15:55 Uttoxeter

Friday 26 July 2024

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Malcolm Harrison Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 168y  |   Good  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:56  |   Winning time: 3m 53.13s
1st
Horse silk
1
13/2
T: Micky HammondJ: Joshua Thompson (7)
Disputed early, clearly led 4th, made most thereafter, asserted after 3 out, not fluent at final two flights, unchallenged run-in, clear when ran on strongly towards finish, comfortably op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
7 ½
9
10/1
T: Miss H C KnightJ: Brendan Powell
Midfield, headway before 3 out, went second 2 out, ridden run-in, kept on but no chance with winner towards finish op 11/1 tchd 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
511-9
20/1
T: A WestJ: Lee Edwards
Held up towards rear, headway from 3 out, ridden after 2f out, went third run-in, ran on op 22/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
11/8f
T: James OwenJ: Mr Alex Chadwick (5)
Held up last, not fluent 3rd, towards rear when short of room on turn before 3 out, headway to dispute third before 2 out, not fluent last, weakened run-in op 6/5 tchd 6/4
5th
Horse silk
½
12
16/1
T: L MorganJ: Adam Wedge
Prominent, outpaced and ridden after 3 out, ran on from 2 out, lost fourth run-in, weakened towards finish op 14/1 tchd 18/1
6th
Horse silk
8
5
15/2
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke
Towards rear, headway from 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, weakened after last op 13/2 tchd 11/2
7th
Horse silk
hd
11
28/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Disputed early, headed 3rd but remained close up, ridden before mistake 3 out, struggling before 2 out, weakened after last tchd 33/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
14/1
T: B BrookhouseJ: J M Quinlan
Midfield, outpaced from 3 out, struggling 2 out, weakened after last op 16/1 tchd 18/1
9th
Horse silk
4 ¾
3
8/1
T: J W MullinsJ: James Bowen
Midfield, dropped towards rear after halfway, short of room and hit rail on turn after 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, soon struggling, weakened before last op 12/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
7
66/1
T: S AllwoodJ: C J Todd
Raced in third, outpaced before 3 out, soon lost ground, weakened after 2 out op 80/1 tchd 50/1
11th
Horse silk
12
8
15/2
T: K C BaileyJ: J J Burke
Towards rear, headway to midfield 6th, ridden when raced wide into home straight, struggling from 3 out, dropped to last run-in, detached towards finish tchd 7/1

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Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
Kirkuila18
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 4
T: G Brown  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.30Pl:£2.00, £3.00, £5.00EX:£96.40Trifecta:£1,120.90Tricast:£1,250.02SF:£69.92Swingers:£10.40, £18.30, £20.80

Forecasts

Laser Focus (11/8), Ambassador (13/2), Lucky Lover Boy (15/2), Gerard Mentor (15/2), Phoenix Aquilus (8/1), Motazzen (10/1), Summer Night City (14/1), We Got Your Back (16/1), Baikal (20/1), Virginia Lodge (28/1), Kirkuila (33/1), Mountain Lake (66/1)

Verdict

LASER FOCUS has thrived on the Flat this summer under the expert tutelage of James Owen and gets a confident vote to return in style to hurdling off a lenient mark. Ambassador took this contest 12 months ago and rates the main danger ahead of recent C&D winner Lucky Lover Boy.

  1. LASER FOCUS (IRE)
  2. AMBASSADOR (IRE)
  3. LUCKY LOVER BOY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
George Mallory
Weight: 10-5  |Age: 7
J: S Bowen  |  T: C & A Pogson
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,248.002nd: £1,494.003rd: £747.004th: £374.005th: £186.00

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