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Class 4, 2m7½f (2m7f70y), Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, £4,568, 9 runners
- Going
- GOOD
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Roger Pol No. 1
Isabelle Ryder · Jamie Snowden
✓ Top rated ✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (7/19, 14 days)
Roger Pol looks the one to beat in this three-mile Uttoxeter contest, topping our ratings on 126 and sitting six pounds clear of Tiger Orchid on 120, a decent margin in a Class 4 on good ground. Tiger Orchid is the chief danger, with Gold In The Rivers a single pound further back on 119 and Diamond Geezer on 115 also needing to be respected if the pace falls apart. Even so, none of that trio can match the top-rated runner on our figures, and he can prove the strongest stayer at the business end. Roger Pol is our selection.
Runners
Isabelle Ryder (5)
Jamie Snowden 7/19
Runner-up in each of his last two starts, Roger Pol arrives fresh after 34 days off and has run over today's trip and going before. Though still yet to win in recent form, his 126 rating tops this nine-runner field despite 170 lb.
- Sire
- Shantou (USA)
- Dam
- Laren (GER) by Monsun
- Owner
- Cobbold Allen Ogilvy Shaw Morley
- Foaled
- 23 May 2018
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 19 runs (37%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 8/30
Diamond Geezer arrives in cracking nick, second last time out and a winner two starts back, with two wins in his last five and a yard firing at 27%; he has run over today's trip and going too. The risk is the 168 lb, a hefty burden off a mark of 120.
- Sire
- Ocovango (GB)
- Dam
- Wells Diamond (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- A J Wall Briton International
- Foaled
- 2 May 2019
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 30 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 115
Rian Corcoran (5)
David Pipe 0/11
Gold In The Rivers has a solid profile, a winner two starts back after a second and a third earlier in his recent form, and he has run over today's trip and going. The main risk is a 260-day absence, plus a sixth last time out and 164 lb on his back.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Aulne River (FR) by River Mist
- Owner
- D Pipe
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Nicholashayne, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 11 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 119
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds 2/15
Tiger Orchid was third last time out and has a win four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before; our rating has him second of nine. The main risk is a 43-day break, plus 164 lb on his back.
- Sire
- Mores Wells (GB)
- Dam
- Akarita (IRE) by Akarad
- Owner
- Foxtrot Racing Tiger Orchid
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2015
- Stable
- Stewkley, Bucks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 15 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
27 days
5yo, 11-4, OR 110 9211-1
J: Toby McCain-Mitchell (3) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Toby McCain-Mitchell (3)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 3/26
Harbour Light arrives on a hat-trick of wins and has run over today's trip and going, but he carries 158 lb off an official mark of 110, and our figures rate him seventh of nine. That weight looks a lot to concede after 27 days off.
- Sire
- Harbour Law (GB)
- Dam
- Tea Caddy (GB) by Kadastrof
- Owner
- The Auld Alliance
- Foaled
- 10 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 26 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 105
Jack Tudor
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 3/26
A Chara arrives in solid recent form, third last time out, a second two starts back and a winner four starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 158 lb off an official mark of 110 and rated sixth of nine by us, she looks more a player than a standout.
- Sire
- Gentlewave (IRE)
- Dam
- Cara's Way (IRE) by Robin Des Champs
- Owner
- Cottrell Conway Cottrell
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Oldcastle, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 26 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 106
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley 1/8
Kintail was fourth last time out and third two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going, but he is yet to win in his last four and returns after 203 days off. Our rating of 113 ranks him fifth of nine, while 154 lb is a fair burden.
- Sire
- Blue Bresil (FR)
- Dam
- Speed Bonnie Boat (GB) by Alflora
- Owner
- Lady Dulverton
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Bridgnorth, Shrops
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 8 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 113
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Liam Harrison
Emma Lavelle 1/16
Pigeon Forge won last time out and has two wins in her last five starts, but a 167-day absence and a 154 lb burden are concerns, and our rating of 92 ranks her last of nine. She has run on today's going before, which helps.
- Sire
- Well Chosen (GB)
- Dam
- Chiltern Hills (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Rc Syndicate Xix
- Foaled
- 20 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Ogbourne Maizey, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 16 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 92
Charlie Todd
Sam Allwood 1/5
Rehill Relic is hard to fancy after falling last time out and again five starts back, with 253 days off the track adding to the doubts. A win three starts back, a third two starts back and experience on today's going count for something, but 147 lb is a big burden.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- Rehill Lass (IRE) by Shernazar
- Owner
- Church Farm Racing
- Foaled
- 5 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Whitchurch, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 101
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.