UK Horse Racing Tips: Uttoxeter

Point-to-point winner NEWTON TORNADO has improved with each of his three hurdle starts to date and he finished well clear of a subsequent scorer when a good second over the extended 2m4f at Cheltenham on New Year's Day, when giving 7lb to the winner. This looks an excellent opportunity for the Rebecca Curtis-trained gelding to go one better, possibly at the main expense of Histrionic, who shaped more like a stayer when a respectable fourth over 2m4f at Warwick in December. Saint Palais can chase that pair home.
Prediction : 1st Newton Tornado 2nd Histrionic 3rd Saint Palais

This looks a match between SURREY BELLE and I Am The Moon. The latter improved on her hurdles debut to make all in style over 2m3f at Warwick last month and there could be plenty more to come. However, dropping back in trip may not be ideal and her winner's penalty means she must concede 7lb to the former, who finished a long way clear of the third when a half-length second over 2m1f at Sedgefield 13 days ago. Adrian Keatley's three-time Flat winner has scope for improvement after only two starts over obstacles and has plenty in her favour today. Feet On The Ground rates best of the remainder.
Prediction : 1st Surrey Belle 2nd I Am The Moon 3rd Feet On The Ground

FLAMELCO has improved markedly since joining Sarah Humphrey and he made it two wins from his last three starts with a facile success over Huntingdon's extended 2m last month. He went up 8lb for that victory but was very impressive on the eye and this looks like another good opening for the progressive seven-year-old. Lucky Lugger was 12 lengths behind the selection in third that day but reopposes on 10lb better terms today and has been threatening to score in recent months. Matt Sheppard's gelding looks the main danger, ahead of Another Lord.
Prediction : 1st Flamelco 2nd Lucky Lugger 3rd Another Lord

The hat-trick seeking HUNTER LEGEND is tough to overhaul when he gets his own way and with ground conditions very much in his favour, the Venetia Williams-trained gelding is fancied to enhance his progressive profile as a staying chaser. Fellow last-time-out winner The Kniphand is an obvious threat given his upwardly mobile efforts since being sent over fences. The class-dropping Monbeg Genius proved he is no back number with a respectable fourth in the Welsh National and is another must for consideration off 2lb lower.
Prediction : 1st Hunter Legend 2nd The Kniphand 3rd Monbeg Genius

The form of HOURVARI's second-placed finish at Wetherby last November has been well advertised by the winner going in again since and the still low-mileage eight-year-old catches the eye running of a potentially lenient current rating. Don't Tell Su is similarly appealing off a highly workable mark and considering Bryony Frost and Paul Nicholls teamed up to win the 2022 renewal, the forecast slot is well within reach. El Granjero also enters calculations after a near miss over C&D off 4lb lower in December.
Prediction : 1st Hourvari 2nd Dont Tell Su 3rd El Granjero

A promising second despite not jumping well on his chase debut over C&D last May, MISTER BARCLAY returned with a highly creditable effort over the smaller obstacles at Exeter last month. That should have put him spot on for this, and the seven-year-old gets the vote ahead of Ronnies Reflection, who got off the mark with a taking success over shorter at Leicester over Christmas. Only worn down late on at Catterick last time out and raised 2lb, Hobb's Delight must enter calculations as well.
Prediction : 1st Mister Barclay 2nd Ronnies Reflection 3rd Hobbs Delight

The Dan Skelton stable has an excellent record here, and MON KAPLAIS looks just the type to improve for going up in trip on his handicap debut. Tristan Durrell's 3lb claim is another plus, and it may be Red Cadillac that gives him the most to think about following a creditable placed effort at Ayr last month. El Fabienne has strong claims if bouncing back to the form of her penultimate second here over further.
Prediction : 1st Mon Kaplais 2nd Red Cadillac 3rd El Fabienne