15:55 Uttoxeter

Friday 18 October 2024

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Uttoxeter Racecourse New Years Eve Raceday Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 4m 53.61s

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Dargiannini^t³⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| OR: 142| CD

3/1

C&D winner who made it 3-5 in handicap hurdles since joining Harry Derham when comfortably seeing off 6 rivals at Kempton (21f) last November. Not seen since but he has a decent record fresh and his yard is going well.

Form: F110/01-

Lac De Constance³²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 133

11/2

Useful over hurdles and fences. Absent finishing a creditable third in 19f Haydock handicap hurdle last November but handicapped to go well if primed after 11 months off.

Form: U246/53-

Pyramid Place^h¹³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 132| D

13/2

Better than when recording a seventh handicap hurdle win of his career at Aintree (2½m, good to soft) in May. Not in the same form when seventh at Market Rasen the following month, after which he left Harriet Dickin. New stable is in good form.

Form: 3150-17

Willaston^p,t¹⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 127| D

18/1

Had a good spell with 2 wins in spring 2023. Also a creditable second at Bangor in spring of this year but off since a lesser effort at Cartmel at the end of May.

Form: 1/1402-0

Ballybegg¹⁶⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: R Patrick| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 123| CD

6/1

Dual C&D winner whose latest success came over fences at Ludlow in January. Off since finishing a respectable fourth back hurdling here in May. Given a chance by the handicapper in this sphere but no great record when fresh.

Form: 20414-4

Thanksforthehelp^t²³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 122| D

10/1

Won twice in spring 2023 but disappointed in 2 outings 9 months apart last season and absent for a further 8 months ahead of this reappearance. Best watched unless the betting strongly hints otherwise.

Form: 4101/P0-

Tamar Bridge⁶⁹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 122| D

14/1

Completed a hurdle hat-trick in 2021 but has pulled up on all 3 outings since, the latest over fences at Exeter in November 2022. A watching brief has to be the call after such a long layoff.

Form: 111PPP/

Pretending¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: G Sheehan| T: L Wadham| OR: 116| D

11/4

Won twice last season, latterly making all in a big-field event at Cheltenham (2½m) in April. The handicapper raised her 7 lb for that and she'll require another career best to follow up on her return to action.

Form: 143221-

Forecasts

Pretending (11/4), Dargiannini (3/1), Lac De Constance (11/2), Ballybegg (6/1), Pyramid Place (13/2), Thanksforthehelp (10/1), Tamar Bridge (14/1), Willaston (18/1)

The Harry Derham stable has very much clicked into gear in recent days and DARGIANNINI can make a successful return to action. Lac de Constance has a good record fresh and is second choice ahead of Olly Murphy's new recruit Pyramid Place.