Racecards
13:45 Huntingdon
Davy Russell Festival Blog At starsportsbet.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 145y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £301
- Form 1313
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Fergus Gregory
held up mid-division 4 out, blundered 5th, headway before 4 out, led and not fluent 2 out, held on well towards finish
- Form 49-2421
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Jack Savage
tracked leaders, led before 3 out, headed 2 out, every chance last, kept on and held towards finish
- Form 3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer T Gallagher
- Jockey J M Quinlan
held up towards rear, effort before 2 out, kept on and no impression
- Form 2RPP0-9
- Age 11
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A E Jessop
- Jockey James Best
led, headed before 6th, lost place after 4 out, soon tailed off
- Form 26
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey David England
held up towards rear, pushed along before 7th, ridden before 2 out, never dangerous
- Form 5-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey J J Burke
held up mid-division, headway 4 out, not fluent 3out and soon outpaced, kept on and no impression
- Form 18-2P6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
with leader, led before 6th, headed before 3 out, weakened before 3 out
Verdict
FINAWN BAWN easily won an Ayr bumper in May and a novices' hurdle at Bangor in December. He ran a fine race in a Grade 2 at Warwick in January and will take all the beating here. Kingofthecotswolds is making good progress and there was plenty to like about his Ludlow maiden victory though like Ah Well, who made a very encouraging racecourse debut at Doncaster, he'll need to find more to upset the selection. Winning point-to-pointer Speedy Buck should do better when tackling further.
Formwatch
Finawn Bawn (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 7th or 8th, stayed on approaching 2 out, 3rd last, no impression on winner, 3rd of 6, 5 1/4l behind Beakstown (11-0) at Warwick 2m 5f (1) gd in Jan.
Kingofthecotswolds (IRE) 15-8fav (11-4) Chased leader, challenged 3 out, edged right between last 2, led last, ridden clear, won at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) gd in Feb beating Le Ligerien (11-4) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Ah Well (IRE) 66-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, jumped left 2nd, headway 4 out, outpaced before next, went 3rd before last, stayed on, 3rd of 7, 5 1/4l behind De Forgotten One (11-6) at Doncaster 2m 5f mdn (5) gd in Jan.
Blazing Glen (IRE) 80-1 (10-3) Jumped left at times, led, headed 7th, soon weakened, 9th of 13, dist behind Sammylou (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Jones Well (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Went left 1st, mid-division, not fluent 7th, soon lost place and behind, struggling 4 out, no danger after, 6th of 8, dist behind Ardlethen (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f (3) gd in Feb.
Mind Your Back (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Raced wide close up, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on one pace, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Bean In Trouble (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m (5) sft in Dec.
Speedy Buck (IRE) 100-1 (11-3) Led, headed before mistake 2 out, no extra before last, 6th of 14, 22l behind Dickie Diver (11-3) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Feb.
Sweet Obsession (IRE) 250-1 (10-9) Mid-division, weakened 4 out, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out, at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) gd in Feb.