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15:55 Huntingdon

Betchronicle.com John Bigg Oxo Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 11.00s
  • Off Time: 15:55:50
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, Emerald Green cap
8/1
  • Form 53/P23B
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 109

held up in rear, mistake 7th, some headway 4 out, weakened 2 out

2
Silk - Royal Blue, Red sleeves, Royal Blue spots and spots on cap
8/1
  • Form 913/2-2P
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 108

led until 10th, remained prominent until weakened 16th

3
Silk - MAROON and LIGHT BLUE diabolo, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 76-332P
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 107

held up in rear when fell 14th

4
Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap
  • Form 233-P4P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 106

in touch, outpaced 13th, headway to chase leaders 4 out, soon no impression

5
Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue hoop, Red sleeves and cap

Bauhaus (IRE)

16 b C
9/1
  • Form 144343
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 104

held up towards rear, headway after 9th, soon in touch, jumped slowly 13th, chased leaders 3 out, never able to challenge

6
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue star, armlets and star on cap
16/1
  • Form PP/1-PPP
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 100

mid-division, weakened before 4 out, behind when pulled up 2 out

7
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW sleeves, WHITE armlets, WHITE and YELLOW quartered cap
  • Form 052-005
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 97

tracked leaders, jumped left 4th, soon lost place, not fluent 8th, headway 3 out, led before 2nd last, ran on well

8
Silk - Pink, Emerald Green and Pink chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap, Emerald Green diamonds
40/1
  • Form 002-PPP
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 94

prominent, joined leader 9th, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last

9
Silk - Emerald Green and Purple (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves
14/1
  • Form 21126-P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 93

mid-division, soon pulled up after 10th

10
Silk - Red and White stripes, Red sleeves, White spots
  • Form 321211
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 90

held up towards rear, headway 9th, led next, ridden before 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace

In depth

Verdict

There are enough consonants in the form figures to keep any Countdown contestant content so it may be best to tread carefully but Caged Tiger has reasonably sound claims and is selected ahead of Wild Ground and Bauhaus. The selection was brought down in a melee at the first at Leicester last time through not fault of his own but he was heading in the right direction prior to that and may be able to get back on the right road here. He certainly looks capable of winning a handicap from his current mark. Wild Ground has made rapid strides since joining Brendan Powell but this is her stiffest task yet and she's been on the go for a while now. Bauhaus wouldn't have appreciated the heavy ground last time but that run should have blown away a few cobwebs and he should be seen to better effect this afternoon. Meggie's Beau has the ability to win this but the unexposed I'm Supreme may be of more interest. He shaped well enough on his chase bow to suggest that he could feature now that he's stepped up in trip but he still has it to prove so Caged Tiger is put forwards to run for us.

Formwatch

Caged Tiger 4-1 (11-0) Brought down in race won by Sovereign's Joy (10-9) at Leicester 2m 7f mdn chs (4) gs in Jan, 10 ran.

Meggie's Beau (IRE) 6-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, weakened approaching 5 out and pulled up at the 17th in race won by Special Conquest (10-7) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Dec, 8 ran.

Miss Shakira (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) Jumped right, always towards rear, lost touch from 16th, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Victory Gunner (10-10) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Jan, 8 ran.

Sha Bihan (FR) 9-1 (11-7) Chased leaders until 11th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up 3 out in race won by Even More (11-1) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft, 9 ran.

Bauhaus (IRE) 10-3 (11-7) In touch, blundered 5th, weakened from 4 out, 3rd of 6, 23l behind Zacharova (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft.

Fleetwood Forest 15-2 (11-7) Held up towards rear, driven and headway 12th, weakened 3 out and pulled up 2 out in race won by Ouragan De Prairie (10-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft, 13 ran.

I'm Supreme (IRE) 5-1 (10-1) Always behind, lost touch after 9th, no impression, 5th of 8, 20l behind Lidjo De Rouge (10-1) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Jan.

It's Blue Chip 28-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, lost place before 5th, ridden and weakened after 7th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Glen Omen (11-6) at Warwick 3m 1f cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Dec, 13 ran.

Chita's Flight 7-1 (11-4) Mid-division until 8th, soon behind and pulled up in race won by Alcatras (11-8) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Dec, 16 ran.

Wild Ground (IRE) 6-5fav (11-0) Towards rear, headway 12th, led approaching 3 out, ridden out, won at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs beating Rowley Hill (11-12) by 4l, 15 ran.