Racecards
13:30 Huntingdon
French Open Tennis Betting At 188Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 10y
- Going: Good (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,511 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £350
- Form 1756/00-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Julia Brooke
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
held up, not much room 1st, outpaced 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out
- Form 61456-5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey Jamie Bargary
tracked leader until before 3rd, stayed in touch, outpaced after 3 out, rallied and went 3rd flat, kept on, unable to challenge
- Form 60P64-1
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey James Bowen
raced keenly, tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3rd, led 7th, soon headed, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, went 2nd last, strong challenge flat, just lost out on the line
- Form 09/8126-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
held up, not always fluent, headway 8th, challenged after 3 out until before last, no extra flat
- Form 515P43-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey James Nixon
jumped right, made most until 3 out, weakened next, tailed off
- Form 50P/P2-4
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
held up, not much room 1st, closed before 3rd, led 3 out, jumped right last, hard pressed flat, just held on
- Form P/PPU-UF
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey Daniel Sansom
held up on outside, slow 3rd, ridden after 8th, weakened after 4 out, well tailed off
- Form 39P990-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey Patrick Cowley
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Verdict
Christian Williams will be keen to get cracking from his new base and FIFTY SHADES affords him decent claims here. The gelding has improved on each of four runs since joining the yard and was a comfortable scorer at Worcester this month. He now reverts to hurdles off a 5lb lower mark in this conditional jockeys' hurdle in which the services of the outstanding James Bowen have been secured. The selection should have plenty more to come as he's only a five-year-old and is taking on more exposed rivals. Those to the head of the weights look in the grip of the assessor currently so the likes of Ilewindelilah, Sweet'n'chic and Some Finish all make greater appeal and are preferred in that order with the former having performed with credit here in the past.
Formwatch
Ruaraidh Hugh (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 4th, mistake 7th, well beaten before 2 out, 10th of 11, 35l behind Le Braye (11-7) at Perth 3m hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Sheelbewhatsheelbe (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, badly hampered 1st, headway before 2 out, never on terms, 5th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Simply Lucky (10-0) at Towcester 3m hcp (5) gd in May.
Fifty Shades (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, led run-in, kept on well, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May beating Alf 'n' Dor (11-9) by 6l, 10 ran.
Ilewindelilah 11-4fav (10-7) Mid-division on inside, headway after 4 out, ridden 2 out, weakened flat, 6th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Night Generation (11-12) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Some Finish (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, led 4 out, headed last, weakened flat, 3rd of 4, 5 1/4l behind Nickname Exit (11-8) at Towcester 2m 6f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Sweet'n'chic (IRE) 3-1fav (10-7) Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, weakened before next, left in 4th at the last, kept on towards finish, 4th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Mogestic (11-12) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Grand Gigolo (FR) 25-1 (12-0) (bl) drpd rr 11; fell nxt, at Easingwold 3m gs in May.
Love The Leader (IRE) 18-1 (11-12) In rear, pushed along before 5 out, soon tailed off, 12th of 16, dist behind Triple Chief (11-12) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Nov.