12:15 Uttoxeter tips
Novice Hurdleclass 42mgood13 runners
What we lean towardsopen race
Too close to split with conviction. Lou Des Bordes just shades it from Sea Tempest on the size of its price drops.
Novice Hurdle over 2m on good going. Lou Des Bordes and Sea Tempest separate by very little. We rate 7 of the 13 declared; the other 6 lack enough recent form for us to judge.
How we rate the field
1
Lou Des Bordes
Tom Midgley / Nick Kent
101/1
- Averages a 74% price drop, though on limited recent form.
- Back after 220 days, well beyond its usual 47-day gap.
50/1 and above: 0.7% win, -58% return over 959 tracked. Our weakest band.
2
Sea Tempest
Stan Sheppard / Tom Lacey
5/1
- Averages a 69% price drop, though on limited recent form.
- Back after 177 days, well beyond its usual 85-day gap.
5/1 to 8/1: 12.7% win, 29.5% frame (684 tracked)
Not rated: Clondaw Buster, Cool Ocean, Lunar Trix, New Chapter, Riptide, Shah (Fr) — too little recent form to judge.