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13:40 Huntingdon
Every Race Live On Racing TV Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 171y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,901
- 2nd: £2,258
- 3rd: £1,129
- 4th: £565
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
jumped left on occasion, pulled hard, midfield when hampered 1st, restrained in rear next, headway before 3 out, went third before 2 out, plugged on one pace
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer George Scott
- Jockey J M Quinlan
midfield, badly hampered 1st, not fluent 4th, weakening when mistake 3 out
- Form 64
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Bradley Harris
midfield, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, soon struggling
Elogio (IRE)
86- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
chased leaders when jumped right, collided with rival and almost unseated rider 1st, rider regained irons and dropped to midfield before next, slow 4th, given reminder next, kept on to go second before 2 out, no match for winner
- Form 6
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey C J Todd
led, headed before 5th, led again 5th, headed and pushed along before 3 out, fading when not fluent 3 out
- Form U6
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey S Bowen
chased leaders, led before 5th, headed 5th, led again before 3 out, pushed along and went clear approaching 2 out, stayed on well after last
- Form 4
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey David Bass
prominent, jumped right 3rd, pushed along before 2 out, no extra when mistake 2 out
- Form 65
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer F Brennan
- Jockey Sean O'Briain
always towards rear, ridden 3 out, pulled up before last
Verdict
This will almost certainly revolve around how two noteworthy newcomers make the transition to hurdling. Dan Skelton introduces Allihies, a juvenile scorer in Ireland in 2021, and a gelding with fair handicap form last season for the Coleman yard. In many ways it's quite a surprise to see Captain Kane make his hurdling debut too as the gelding enjoyed a tremendous time of things on the Flat last year when racking up no less than seven successes, which saw his official rating soar from 48 to 86. Maybe connections feel there's little scope for further progression on the level, hence the move to timber. He's an obvious one to consider but ELOGIO impressed when landing an Aintree bumper in November for Richard Bandey and rates an interesting hurdling debutant after moving to Tom Lacey.
Formwatch
Allihies (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Mid-division, progress on rail 3f out, ridden in 2nd 2f out, kept on final furlong to press winner close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Bridge Of Dawn (8-9) at Navan 1m 2f hcp hvy in Oct.
Captain Kane 5-2jfav (9-6) Tracked clear leader, closed over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 14 1/2l behind Super Chief (8-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Edinburgh Rock (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Hit 1st, always last, struggling and lost touch after 3 out, tailed off, slight peck last, last of 4, dist behind I Have A Voice (11-6) at Sandown 2m (3) sft in Jan.
Elogio (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) Ran green, made all, stretching lead from 9f out, 6 lengths clear 6f out, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Aintree 2m 1f (4) sft in Nov beating Prontoanita (10-7) by 10l, 12 ran.
Ghasham (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) In touch with leaders, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, stayed on same pace approaching last, 6th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Romancero Le Dun (11-7) at Ludlow 2m (3) sft in Jan.
Planet Legend (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Didn\'t jump with fluency, midfield, under pressure when struggling home turn, no extra and weakened after 3 out, 6th of 14, 27 3/4l behind Start In Front (11-0) at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Tropical Talent 28-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, weakened home turn, 4th of 10, 25 1/4l behind Tying The Knot (11-0) at Hereford 2m mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Vaxholm (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always behind, 6th of 7, 11l behind No Such Luck (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Jan.