Racecards
17:35 Huntingdon
Pertemps Network Group Open Hunters' Chase (Class 6)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 6f 162y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,053
- 2nd: £1,027
- 3rd: £513
- 4th: £257
- Form 2/21P31-
- Age 14
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J Ridley
- Jockey Mr Zac Baker
led, ridden and headed 6 out, could not go pace of leader home turn, plugged on in 2nd, rallied from last
- Form 1252P3-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Francesca Poste
- Jockey Mrs A Cox
held up, not fluent 6th-8th and dropped to rear, tailed off
- Form 6P3234-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Mr P Mason
chased leader, took it up 6 out, increased tempo home turn, clear last, easily
Threapwood
1817- Form 76P332/
- Age 15
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M J Linehan
- Jockey Mr B M Linehan
in rear, went 2nd 11th, lost 2nd from 15th, pushed along from 6 out, struggling and dropped to rear home turn, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Green Winter isn’t as old as Threapwood but is still firmly in the veteran stage, though has won around here in the past and over 4m between the flags so will stay. Ange Des Malberaux also has bags of stamina but the former Cheltenham Festival winner LE BREUIL should be winning this even though he has been very expensive to follow
Formwatch
Green Winter (IRE) 3-1 (11-7) Led to 4; led 7; r.o wl, won at Paxford 2m 4f gf in Apr beating Largy Mountain (11-7) by 4l, 4 ran.
Ange Des Malberaux (FR) 12-1 (11-7) (cp) (tt) chsd ldr 3-16; outpcd 19; stayed on, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Premier Magic (11-12) at Edgcote 3m 5f gd in Apr.
Le Breuil (FR) 25-1 (12-0) Awkward start in and adrift in rear, towards rear but in touch 5th, midfield 7th, blundered 9th, steady headway before 3 out, ridden in 5th before 2 out, stayed on without troubling leaders from last, 4th of 23, 29l behind Latenightpass (12-0) at Aintree 2m 5f (2) gs in Apr.
Threapwood 3-1 (12-0) (bl) (tt) led to 2 & 11 til hdd aft 14; outpcd aft 3 out; kpt on wl flat, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Time Gentlemen (12-0) at Tabley 3m gd in May.