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A nice little card at Uttoxeter this afternoon, with a nice bunch of handicaps and novice hurdles to gradually dip our toe into the national hunt season. It seems from entries and market movers that the two trainers to keep an eye on are Fergal O’ Brien and Donald McCain, two very crafty men to keep an eye on throughout the duration of the season no doubt.
The first race is a trappy looking novice hurdle, and RIGHT TO RULE looks to be a very worthy even money favourite for the ever conquering Donald McCain yard, with stable jockey Jason Maguire taking the leg up. He was second to eventual group winner Sir Graham Wade on debut for William Haggas, and ran on soft three times, winning a maiden over ten furlongs at the third time of asking. Now gelded, this Rock of Gibraltar three year old showed enough promise two weeks ago on his hurdling debut at Bangor to suggest he has a lot more to offer, and given his flat form, should love the soft ground out there. Ctappers gives the field 7lb, and Alborz has been behind both of these two on his two novice hurdles thus far.
The second novice hurdle is for older horses, and is made up of national hunt bred horses, whose main goal will no doubt be chasing in the years to come. Un Bop P’tit Gars carries a 6lb penalty for a recent course and distance win, which makes life very difficult. Spanish Arch, Moscow Presents, Benjamin Bittern and Coastal Bay are not without a chance, but it could be worth taking a chance on BUDDY LOVE for Martin Keighley. The mares allowance gets her a further 7lb in weight from the field, and the yard are warming up nicely, with two winners last week. She is from a decent family, and showed a game attitude when winning a bumper at Towcester back in May.
Notabotheronme looks the worthy favourite of the three mile handicap chase, and Paul Moloney is riding especially well as of late, but considering the gelding is up 4lb for winning a very poor race last time out in May, the form of that win and the lengthy absence could go against him. Four run out of the handicap, which leaves Ban Uisce and Salut Honore, with preference for the former. BAN UISCE has three career wins over soft ground, and it is interesting that the seven year old is stepped up to three miles for the first time. He is down to a career low mark and has promising young jockey Ryan Mania on for the first time, and he should be fit from a season of summer jumping.
QUEEN OF MANTUA goes for the ever conquering Fergal O’Brien yard, and this could form the part of a quick-fire double for the stable. A well-bred Old Vic mare, she was last seen winning a novice hurdle in a very comfortably fashion on soft ground at Towcester over two and a half miles. She won despite hanging that day, and with more experience and strengthening up over the summer; she could prove to be a very nice handicapping prospect for the yard. The fact that the money is down for DIRLETON in the two and a half mile handicap hurdle speaks volumes and the Flemensfirth six year old runs for the first time in eighteen months, making his handicap and actual debut for the yard after previously being with George Charlton. He is unexposed, off a workable mark, and with the market responding accordingly, he carries maximum respect.
The two mile handicap chase looks very tricky, but with the ground being very soft, the only horse who has form on the surface is LUKEYS LUCK who has also been well backed throughout the morning. The six year old’s record on soft or worse going reads 12, and considering how unexposed he is in comparison to his rivals, he looks on a good enough mark to be winning a race of this calibre.
2.10 Uttoxeter – Right to Rule (Nap)
2.40 Uttoxeter – Buddy Love
3.10 Uttoxeter – Ban Uisce
3.40 Uttoxeter – Queen of Mantua
4.10 Uttoxeter – Dirleton
4.40 Uttoxeter – Lukeys Luck (Nb)
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