Racecards
20:10 Huntingdon
Northamptonshire Community Foundation Vamizi Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 278286-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey D P O'Dwyer
in touch, weakened before 4 out
- Form 18331F-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Jim Best
- Jockey D C Costello
behind, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on never nearer
- Form 362371-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey C Bolger
made all, jumped right 2nd and 4th, driven clear approaching 2 out, hard ridden after last, held on gamely
Kahrayn
97- Form 4253-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Christian Williams
in touch, headway before 3 out, chased winner next, stayed on well under pressure
- Form F06456-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Alex Merriam
always behind
Tavalu (USA)
36- Form 14P205-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, weakened next
- Form 60233/8-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey J Goldstein
in touch, under pressure before 4 out, soon faded
- Form 49/6187-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
mid-division, lost place before 4 out
- Form 5445FF-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey D A Jacob
in touch, lost place before 3 out
- Form 86141-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey Matthew Batchelor
held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, never on terms
Ganymede
16- Form P97/464-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey T J Phelan
tracked leader, ridden to challenge approaching 3 out, weakened next
- Form 533F/3P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey T Scudamore
behind, headway approaching 3 out, soon chasing leaders, kept on well, never able to challenge
- Form 32/0P06-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey M Bradburne
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3rd, hit 7th, soon lost place
- Form 5304/79-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer A G Blackmore
- Jockey C Honour
held up towards rear, headway 6th, never on terms
Greenock
58- Form 538/779-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey G Lee
always behind
In depth
Verdict
A rather tricky finale for punters however Lady Pilot looked like winning when taking a tumble last time over the jumps and so she gets the nod here ahead of Kahrayn, Amigayle, Pantherus and Music Celebre. The selection has since had a run on the flat and performed ok without excelling herself. That run should have got her back into the routine and assuming that this hold-up performer gets the breaks from the rear of the field, she should run a big race. Dubai Ace is a course and distance winner but has had plenty of training interruptions in the past, whilst Pantherus has threatened in the past to be half-decent but ultimately looks to be ending up as pretty average. Music celebre represents a stable in good nick, and the horse comes here fresh on the back of a ready selling success three weeks ago. Trebello is a fairly rare jumps runner for trainer Jim Boyle, whilst Kahrayn's run behind Lease Lend last time out is the best single piece of form on offer but the worry is that inexperience may be costly in this large field. An open contest to round off proceedings, with Lady Pilot given the vote.
Formwatch
Lord Appellare (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Led, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened soon after, 6th of 14, 36l behind Hora (9-9) at Ascot 2m 3f mdn hdl (3) gd in Apr.
Lady Pilot 7-4fav (11-11) Held up, headway after 3 out, led after 2 out until fell at the last in race won by South Bank (11-11) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Mar, 7 ran.
Aimigayle 9-2 (10-9) Made all, ridden clear approaching last, won at N Abbot 2m 6f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Apr beating Caoba (10-5) by 9l, 9 ran.
Kahrayn 11-2 (11-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, stayed on from last, 3rd of 22, 2l behind Lease Lend (11-9) at Doncaster 2m 3f nh nov hdl (3) gs in Jan.
Tavalu (USA) 11-2 (11-7) Held up, ridden and weakened 4 out, 5th of 9, 20l behind Busy Isit (11-6) at Kempton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Pantherus (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Mid-division, pushed along 7th, weakened next, 7th of 10, 44l behind Liberia (10-7) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Mar.
Glenary (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Led until 4 out, soon weakened, 6th of 14, well behind Oscar Bay (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Trebello 9-2 (10-2) Held up, mistake 3rd, weakened 11th, well behind when hampered 3 out, 8th of 9, 37l behind Busy Isit (11-6) at Kempton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.