Racecards
18:30 Huntingdon
Safeguard Electrical Installations Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Form 454441-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
soon chased leaders, chased winner approaching 2 out until last, soon weakened
- Form 2PP5/P1-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P J Brennan
led to 4th, raced wide and led briefly when hit 8th, pushed along in 2nd approaching next, reminders 10th, blundered 11th, soon pulled up
- Form 224213-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey W Marston
led from 4th, ridden last, kept on
- Form 23243U-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
towards rear, headway approaching 5 out, weakened 2 out, soon eased
Iphar (FR)
161- Form 414/47R-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer G R I Smyly
- Jockey David England
tracked leaders, quickly weakened approaching 11th, soon pulled up
- Form 2U80FP-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 792534-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, chased winner from last, kept on and always held
- Form 63F3P7-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey L Treadwell
mid-division, hit 2nd, tailed off approaching 11th
- Form 00835P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey A Glassonbury
in rear, never dangerous
- Form PF44F2-
- Age 12
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A competitive enough heat for the money and one where HIGH JACK is a tentative selection to defy top weight, while Bold Punt, Brimham Boy and Grand Bay all have claims. The last-named has been comfortably beaten from similar marks during the winter, but trip and ground will suit and he was in the process of running his best race for a while when unseating today's pilot Tony McCoy at Leicester in February. He acts with cut and a decent effort would be no surprise. Brimham Boy was thrashed when favourite at Hereford last time, but the drop back to this trip looks very much a positive, and he acts on soft ground. However, a 3lb rise for a 74-length defeat is hardly encouraging. Bold Punt acts with plenty of cut but was also a good ground scorer at Market Rasen last time in novices' company. He returns to handicapping from a 10lbs higher mark and given his previous tries in this sphere the portents are not good. That leads us back to High Jack. Andy Turnell's gelding won a competitive enough race over a similar trip at Kempton last time, when the front three drew well clear. A 6lb rise looks entirely reasonable, he goes on the ground, and we think that he has the strongest claim.
Formwatch
High Jack (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Soon in touch, headway 8th, soon chasing leaders, led 4 out, strongly challenged after last, kept on well, won at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr beating Cloud Nine (10-13) by nk, 11 ran.
Bold Punt (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Tracked clear leader, led 6th, joined next, blundered 3 out, driven and stayed on flat, won at Market Rasen 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Mar beating Chicago Alley (10-10) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Brimham Boy 13-8fav (10-10) Mostly raced wide of others, tracked leaders, not fluent 9th, close 3rd 4 out, weakened after next, 3rd of 4, well behind Omix D'or (10-12) at Hereford 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Mar.
Grand Bay (USA) 5-1fav (11-3) Held up, towards rear, jumped left 2nd, mistake and unseated rider 8th, in a race won by Cesium (11-1) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Feb, 15 ran.
Iphar (FR) 16-1 (11-9) Led until after 4th, weakened 4 out, refused 3 out, in a race won by Carrickmines (10-11) at Chepstow 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) hvy in Nov, 7 ran.
Ouragan Lagrange (FR) 16-1 (11-4) Always behind, pushed along 6th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Prince Louis (10-7) at Plumpton 2m 4f 5yo nov hcp (4) gs in Mar, 9 ran.
Noble Future 4-1fav (10-0) Towards rear, headway 11th, chased leaders 13th, left 3rd 3 out, kept on same pace from next, 4th of 16, 5l behind Petroupetrov (11-2) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Sarobar (IRE) 11-2 (10-12) Held up, blundered badly 9th, not fluent 10th, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 37l behind Hello My Lovely (11-2) at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Dec.
Play The Rock (FR) 12-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway approaching 5 out, went 3rd 4 out, jumped right next 2 fences, pulled up last, in a race won by Something Silver (10-10) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Mar, 10 ran.
Ede's 33-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, mistake 5th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 14, 42l behind Corker (10-8) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Kercabellec (FR) 8-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased winner approaching 3 out, one pace and no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 10l behind Maurisca (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Safe Investment (USA) 20-1 (11-9) Held up in mid-division, weakened 4 out, 5th of 9, 33l behind Lord Gunnerslake (9-11) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Apr.