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16:00 Huntingdon

Open Ditch 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class F)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 4.70s
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk - Red and Emerald Green (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, Dark Blue cap
5/1
  • Form 32-227
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12

hld up, nvr troubled ldrs

2
Silk - Mauve, Purple star, Mauve sleeves, Red stars, Red cap
  • Form 57-7123
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12

hld up, hdw 6th, rdn and wknd appr 2 out

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Red diamond, Royal Blue sleeves, Red cap
20/1
  • Form 0P7-UFF
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-11

hld up, hdw 7th, rdn 3 out, wknd appr 2

4
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Dark Green spots, Yellow cap
  • Form 067-5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7

hld up, msk 5th, hdw to chs ldr 2 out, rdn and led flat, all out

5
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, BLACK stars, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, BLACK star
  • Form PP20-85
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-7

led, hdd 3rd, hit 6th, wknd 3 out

6
Silk - YELLOW, MAROON cap
  • Form 607-004
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4

i.t, led 3 out, hdd flat, wknd

7
Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue cross belts
7/1
  • Form P88247-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-2

towards rr, hdw 3 out, hit next, nvr on terms

8
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow star, White sleeves, Dark Green cap, Yellow star
  • Form 5/49-6P4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-13

i.t, rdn 3 out, sn wknd

9
Silk - Pink, Mauve stars, Pink sleeves
25/1
  • Form 0P-7
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-13

al towards rr

10
Silk - Maroon, Yellow sleeves, Maroon and Yellow check cap
25/1
  • Form 826P-06
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10

reluctant to race, bh, hdw 5th, joined ldrs next, rdn and wknd 3 out

11
Silk - White, Red chevron, Emerald Green and Red striped sleeves, Red cap
16/1
  • Form 40700
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-3

hld up, hit 5th, bh and p.u bf 2 out

12
Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, Royal Blue armlets
  • Form 86-P8
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

m.d, msk 5th, bh and p.u bf 2 out

13
Silk - Yellow, Black sleeves, Black cap, Yellow spots
25/1
  • Form 7P53-PP
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

i.t, led 3rd, hdd 3 out, e.c last, styd on u.p

14
Silk - Orange, Black chevron, Black and Orange halved sleeves
33/1
  • Form 0-PPPF
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0

al prom, rdn 3 out, k on 1.p

15
Silk - Orange, Royal Blue stars, Orange cap, Royal Blue star
  • Form 80/PP-P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

al bh

In depth

Verdict

Not a particularly inspiring finale here and one that can be taken by Nameless Wonder. The Nicky Henderson-trained gelding ran well for a long way before tiring up the hill at Cheltenham in a much better contest than this in November. He then put in another good effort when not beaten far into fourth at Wincanton last time. The yard are still in good form and his trainer looks to have found him an opportunity to break his maiden tag here. Perhaps his biggest threat will come from Camdenation. Josh Gifford's horses have also been in form just lately and this gelding has been one of them, running well in placed efforts on soft surfaces. He should again go well, though has plenty of weight to carry, and that could well be his undoing here. Big Quick has not been seen since running at Newton Abbot in June. He has run well with cut in the ground in the past, but might just need this run. Rudolf Rassendyll is more interesting. Surprisingly for one trained by Venetia Williams, the gelding has yet to make the frame from three starts over hurdles. This is his first time in a handicap and he doesn't look to have been done any favours by the weights, so he stil has plenty to prove. the same can be said of River Trix. Back over hurdles after some indifferent efforts over fences, his last run was best forgotten. He does has form on soft ground, but has plenty on his plate off this mark. Noel Chance runs Gunnerbe Posh, who is another to have posed more questions than he has provided answers so far. Not seen out for almost a year, if he is fit first time his canny trainer could produce a good performance from him. The market is likely to be a good guide here, as is the case for Ferdy Murphy's runner, Salt Hill King.