplaced all seven hurdling starts but was prominent in the betting for all four handicaps and held third place before last-flight unseat over C&D (good) nine days ago; may yet have a bigger run in him.
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1st

7

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

17:00 Sedgefield

Littletown Lad

10st 11lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Maiden (0-10); much better lately, giving a well-backed Skelton runner plenty to think about at Uttoxeter (2m, good); raised 4lb since but a reproduction of that effort could prove good enough.

5/2

2nd

11

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:10 Uttoxeter

Littletown Lad

10st 3lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Unplaced all seven hurdling starts but was prominent in the betting for all four handicaps and held third place before last-flight unseat over C&D (good) nine days ago; may yet have a bigger run in him.

5/1

11

15th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:48 Uttoxeter

Littletown Lad

10st 7lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Has tended to race too freely and has been well held in all three handicap starts despite attracting market support, including after wind surgery; should be capable of better and this is a modest contest but he still needs to learn to settle.

8/1

Form: 214-66 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Just held on to make all off 3lb lower at Warwick (2m, good) last May but, following a layoff, has dropped out quite tamely once headed here on both starts this season.
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4

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

17:33 Worcester

Iolaos Du Mou

11st 6lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

Free-going front-runner; just 1-14 over hurdles but was seemingly back in good form when placed at Uttoxeter (2m, good) last month; could take some catching if he gets into a good jumping rhythm on chasing debut.

8/1

3rd

5

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:10 Uttoxeter

Iolaos Du Mou

11st 7lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

Just held on to make all off 3lb lower at Warwick (2m, good) last May but, following a layoff, has dropped out quite tamely once headed here on both starts this season.

10/1

6th

3

7th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:30 Uttoxeter

Iolaos Du Mou

11st 11lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

Made all for a narrow verdict at Warwick in May of last year; neither run since has been quite so good and current wellbeing is an issue.

14/1

Form: 63-52P CD

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Front-runner who won three times (once over C&D) last spring; pulled up over fences at Worcester last month but her second there in May was a fairly good effort and she reverts to hurdling on a workable mark.
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4th

6

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:10 Uttoxeter

Auntie Maggie

11st 5lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Front-runner who won three times (once over C&D) last spring; pulled up over fences at Worcester last month but her second there in May was a fairly good effort and she reverts to hurdling on a workable mark.

8/1

4

17th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

14:05 Worcester

Auntie Maggie

11st 6lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Three-time hurdle winner last spring; 0-3 over fences but posted sound effort when second of five behind much-improved rival over C&D (good) three weeks ago; likely contender again.

7/2

2nd

2

28th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

14:25 Worcester

Auntie Maggie

11st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Won three handicap hurdles within the space of four runs last year (all at 2m on goodish ground) and the last of those was off this mark; may have needed the run last time after a break and showed some aptitude for fences when an 18l third at Uttoxeter in October.

2/1

Form: 0U138/

Last run: 603 days

W: 10st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Managed a win off lowly mark at Huntingdon (2m3f, good) in October 2024 but absent since heavy defeat the following month (albeit on slower-than-ideal ground) and might need this outing.
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6th

9

28th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

19:33 Fontwell

Harry Gulliver

10st 9lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Won off lowly mark at Huntingdon (2m3f, good) in 2024 and returned from long absence with encouraging sixth at Uttoxeter (2m, good) last month; may be reliant on the ground remaining good but can feature if that recent outing brought him on.

10/1

5th

10

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:10 Uttoxeter

Harry Gulliver

10st 9lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Managed a win off lowly mark at Huntingdon (2m3f, good) in October 2024 but absent since heavy defeat the following month (albeit on slower-than-ideal ground) and might need this outing.

16/1

Form: 4U35

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Low-grade Flat winner for another stable last year; still unexposed over hurdles and wasn't given a hard time when fifth of 12 over C&D (good; beaten about 21l) on recent handicap debut, having almost lost his jockey when stumbling on the home turn.
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6th

7

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:10 Uttoxeter

Colinski

11st 3lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Rebecca Menzies

Low-grade Flat winner for another stable last year; still unexposed over hurdles and wasn't given a hard time when fifth of 12 over C&D (good; beaten about 21l) on recent handicap debut, having almost lost his jockey when stumbling on the home turn.

14/1

5th

3

15th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:48 Uttoxeter

Colinski

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Rebecca Menzies

Low-grade Flat winner who has shaped with some promise in two completed hurdle starts, most recently when a 14l third at Hexham (2m, good) in June; needs to take a step forward on handicap debut but receives a handy weight-for-age allowance.

8/1

Form: 243-33 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Kept on for third of 13 in Hereford maiden (2m, good) in April but safely held when filling same position in two subsequent handicaps (both 2m, good) and needs improvement here.
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5th

3

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 188y

Class 5

19:15 Sedgefield

American Empire

11st 12lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Bumper winner for Don Cantillon; fair third at Hereford (2m maiden; 15-2) in April, but has struggled to replicate that since, beaten 15l (seventh of 11) at Uttoxeter five weeks ago; competes from easing mark in added cheekpieces.

12/1

7th

4

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:10 Uttoxeter

American Empire

11st 11lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Kept on for third of 13 in Hereford maiden (2m, good) in April but safely held when filling same position in two subsequent handicaps (both 2m, good) and needs improvement here.

12/1

3rd

4

26th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

20:18 Bangor-on-Dee

American Empire

11st 9lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Kept on for third of 13 in Hereford maiden (2m, good) in April but was below that form when well-held third of six over that C&D on last month's handicap debut; needs help from the new tongue-tie here.

11/2

Form: 3-434

Last run: 23 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Has modest strike-rate on the Flat and is 0-4 over hurdles; placed off today's mark on handicap hurdle debut at Southwell (2m, good) last month but subsequent run in Worcester maiden was underwhelming; others have more persuasive profiles.
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3rd

4

5th Sep 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

Versatile

10st 6lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: James Owen

Regressive Flat maiden who, for the second time this year, refused to race on the AW nine days ago; has the ability to feature off this mark over hurdles (0-6) but far too risky.

8/1

12

(3)

27th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Versatile

9st 9lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: James Owen

He has the ability to make a nonsense of his lowly rating but slow starts have been a recurring theme and he completely disgraced himself at Leicester in May; running okay over hurdles this summer but can't be backed with any confidence.

7/1

4th

3

20th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

20:06 Stratford

Versatile

11st 12lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

1-25 on the Flat; kept on for third on handicap hurdle debut at Southwell (2m, good) in June but two lesser efforts have followed and it's questionable whether the refitted cheekpieces will make the necessary difference.

14/1

Form: 223-34 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Not seen over hurdles since 65l defeat on handicap debut in April 2025 but pretty consistent over fences since; reverts to this code with trip/ground suitable; might be the answer.
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5th

3

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

17:33 Worcester

Alshadhian

11st 10lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Needs to rebound from last month's poor hurdle run but was second in two good-ground C&D chases last summer (including this race) and has slipped to a good mark; will be dangerous if back on song in first-time cheekpieces.

8/1

10th

2

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:10 Uttoxeter

Alshadhian

11st 12lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Not seen over hurdles since 65l defeat on handicap debut in April 2025 but pretty consistent over fences since; reverts to this code with trip/ground suitable; might be the answer.

6/1

4th

1

7th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 5

16:00 Uttoxeter

Alshadhian

12st 0lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Was going okay when whacking the third last at Southwell (2m, good; beaten 15l) in June, a race he won the previous year off 11lb lower; he does look a shade high in the weights but can run well.

4/1

OUR TIP

Form: 5F03-P D

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Had jumping issues and struggled in Hexham chase on last month's stable debut; now 5lb lower than when placed over hurdles at Stratford (2m2f, good) on final start for Daisy Hitchins but still has something to prove.
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11th

3

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:10 Uttoxeter

Chicago Storm

11st 12lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Barry Murtagh

Had jumping issues and struggled in Hexham chase on last month's stable debut; now 5lb lower than when placed over hurdles at Stratford (2m2f, good) on final start for Daisy Hitchins but still has something to prove.

20/1

1

13th Jun 2026

Good

1m 7f 133y

Class 5

14:55 Hexham

Chicago Storm

12st 0lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Barry Murtagh

Two handicap hurdle wins for Daisy Hitchins last year (1m7f/2m3f, good to soft) included one off 8lb higher, and an inconsistent profile since the autumn does at least include a Tapeta Flat success and a serviceable chase debut; some positives ahead of stable debut.

6/1

3rd

6

19th Apr 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

16:18 Stratford

Chicago Storm

11st 13lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Daisy Hitchins

Out of form in December when last seen over hurdles but looked back in good nick when winning on AW in February and is 5lb lower than when scoring over C&D (good to soft) in March 2025; interesting.

7/1

Form: 348P-7

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 86

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Payout
Exacta £13.60
Straight Forecast £13.66
Tricast £86.09
Trifecta £100.50

Selections

The Times:

Ashdown Forest

POSTDATA:

Littletown Lad

RP RATINGS:

Auntie Maggie

SPOTLIGHT:

Alshadhian

The Guardian:

Iolaos Du Mou

Telegraph:

Ashdown Forest

Daily Mail:

Ashdown Forest

Daily Mirror:

Ashdown Forest

The Sun:

Ashdown Forest

Daily Record:

Ashdown Forest

D Express:

Littletown Lad

The Star:

Littletown Lad