2:37 Uttoxeter
This Class 3 mares' beginners' steeplechase at Uttoxeter over 1m7f214y on good ground brings together five runners with strong claims on paper, though the KTB Fit scores spread them from 75 down to 53. The race features several smart performers with placed efforts and wins in recent starts, and the KTB numbers highlight questions around trip, ground and lack of course form for most. Overall the figures suggest a competitive affair where proven ability and yard form at the track will be key.
How the race shapes up
With no obvious leader in a field that lacks a confirmed front-runner, the pace shape points to a steadily-run, tactical race where being handy should pay dividends. Siog Geal is the one most likely to race prominently and could take up a position on or close to the lead, while the three held-up types will look to produce their efforts late off what is expected to be an even gallop. The key question is whether the prominent runner can dictate matters or if the race will be decided by those coming from off the pace in the latter stages.
The KTB Fit ranking
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1Folie Golith KTB Selection75/100
Folie Golith has shown high-class ability in just six runs and arrives with strong recent form including two seconds and a fourth. The drop back in trip poses a fresh question while the going remains unknown given the small sample. Trainer Bramley holds a solid 22% strike rate at Uttoxeter yet jockey Cobden's 15% record from 124 rides is more modest. The four-year-old carries an official rating of 137 and has recent form figures of 42262-. With no course form on record and unproven on good ground, she will need to overcome those unknowns in what is likely to be a steadily-run affair.
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2Siog Geal71/100
Siog Geal is a high-class performer with a solid recent record of placed efforts and strong ratings to back him up. He drops back to a trip where he has already won once from two starts and holds a good record on this ground with two wins and four places from four runs on good. The yard posts a 17% strike-rate at Uttoxeter from a big sample while the jockey has an 18% strike-rate here from 11 rides. Usually racing handily on or close to the lead, the seven-year-old with an official rating of 127 and recent form figures of /3252- is well placed to take advantage of the lack of an obvious leader in what should be a tactical contest.
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3Lady Tadita63/100
Lady Tadita is a smart mare who has won four of her five starts and looks high-class on the figures. She drops back to a trip she has won twice from two starts while the good ground is right up her street with three wins from four on it. Both trainer and jockey have solid records at Uttoxeter with respective strike rates of 16% and 19%. Usually held up and producing her effort late, the five-year-old with an official rating of 119 and recent form figures of /1126- is dropping in class and should be suited by the steadily-run nature of the race.
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4Getawhisky56/100
Getawhisky is a smart performer who has won at this trip and looks well treated on the best of his form. He drops back in distance today having last run over two and a half miles while his record on good ground is modest from just two starts. The Skelton team have strong recent figures at Uttoxeter with both trainer and jockey operating above the course average, though this held-up runner steps down in class off an official rating of 119 with recent form of 4F145-.
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5Strong Run53/100
Strong Run is a smart performer with a solid recent record of 31261 that includes two wins and two placings from his last five starts. He has course experience here having finished second on his only visit to Uttoxeter, while he is proven on good ground and has won at today's trip. The drop back from 2m5f looks a sensible move given his record at shorter, though this held-up runner is stepping up in class off an official rating of 117.
KTB verdict
Folie Golith is the KTB Selection and sets a high standard on her best efforts, with high-class ability shown in a light career and strong recent form that includes multiple placings. The selection has the figures to take this despite the drop in trip and unknown going, with the trainer's excellent record at Uttoxeter adding further encouragement. Her main dangers are Siog Geal, who is proven over the trip and on the ground while likely to be prominent in a steadily-run race, and Lady Tadita, who boasts an excellent strike rate and is dropping in class on a surface that suits. The other pair, Getawhisky and Strong Run, both have solid claims on their best days but face stiffer tasks on these figures.
KTB Selection Folie Golith
This is the narrative read of the 2:37 Uttoxeter. For the live card — runner-by-runner stats, the full Fit Score breakdown and current odds — see the Uttoxeter racecard. Every result we hold for the track is on the Uttoxeter results & records page. How favourites, trainers, jockeys and the draw have fared here over the last five years is on the Uttoxeter racecourse statistics page. New here? How KTB works explains the Fit Score and why we publish both.
Questions about this race
Which horse is proven over the trip and on good ground?
Siog Geal has won once from two starts at this trip and has two wins and four places from four runs on good ground.
How does the lack of a leader affect the race?
The pace shape indicates a steadily-run, tactical affair in which being handy is likely to pay.
Which runner has course experience at Uttoxeter?
Strong Run finished second on his only visit to the track.
Who is dropping in class?
Lady Tadita and Getawhisky are both dropping in class.
What is the trainer's strike rate at Uttoxeter for the yard of the selection?
Trainer Bramley has a 22% strike rate at Uttoxeter with an A/E of 1.83 from 18 runs.
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