Boots Opticians Uttoxeter Handicap Hurdle – Uttoxeter

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Boots Opticians Uttoxeter Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-07-25

Distance 2m3f207y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 4m 50.50s (slow by 12.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Icare Allen (FR) Benjamin Macey · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	33/1	Won
2nd	Liverpool Knight (GB) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	7/2F	1.25
3rd	Hiconic (GB) Jamie Brace · Alex Hales	22/1	3
4th	Ukantango (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	10/1	2
5th	Lahinch Wave (IRE) Richie McLernon · Neil Mulholland	7/1	.75
6th	Luckie Seven (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	6/1	3
7th	Callin Baton Rouge (IRE) James Bowen · Charles & Adam Pogson	7/1	.5
8th	Rockola (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	5/1	.75
9th	Getaway Drumlee (IRE) Elliott England · Ben Pauling	16/1	.5
10th	Whizz Kid (GER) Sam Twiston-Davies · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	14/1	2.75
11th	Sacchoandvanzetti (IRE) Fern O'Brien · Fergal O'Brien	40/1	8.5
12th	Gentleman Jacques (IRE) Harry Cobden · Emma Lavelle	20/1	11
13th	Doc McCoy (IRE) Isabelle Ryder · Jamie Snowden	18/1	1
14th	Ballybegg (IRE) Richard Patrick · Kerry Lee	28/1	.5

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Liverpool Knight Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	166	—	235-44	118	121	87	49d	—	—	+3	22.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Consistent 7yo who has conditions to suit; probably won't be far away
15	Rockola Grey J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	155	—	163-21	107	118	101	48d	—	—	+4	18.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Drew well clear with Lahinch Wave at Worcester last month and now 3-9 over hurdles
8	Luckie Seven Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	163	—	2/113-	115	123	107	258d	—	—	+10	23.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
2-3 over hurdles; absent since placed on handicap debut in November; still considered
12	Ukantango Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	157	tp	43-524	109	121	93	18d	—	—	+8	17.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Comes here after two very respectable runs but needs a boost from the new cheekpieces
11	Callin Baton Rouge Bay J:James Bowen T:Charles & Adam Pogson	J:James Bowen T:Charles & Adam Pogson	157	—	-44P15	109	121	104	9d	—	—	+14	23.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Good C&D winner last month but not seen to same effect back at 2m nine days ago
7	Lahinch Wave Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	163	—	/13-42	115	118	101	48d	—	—	+9	18.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Unexposed mare who was clear second to Rockola at Worcester last month; shortlisted
2	Whizz Kid Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	167	tp	433-33	119	120	90	37d	—	—	+13	19	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Returned from latest break with two fairly good third last month; cheekpieces added today
4	Doc McCoy Chestnut J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden	J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden	167	p	1-2112	119	124	103	24d	—	—	+20	26	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Progressive front-runner; won three times this spring and ran well in defeat this month
13	Hiconic Bay J:Jamie Brace(5) T:Alex Hales	J:Jamie Brace(5) T:Alex Hales	157	t	314-74	109	122	59	48d	—	—	+11	16.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won this in 2024 but returned from break with two rather tame efforts this spring
14	Gentleman Jacques Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	156	tv	4217-6	108	122	101	48d	—	—	+11	15.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Twice safely held since making all on heavy ground in January
10	Getaway Drumlee Chestnut J:Elliott England(10) T:Ben Pauling	J:Elliott England(10) T:Ben Pauling	158	t	P95-2D4	110	121	113	37d	—	—	+12	16.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Ran quite well over hurdles in May but tailed off over fences since; too unreliable
3	Sacchoandvanzetti Bay J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	167	t	47/F1-	119	120	90	388d	—	—	+15	18	8.25/1	33/1 3%
In winning form when last in action but has fitness to prove after 388-day break
6	Ballybegg Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	165	b	26-537	117	120	-	24d	—	—	+14	17.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Went close off this mark in March but is on the downgrade and has become very inconsistent
1	Icare Allen Bay J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	169	t	90-260	121	122	113	26d	—	—	+16	18.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Regressive and inconsistent 7yo who dropped out tamely on both outings last month
NR	Lipa K Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:NON-RUNNER T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	160	p	46-216	112	119	-	21d	—	—	—	15.5	—	—
Battled well for narrow Bangor win in June but disappointed there three weeks ago
NR	Mr Yeats Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:NON-RUNNER T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	145	t	F-5477	97	125	-	18d	—	—	—	11.8	—	—
0-5 for new stable this year and probably better suited by 3m+ nowadays

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Liverpool Knight	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	9/2
Rockola	5/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	6/1
Luckie Seven	13/2	6/1	15/2	15/2	9/2
Ukantango	15/2	8/1	15/2	17/2	15/2
Callin Baton Rouge	15/2	8/1	8/1	15/2	8/1
Lahinch Wave	15/2	17/2	15/2	8/1	17/2
Whizz Kid	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Doc McCoy	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Hiconic	16/1	18/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Gentleman Jacques	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Getaway Drumlee	20/1	18/1	20/1	22/1	18/1
Sacchoandvanzetti	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
Ballybegg	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	22/1
Icare Allen	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
Lipa K	-	-	-	-	-
Mr Yeats	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Doc McCoy

OR: 17.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

14/1

2nd

Luckie Seven

23.8

OR: 16.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

15/2

3rd

Callin Baton Rouge

23.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 6.3 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Liverpool Knight

22.7

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Whizz Kid

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Lahinch Wave

18.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Icare Allen

18.5

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Rockola

18.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Sacchoandvanzetti

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ballybegg

17.6

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ukantango

17.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Hiconic

16.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Getaway Drumlee

16.1

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Gentleman Jacques

15.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Lipa K

15.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Mr Yeats

11.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Icare Allen	121	122	113
Whizz Kid	119	120	90
Doc McCoy	119	124	103
Sacchoandvanzetti	119	120	90
Liverpool Knight	118	121	87
Ballybegg	117	120	—
Luckie Seven	115	123	107
Lahinch Wave	115	118	101
Lipa K	112	119	—
Getaway Drumlee	110	121	113
Ukantango	109	121	93
Callin Baton Rouge	109	121	104
Hiconic	109	122	59
Gentleman Jacques	108	122	101
Rockola	107	118	101
Mr Yeats	97	125	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Callin Baton Rouge	9d ago	Quick return
Ukantango	18d ago	Fit
Mr Yeats	18d ago	Fit
Lipa K	21d ago	Fit
Doc McCoy	24d ago	Fit
Ballybegg	24d ago	Fit
Icare Allen	26d ago	Fit
Whizz Kid	37d ago	Fit
Getaway Drumlee	37d ago	Fit
Rockola	48d ago	Fresh
Lahinch Wave	48d ago	Fresh
Hiconic	48d ago	Fresh
Gentleman Jacques	48d ago	Fresh
Liverpool Knight	49d ago	Fresh
Luckie Seven	258d ago	Long break
Sacchoandvanzetti	388d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Doc McCoy	Front Runner
Sacchoandvanzetti	Hold Up
Icare Allen	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 16 runners classified.