4:07 Uttoxeter Tips

Dog Fox won here over hurdles in July. First time out over fences last month at Kelso, he was challenging two out when unseating the rider. Off the same mark at the bottom of the handicap, he should go close.

Lightly raced for age, his racing career is only a year old. Fitness needs to be taken on trust, and he makes his handicap debut off 119, which on the face of it looks reasonable.

Makes his chase bow for this stable. Given a mark of 120, which looks fair given the strong form he possesses. He's got previous chase experience, having had 1 run over fences for his former stable over in France. He finished a very close 3rd in a blanket finish over slightly further than this (2M 2F), beaten just 3/4L by the winner. The 2nd has since franked the form, finishing 2nd in a competitive juvenile handicap hurdle over at Cheltenham back in April. He's had 4 runs for this stable. He went close on his 2nd run for this stable, beaten just over 1L by the odds-on winner Viyanni, back in 2nd place. That rates useful form given the winner is now 2/3 over hurdles. He managed to win a novice hurdle last time out. Admittedly, it wasn't a deep race, but he won with any amount in hand, with a 15L gap back to the horse in 2nd place. The horse he beat was 2/2 going into the race. He may need the run here, but if fit enough to do himself justice, the yard has a fantastic strike rate with handicap chase runners at this venue.

Homme D'Un Soir is getting on a bit and is on a high mark, but has returned from a break the last two times and could be bang in there again for this return each way.

Not seen since April, but has won 2 of 4 starts this year. Holds an each-way chance if returning in the same form.