13:13 Uttoxeter

Saturday 29 January 2022

All12:0812:3813:1313:4814:2214:5715:3316:08

Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 168y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:15  |   Winning time: 4m 14.53s
1st
Horse silk
7
16/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard (5)
Raced in mid-division, ridden and made headway to challenge at 3 out, ridden and joined leader at 2 out, ran on well to lead after last hurdle, held on close home op 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
sh
2
3/1
T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory
Raced in mid-division, not fluent at 4 out, ridden and made headway at 3 out, kept on at 2 out, ran on well after last hurdle, just held op 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
3
711-6
10/11f
T: A RalphJ: S Bowen
Led and joined at 2 out, ridden and every chance at last hurdle, weakened close home tchd 5/6
4th
Horse silk
15
4
40/1
T: A M HalesJ: C Gethings
Raced in mid-division, ridden and outpaced at 3 out, kept on at 2 out, not reach leaders
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
25/1
T: S-J DaviesJ: W T Kennedy
Tracked leaders, not fluent at 4 out, ridden and outpaced at 3 out, weakened
6th
Horse silk
20
6
12/1
T: C HobsonJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)
Tracked leaders, not fluent at 4 out, ridden and outpaced at 3 out, kept on at 2 out, made no impression op 9/1
7th
Horse silk
59
8
5/1
T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien
Held up, ridden and outpaced before 4 out, tailed off op 15/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
50/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke
Held up, ridden and outpaced before 4 out, pulled up op 40/1

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9
Horse silk
Mothill21
Weight: 10-7|  Age: 4
T: N P Mulholland  J: Harry Reed
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.50Pl:£2.80, £1.50, £1.10EX:£97.20Trifecta:£228.90SF:£64.88Swingers:£5.20, £4.00, £1.20

Forecasts

Drenagh (10/11), Benign Dictator (3/1), Western Baron (5/1), Russian Virtue (12/1), Sullivan's Brow (16/1), Nine Nine Nine (25/1), Mothill (33/1), Ez Tiger (40/1), Barnie Beetle (50/1)

Verdict

BENIGN DICTATOR has shown enough in bumpers to suggest a race of this nature over hurdles is within his compass, so he's preferred to Drenagh, who sets the standard in this sphere on his pair of runner-up efforts. Of the rest, Western Baron is a well-bred newcomer to keep an eye on.

  1. BENIGN DICTATOR (IRE)
  2. DRENAGH (IRE)
  3. WESTERN BARON (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £5,446.002nd: £2,509.003rd: £1,254.004th: £628.00

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