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13:00 Huntingdon

Celebrate An Occasion With Sponsorship Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 55.10s
  • 14 Ran
1
Silk - Maroon, Yellow chevrons, Maroon sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Maroon stars
4/1
  • Form 3245-18
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10

held up, headway 4th, chased winner approaching last, stayed on

2
Silk - Yellow, Mauve star, diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3

hit 1st, always towards rear

3
Silk - Purple, Pink stripe, halved sleeves, striped cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3

close up, led after 3rd, ridden clear 2 out, pushed out

4
Silk - Orange and Royal Blue (quartered), Orange sleeves, Royal Blue armlets and cap
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3

raced keen in touch, weakened from 5th, pulled up before next

5
Silk - Beige and Black diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, Beige cap, Black diamond
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3

in touch, ridden and effort 2 out, soon one pace

6
Silk - Black and Orange diamonds, Black sleeves, Orange seams, Orange cap, Black diamond

Handy Money

41 BF
33/1
  • Form 700-432
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3

in touch, driven and one pace from 2 out

7
Silk - Emerald Green, Pink disc, halved sleeves, quartered cap
66/1
  • Form 6P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3

in touch, hampered and blundered 3rd, behind when pulled up before 3 out

8
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink Cross of Lorraine and cap
50/1
  • Form 6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3

raced keen tracking leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

9
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue chevron and sleeves
  • Form 52
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3

in touch, jumped left 3rd, ridden and weakened 3 out, soon beaten

10
Silk - WHITE, RED disc, hooped cap
66/1
  • Form 00-75
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3

led, headed 2nd, ridden and weakened from 3 out

11
Silk - Emerald Green, White chevrons, Emerald Green sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green star
  • Form 90-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3

held up, always towards rear

12
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, MAROON stars and sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap
100/1
  • Form 00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3

jumped right 2nd, always towards rear

13
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW cap
10/1
  • Form 4636-15
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

close up, led 2nd, headed after next, stayed prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened last

14
Silk - Royal Blue, Beige and Royal Blue hooped sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Red spots
4/1
  • Form 3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

held up in touch, hampered 3rd, ridden and weakened from 3 out

In depth

Verdict

An interesting opener which probably concerns no more than half a dozen and the most interesting of these is Double Honour. Very good on the flat (rated 117 at one time), the five-year-old comes here for his hurdling debut, having been switched to Philip Hobbs for his jumping campaign. Sure to have been well schooled, he should easily get this trip, has won with cut in the ground on the level if he hurdles well in theory he should have too much speed for these. However, it would perhaps not be too wise to take a short price about him, given that he will be up against the very real threat of Keltic Bard. Charlie Mann's gelding looked very useful when seeing off Sud Bleu at Newbury in November in similar underfoot conditions. The six-year-old lacks nothing in experience over hurdles, having taken on the big boys in the Ladbroke at Ascot last time, albeit suffering a heavy defeat there. However, if he can produce a repeat of the Newbury run, and with his proven ability over the obstacles, he is just preferred to the likely hotpot. Handy Money has been showing some ability in his last two starts, making the frame both times. However, he has looked a bit one paced in the closing stages and is unlikely to trouble the aforementioned pair here. King's Mill stayed on very well behind Caracciola at Newbury last time and looks to be going the right way, but ideally he looks like he would prefer a sound surface to give his best. Greenfield is another debutante in the line-up and has run well on both soft and heavy on the level. Not up to the class of Double Honour in that facet of the sport, he is nevertheless another to be respected and very unlikely to be lacking practice at home. Of the remainder, keep an eye on the market for Kalou, a German bred contender who has shown nothing in two starts on the flat and over hurdles in this country. However, that has never stopped his trainer Barney Curley from having a punt before, so a watching brief is advised in case there is any significant money for the entire.