Uttoxeter

QuinnBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m7f70y

Going: Soft

Prize: £4,193

Runners: 6

Winning time: 6m 17.39s (slow by 43.39s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 4

4 Saint Palais

J: Harry Bannister

T: Richard J Bandey

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 0lbs

OR: 135

SP: 6/1

Took keen hold - led - headed and raced in second 2nd - not fluent 7th - lost second 4 out - ridden 3 out - ran on well run-in - led towards finish(op 11/2)

2 ½

3 Newton Tornado

J: Brian Hughes

T: Rebecca Curtis

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 0lbs

OR: 121

SP: 1/2F

In touch with leaders - prominent when not fluent 5 out - went second 4 out - challenging when hit 2 out - ridden to lead run-in - headed towards finish(op 4/9 tchd 8/15)

3 3½ 4

2 Histrionic

J: Bryony Frost

T: Paul Nicholls

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 0lbs

OR: -

SP: 7/2

In touch with leaders - pushed along to lead 3 out - soon faced challenge and ridden - headed and weakened gradually run-in(op 4/1)

4 38 42

5 Special John

J: James Davies

T: Chris Down

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 0lbs

OR: -

SP: 16/1

Prominent - led 2nd - headed 3 out - soon weakened quickly(op 20/1 tchd 12/1)

5 14 56

1 Great Name That

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Simon Hodgson

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 0lbs

OR: 115

SP: 28/1

Soon towards rear - in touch with leaders after 4 out - weakened from 3 out(op 25/1)

6 Tommy Tucker

J: William Shanahan(5)

T: Giuseppe Fierro

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 0lbs

OR: -

SP: 250/1

Fractious at the post - took keen hold - in rear - slow jump and detached from 4th - jumped badly right 7th - pulled up before 5 out(op 200/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £7

Tote place: £2.10 £1.10

Exacta: £10.20

Trifecta: £16.90

CSF: £10.05