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20:40 Huntingdon

Tim Robinson Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase (Class 6)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f 129y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,184
  • 2nd: £677
  • 3rd: £338
  • 4th: £169
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 8.90s
  • Off Time: 20:42:52
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Light blue, dark blue stripe, sleeves, cap
18/1
  • Form 23341-1
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 76

in touch towards rear, headway 3 out, led before next, ridden and not fluent last, soon headed kept on one pace

2
Silk - Emerald green, yellow cross belts, red sleeves and cap
  • Form 2/32P11-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 99

dwelt rapid headway to lead 2nd, soon clear, reduced lead 9th, crashed through 3 out and soon headed, lost place, rallied approaching last

3
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue hoop and armlets, Dark Blue cap, Yellow star
  • Form 3/P22-31
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-12

led, headed 2nd, chased clear leader, closed 9th, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before next

4
Silk - Light blue and maroon (quartered), hooped sleeves, maroon and light blue quartered cap
  • Form 6/23U2-2
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 114

chased clear leaders, closed 9th, chased leader 2 out, ridden and every chance last, soon led, ridden out

5
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue stripe and sleeves

Sand Blast

23 p
28/1
  • Form U2323-5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 96

in rear, headway to track leaders 13th, chased leader 3 out, led soon after, headed approaching 2 out, kept on same pace

6
Silk - Yellow, dark green cross belts and sleeves, orange cap
  • Form 1/2F3P2-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-12

in touch, ridden and headway 3 out, weakened next

In depth

Verdict

Saffron Wells will be understandably popular after a solid runner-up effort at the recent Cheltenham hunter chase evening behind the evergreen Sam Cavallaro and seems sure to be in the shake-up. He was a winning hurdler for Neil King in the past but is taken on with BLETCHLEY CASTLE. The Brookshaw inmate has made all to score in emphatic fashion between the flags the last twice and is taken to do so again around this sharp track with ground to suit and Tommie O'Brien booked. Blackwood Rover and Knockedoutloaded both landed point-to-point successes last time but more looks needed here.

Formwatch

Blackwood Rover (IRE) 2-1fav (12-0) (v) a.p; led last; all out, won at Garthorpe 3m gd in Apr beating Kayjaydee (11-7) by nk, 6 ran.

Bletchley Castle (IRE) 4-9fav (12-3) (tt) made all; unchall, won at Eyton-on-severn 3m gd in Apr beating Fair Exchange (12-3) by dist, 3 ran.

Knockedoutloaded (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) (cp) made all; rdn out, won at Peper Harow 3m gd in May beating Lake Balaton (12-0) by 3l, 6 ran.

Saffron Wells (IRE) 9-2 (11-10) With leader to before 9th, outpaced 4 out, chased front pair between last 2, stayed on into 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Sam Cavallaro (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m (5) gs in May.

Sand Blast 8-1 (11-2) (cp) prom til wknd aft 3 out, last of 5, 31 1/4l behind Abricot De L'Oasis (11-7) at Garthorpe 2m 4f gd in Apr.

Torran Na Dtonn (IRE) 7-4 (12-0) Chsd wnr; outpcd 4 out, 2nd of 5, 25l behind The Gunner Brady (12-0) at Higham 3m gf in Apr.