3:27 Uttoxeter Tips

Queensbury Boy to lead here. He secured a major win at Hereford. Market support is good. The ground suits him. Looking forward to ROI.

A tongue tie wearing Irish 6 year old, he has finished in the first three 13 times from 30 starts over 'chases, with 9 wins, including today's distance and also at Uttoxeter. He was last seen at Perth earlier this month finishing 1st of 10 over today's distance of 3 miles on good going. The Skelton Stable and Jockey partnership is in good form.

Ki Woo is two wins and one place from six over fences and jumped well when winning by 3.25 lengths when last seen. He goes up 5 lb and another grade for that, but another bold showing looks on the cards.

Has been running in higher grade handicap races than this this year likely getting the mark back down. Now 2lbs below last winning mark and had a good sighter of the track on penultimate start.

General Clermont had won 5 of his 33 starts before joining David Pipe and has made an excellent start to his career in Britain. He won over course and distance last month and was then second at Worcester off 10 lbs higher 17 days ago. He is up another 2 lbs here, but his useful amateur rider takes off 7 lbs, so he looks a good each-way bet with 4 places on offer.

Last win back in March last year off the back of a wind op, but has placed 2nd three times and 3rd in last five runs on difficult tracks. Placed 2nd latest at Aintree to a horse winning third race in last four runs. Both jockey and yard are in superb form, and the chek pieces have been dropped this time for blinkers which might make an added difference.

IMPERIAL ALEX is the other outsider who could give us a run at a big price as he's bang in form based on the last two runs and might now be capable to mix it with higher class company, if continuing the trajectory.

Twig has plenty going for him, and there's a decent chance that he can bounce back. He's very well suited by this test, with strong course, distance, going, and class records, so the profile is full of positives here. His Bangor run was better than the result, as he was simply outpaced in the race. But this stiffer 3m on sounder ground looks right up his street.

Hang In There did win this in 2024. Although an OAP, his last win was in Oct off 147 in C2 and he took on 5 lbs. It has taken until now to drop back to a 146 and could be worth an each-way 4-place shot.

Time To Bite is the outsider of this field and, at the age of eleven, do not expect anything different. On good ground, this son of Scorpion can act well on this surface. He can force the pace or be prominent and is capable of giving his jockey, Bryan Carver, a very good ride, with the attitude to find the necessary response when required. In fifty races with ten wins, he has only raced off a high mark of 127, which was his last outing when he finished third. Today he is a pound lower and has to show potential to be involved. At his age, he may sustain a position to be placed, with one or two in the field whose younger legs can stride to the line.