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17:20 Huntingdon

Huntingdon Handicap Hurdle (Class F) (Class F)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 2f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 57.00s
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk - DARK BLUE and RED (quartered), checked sleeves and cap
  • Form 426512
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12

held up, headway 3 out, soon one pace

2
Silk - White, Red hollow box, Red and White quartered cap
13/2
  • Form 5-03535
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10

held up in touch, ridden after 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out

3
Silk - RED, YELLOW sash, armlets and cap
  • Form 25424-5
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-7

held up, never dangerous

4
Silk - Light Blue, Red sleeves, Light Blue armlets, White cap
  • Form 6/24P0-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

held up, headway approaching 8th, led approaching 2 out, all out

5
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
7/2
  • Form 416P02
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5

held up, driven and headway approaching 8th, soon chasing leaders, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 2 out

6
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow stars, diamonds on sleeves, Blue cap, Yellow star
  • Form P100P/P-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5

held up towards rear, some headway 7th, weakened next

7
Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap
33/1
  • Form 400464
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4

held up mid-division, ridden and struggling 7th, soon behind

8
Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap
14/1
  • Form 4-25406
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

held up, headway 8th, chased leader approaching 2 out, soon ridden, ran on flat

9
Silk - Black, White hoop and sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 453326
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

held up, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened

10
Silk - Royal Blue, White spots, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets and cap

Counsel

179
20/1
  • Form 020/P06-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-11

always behind

11
Silk - Grey, Purple sleeves, Grey armlets, Purple cap
  • Form 64-0055
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9

held up, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, soon no impression

12
Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green armlets and cap
9/1
  • Form PP00-10
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-7

held up in touch, joined leader 8th, led after 9th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened

13
Silk - Black, Red star, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap, Red stars
  • Form P5P501
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-3

led, ridden and headed approaching 8th, weakened next

14
Silk - Red, White braces, White sleeves, Red armlets, striped cap
40/1
  • Form 4-6256P
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-0

tracked leader, led approaching 8th, headed after 9th, weakened next

15
Silk - Royal Blue, Red sleeves, Royal Blue stars

Essie

15
40/1
  • Form 0/03
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

tracked leaders, pulled hard, weakened after 7th, behind 9th, pulled up before next

In depth

Verdict

Not a handicap to get heavily involved in and we will take a chance on Delaware to overturn form with Esterelle, while Silver Dagger can also be thereabouts. Martin Pipe-trained Delaware has not won for two years, and has subsequently dropped from a mark of 113 right down to 87 for this contest. However, this trip does suit him, as do fast conditions, and if he shows anything like his ability then he can take this off a mark he clearly can perform from. Esterelle is now 19lb worse off with Delaware than when thrashing him last time they met, but is right up at the head of the weights, and even though these conditions will suit, he does look to have a few pounds too many now, having been raised for finishing runner-up last time. Of the others, Silver Dagger is capable of a good run off this mark. His latest start proves that he stays this trip, though he has never won on ground faster than good, and he will find it difficult here, but we will take Delaware to come good again to small stakes.