Racecards
13:00 Huntingdon
Fitzdares Crosseys Jockey Coaching Novices' Chase (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 129y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £16,800 added
- Winner: £9,747
- 2nd: £2,862
- 3rd: £1,431
- 4th: £716
- Form 4528-1F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey H Cobden
held up, not fluent 13th, pushed along to close after 3 out, led 2 out, hard pressed flat, ridden out
- Form 1/P-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey N de Boinville
prominent until after 3rd, struggling badly before 9th, pulled up before 11th
- Form 3614-4P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer Noel Williams
- Jockey Bryony Frost
held up, went left at times, outpaced 7th, mistake 10th, not fluent 13th, mistake next, pulled up before 15th
- Form P1U12/1-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey L Treadwell
prominent, led after 3rd, headed next, mistake 9th, led 4 out, headed after 3 out, 3rd and beaten when mistake and unseated rider 2 out
Sizing Cusimano
273- Form 15P1PP-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
led until after 3rd, stayed handy, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before left 3rd 2 out
Tarada
287- Form 221-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
prominent, led 4th, headed 4 out, led after next, headed last, stayed on, held close home
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SLATE HOUSE can not be seriously opposed back in novice company as he was in the process of running an excellent race in the BetVictor Gold Cup at Cheltenham when coming to grief. Tarada is from solid jumping stock and had very strong hurdling form so is an interesting contender. Breaking Waves also did well over timber, as did the selection’s stable companion Sizing Cusimano, while Encounter A Giant and Battys Dilemma are winning pointers.
Formwatch
Slate House (IRE) 4-1fav (11-7) Mistake 1st, held up behind, headway after 3 out (usual 4 out), switched outside to challenge turning in, every chance when fell 2 out, at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Nov.
Battys Dilemma (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Chased leader, mistake 1st, not fluent and lost 2nd 3rd, lost place before 6th, soon behind, tailed off 3 out, pulled up after, at Carlisle 2m 3f (4) gs in Mar.
Breaking Waves (IRE) 15-2 (10-10) Behind from 2nd, never travelled well after, lost touch and pulled up after 6th, at Haydock 3m hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Encounter A Giant (IRE) 13-8 (12-0) A.p; chall 3 out; led bet last 2; r.o wl, won at Bangor-PTP 3m gs in Feb beating Asangy (12-0) by 11l, 6 ran.
Sizing Cusimano 5-1 (11-7) Mid-division, lost place after 7th, well beaten from 8th, pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Tarada 9-4 (11-3) Held up in mid-division, good headway on inside tracking leaders before 6th, went 2nd briefly approaching 4 out, 2nd again 2 out, 2 out, led approaching last, came clear run-in, won at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb beating Ashutor (11-3) by 10l, 13 ran.