Racecards
14:00 Huntingdon
Epds Racing Partnership 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,900 added
- Winner: £2,534
- 2nd: £744
- 3rd: £372
- 4th: £186
- Form 0P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey W T Kennedy
always behind, tailed off
Go Set Go
27- Form 353-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey Matt Crawley
held up in touch in mid-division, headway after 4th, led before 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, stayed on same pace
- Form 1D5-1U4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
mid-division, headway 3 out, switched left and ridden when not fluent 2 out, soon led, held on close home
High Road (IRE)
270- Form 7-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up in rear, well beaten 3 out, tailed off
- Form 1-66
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
led, carried left 2nd, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon beaten
- Form 5-40
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey D Elsworth
tracked leaders, ridden and beaten 3 out
- Form 20S0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey L Treadwell
mid-division, not fluent and headway 3rd, led approaching 4th until before 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 14
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leaders, close 3rd 2 out, soon beaten, one pace
- Form 135
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway 3 out, went 2nd approaching last, switched left after hurdle, kept on well towards finish
Taigan (FR)
32- Form 53-1F87
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer G R I Smyly
- Jockey David England
with leader, jumped left 2nd, headed approaching 4th, no extra when not fluent last, weakened flat
Madame Allsorts
298- Form 0/160-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, headway and 7th approaching 2 out, never on terms
Who's Afraid
56- Form 180-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
mid-division, jumped slowly and lost place 4th, slow again and well beaten 3 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Nicky Henderson won this a year ago with Cucumber Run and can repeat the process with HEATHER ROYAL. A winning bumper and novice hurdle winner, she was in touch when unshipping Andrew Tinkler at Lingfield in November before a very good effort in a Grade 2 at Ascot last month won by her stablemate Molotof. Strongly Suggested, a debut winner in a Worcester bumper on good ground, hasn't done as well as expected over timber so far but is the type to improve as is Seedsman, who made a winning racecourse debut in an Aintree bumper in May and probably needed the run on his reappearance in November. Go Set Go has run well enough in bumpers but faces a stiff task on his hurdling bow.
Formwatch
Craignure (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Keen, soon with leader, hit 3rd, lost place after 4th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Darlan (10-12) at Kempton 2m NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) gd in Nov, 7 ran.
Go Set Go 8-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway halfway,led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 15, 1l behind Viking Ridge (10-11) at Huntingdon 2m cond NH flat (6) gs in Dec.
Heather Royal 14-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, steady headway to chase leading quartett after 5th, ridden and one pace when left modest 4th 2 out, no impression when edged right flat, 4th of 7, 7l behind Molotof (11-7) at Ascot 2m nov hdl G2 (1) sft in Dec.
High Road (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) In rear, headway 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 30l behind Hazy Tom (10-11) at Bangor 2m 1f Conditional Nat Hunt Flat Race (4-6yo) (5) gd in Apr.
Merry King (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 6th of 11, well behind Colour Squadron (11-0) at Newbury 2m mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Milansbar (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out, 11th of 16, 43l behind Poole Master (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m NH mdn hdl (5) gs in Nov.
Reste Jeune (FR) 100-1 (10-12) Behind, hit 6th, soon outpaced, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Tetlami (10-9) at Sandown 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Seedsman 20-1 (11-7) Close up in 5th, hung left from over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, lost modest 3rd closing stages, 4th of 8, 16l behind Barenger (11-0) at Newbury 2m NH flat (6) gs in Nov.
Strongly Suggested 10-3 (10-12) Took keen hold, held up in close 5th, headway to get in behind leaders approaching 3 out, edged left and weakened tamely 2 out, beaten when went left last, 5th of 13, 24l behind Swincombe Flame (10-5) at Exeter 2m 1f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) sft in Dec.
Taigan (FR) 66-1 (10-12) Mid-division, driven and outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 30l behind Tetlami (10-9) at Sandown 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Madame Allsorts 66-1 (11-4) Behind, ridden and struggling on inside 3f out, plugged on past weakening rivals final furlong, never in contention, 10th of 20, 21l behind Swincombe Flame (11-4) at Sandown 2m mrs N H flat lst (1) gd in Mar.
Who's Afraid 16-1 (10-10) Mid-division, struggling after 7th, tailed off, 11th of 16, well behind Dream Function (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.