16:37 Uttoxeter

Thursday 2 June 2022

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Cazoo Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:38 | Winning time: 3m 51.7s

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Eventful^v1⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D A Jacob| T: J & S Best| OR: 91| D

9/1

Winless following 14 attempts on the Flat and while she got the job done over hurdles when taking a soft-ground Plumpton handicap in February, her two subsequent efforts have lacked spark. Now tried in a visor.

Form: 583167-

Drag Race^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Philip Armson⁽⁵⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 95

20/1

Bagged an all-weather claimer on the level and best effort yet in this sphere when runner-up with a hood enlisted (retained here) in a four-runner Southwell handicap (15.8f, good) last week. More needed if she's to go one better this time.

Form: 500P-2

She's A Rocca^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 87| D

4/1

Bumper winner who opened her hurdles account in three-runner Newcastle handicap in March. By no means disgraced when third at Perth (16.2f, good to soft) subsequently and possibilities down 2 lb here.

Form: P/7431-3

Simply Red⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 81

5/2

Showed ability during time with Oliver Greenall and improved when accounting for three rivals on second start for this yard at Bangor (16.7f, good to soft) recently. Leading claims under a penalty.

Form: 4534-71

Fleursals⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Chris Ward⁽⁵⁾| T: A Forbes| OR: 80

16/1

Well held on latest start in this sphere/final appearance for Tom Symonds at Newton Abbot last summer. More miss than hit on the Flat since, too, and she's basically opposable.

Form: 575F/55-

The Girl That Sang^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 79

10/1

Modest maiden hurdler for Sean Conway and she has failed to love up to market expectations in two starts for new yard since returning from a 15-month absence in January.

Form: 7646/8-6

Encashment²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 75

11/2

Still seeking a first win, but this will be just her sixth start over hurdles and she has raised her game switched to handicaps the last twice, latterly finishing third of 13 at Market Rasen (16.6f, good to firm). Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 0083-3

My Poem²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 72

9/2

Fair winner at 11f on the Flat, but she hasn't cut much ice in this sphere to date.

Form: 746956-

Posh Spice¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: T Collier| OR: 69

50/1

Showed glimmers of ability on debut in a Newcastle bumper last March, but well held all three starts over hurdles and big step forward now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 76/P-7

Forecasts

Simply Red (5/2), She's A Rocca (4/1), My Poem (9/2), Encashment (11/2), Eventful (9/1), The Girl That Sang (10/1), Fleursals (16/1), Drag Race (20/1), Posh Spice (50/1)

SIMPLY RED did the job well at Bangor recently, despite a less-than-perfect round of jumping, and she looks capable of defying a penalty in a race where most of her rivals have something to prove for one reason or another. Encashment and She's A Rocca are likely to emerge as the main dangers.