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16:20 Hereford
Freebets.co.uk Free Betting Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 110y
- Going: Heavy, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,800 added
- Winner: £1,819
- 2nd: £534
- 3rd: £267
- 4th: £134
- Form 2PP7/P6-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer G Deacon
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
in rear, struggling from 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 6/23111-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lee Edwards
tracked leaders, headway before 3 out, challenged 2 out, led before and jumped left last, stayed on strongly
- Form F4P614-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer B Ryall
- Jockey Dave Crosse
tracked leaders, mistake 10th, went 3rd before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on flat, just held for 2nd place near finish
- Form 324P/64-
- Age 13
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Adrian Wintle
- Jockey Mr Sam Painting
held up in touch, in rear and reminders from 7th, reminders after 9th, tailed off from 12th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 649252-
- Age 13
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Lucy Jones
- Jockey Ms Lucy Jones
tracked leaders, weakened before 3 out
- Form 75/099U-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Mrs D A Hamer
- Jockey Aodhagan Conlon
led, mistake 9th, headed before last, kept on and no chance with winner, just held on for 2nd place near finish
- Form 9/13711-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Michael Byrne
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
HUCKLEBERRY is in terrific form, completing his hat-trick when beating Get Ready To Go by a length-and-a-half at Towcester last month. He's up a further 7lb here but is unlikely to have any problem getting through the heavy ground and can prevent Paradise Expected running up a hat-trick of his own after a couple of wins at Ffos Las. Tim Vaughan's nine-year-old may just find his stamina stretched under these conditions. Cypress Grove could also struggle to last home but veteran Derawar should be staying on when others have cried enough, though has been raised a pound since finishing second at Chepstow.
Formwatch
Accumulus 33-1 (11-6) Always in rear, not fluent 5th, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Flying Award (11-1) at Plumpton 3m 2f 5yo Am hcp 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Huckleberry (IRE) 15-8fav (11-9) Close up, went 2nd 11th, ridden after 3 out, led approaching last, soon 4 lengths clear, edged left and idled flat, driven out, won at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Apr beating Get Ready To Go (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Cypress Grove (IRE) 15-8fav (11-11) Held up in touch, last after 2nd, not fluent 4th, not fluent and lost touch from 6th, went remote 4th before 3 out, 4th of 5, well behind Try Catch Me (10-13) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Mar.
Wickford (IRE) 4-1 (12-5) (cp) blun 11; nvr gng aft; to when blun bad 2 out, 4th of 6, 27l behind Plenty Of Chat (12-5) at Whitfield 3m ptp gs in Mar.
Derawar (IRE) 40-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, chased winner from 9th, ridden before 3 out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Midnight Macarena (11-3) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Apr.
Prime Edition (IRE) 20-1 (10-4) Mid-division, mistake 4th, blundered and unseated rider 9th, in a race won by Huckleberry (9-11) at Chepstow 3m Conditional Handicap Chase (0-100) (5yo+) (5) sft in Mar, 13 ran.
Paradise Expected 9-2 (10-10) Chased leaders, went 3rd before 9th, went 2nd before and challenged 4 out, led narrowly 3 out, headed next, one pace and looked held when leader blundered last, led soon after and clear, won at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Apr beating Cardigan Island (11-12) by 5l, 9 ran.