Racecards
13:00 Huntingdon
Betfred 'Like Us On Facebook' Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 104y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,198
- 2nd: £1,526
- 3rd: £763
- 4th: £382
- Form 86223-U
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer P E Cowley
- Jockey C Gethings
chased winner until 4th and again from 6th until after 3 out, soon beaten
- Form 1-034U9
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
took keen hold, made all, clear until hit 5th, edged right flat, stayed on
- Form 5-22952
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Jamie Bargary
took keen hold, held up in 5th, slow 1st, mistakes 4th and 7th, jumped slowly and weakened next, pulled up before 2 out
- Form P24-43F
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked leaders, 2nd 4th until 6th, 2nd again after 3 out, mistake 2 out, about 2 lengths off winner when blundered badly last, 4th and well beaten after
- Form 60-226
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up well in rear, headway after 3 out, pressing for 2nd 2 out, left clear 2nd last, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace
- Form 23-3R51
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
held up in 4th, ridden 8th, one pace and beaten from 2 out, left 3rd last
- Form 3820-31
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Mrs E Bishop
- Jockey James Banks
NonRunner
- Form 2P/3P-05
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer R Mathew
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Back By Midnight made all at Sandown on Friday and will carry 7lb extra if turning up here. Trojan Star finally won over 2m4f here last time but struggles for pace over the minimum. Bishops Court would have finished second last time at Sedgefield had he not fallen at the last but A Little Magic has yet to show much over fences. Winning Ticket and DOUBLE TREASURE may do better now tackling the larger obstacles and we'll take a chance on the latter in this given he remains relatively unexposed.
Formwatch
Frontline (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Held up, hampered and unseated rider 3rd, at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
A Little Magic (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, lost place before 4 out, 9th of 10, dist behind Foxtail Hill (11-9) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Winning Ticket (IRE) 3-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, challenged 3 out, ridden approaching last, no impression flat, 2nd of 5, 9l behind Angus Glens (11-9) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Bishops Court 5-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders before 4 out, led 2 out, headed before and one pace in 2nd when fell last, at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Double Treasure 8-1 (11-10) In rear and keen, headway before 3 out, soon pushed along, one pace, 6th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Third Act (11-12) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Trojan Star (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 5th, left in lead 12th, headed before 3 out, led again before next, mistake last, edged right flat, held on well, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Goohar (11-11) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Back By Midnight 10-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, made all, hit 5th, clear 7th, hit 9th and next (4 out), pushed along and in command before 2 out, stayed on strongly to go further clear after last, unchallenged, won at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gd in Dec beating Gores Island (11-10) by 9l, 7 ran.
Emperor Commodos 125-1 (11-0) Tracked winner until before 2 out, soon weakened, last of 5, 26 3/4l behind Tahira (10-13) at Haydock 2m lst (1) sft in Nov.