Racecards
15:20 Huntingdon
Melbourne Cup Betting At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 10y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 593236
- Age 9
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Kielan Woods
led, mistake 3 out, headed when mistake 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
- Form 67-566
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
in rear, not fluent 2nd, slow next, pushed along after 7th, headway before 3 out, stayed on same pace last
- Form 5364-33
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
tracked leader, ridden after 4 out, led 2 out, edged left flat, stayed on
- Form 564P17-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Mr J Smith-Maxwell
held up in mid-division, headway 5th, lost place before 7th, struggling 3 out, no impression when mistake last
- Form 47-8524
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leaders, close up when mistake 3 out, went close 2nd last, stayed on, held towards finish
- Form 9/P84P-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
in rear, not fluent 4th, headway 4 out, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
- Form 07-2265
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey Daniel Hiskett
tracked leaders, lost place after 4 out
- Form 546-555
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Sara Ender
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
mid-division on outside, lost place after 7th, behind 3 out
- Form 5-F547P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
tracked leaders, pushed along after 6th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up after
- Form P09-812
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 86
mid-division on inside, headway after 4 out, ridden 2 out, weakened flat
- Form P/7161-0
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Mrs L J Young
- Jockey Brendan Powell
mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway 4 out, lost place next
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Night Generation is 0-9 over hurdles but his latest third at Plumpton came in a better race than this. Spy In The Sky left previous form well behind when second at Worcester but has been rewarded for that effort with a 6lb rise. ILEWINDELILAH won at Fontwell last month and then came up against a well-handicapped rival, who won again earlier this week, over track and trip. Though she could have without a 2lb rise it is not insurmountable. Mister Drifter is still unexposed so is preferred to Brave Helios of the remainder.
Formwatch
Generous Chief (IRE) 9-4fav (11-12) Held up towards rear, jumped left 2nd, struggling from 10th, 6th of 7, dist behind Leg Lock Luke (11-9) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (5) gf in Nov.
Mister Drifter (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Towards rear, hit 7th, never on terms, 6th of 10, 19 1/2l behind Master Work (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f (4) gd in Oct.
Night Generation (GER) 8-1 (10-4) Towards rear, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, headway before last, kept on to take 3rd place run-in, no impression, 3rd of 8, 7 3/4l behind Oh Land Abloom (11-12) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
How About It (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Always towards rear, 7th of 8, 18 1/2l behind Bronco Billy (12-1) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Kings Temptation 5-1fav (11-12) Held up towards rear, badly hampered 8th, recovered to chase leaders went remote 4th last, 4th of 15, dist behind Eddy (10-7) at Exeter 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Spy In The Sky 16-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, headway to lead before 3 out, ridden before last, headed run-in, no extra, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Milan Of Crystal (10-13) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Brave Helios 18-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along and plugged on from 3 out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 16 1/4l behind Dreamsoftheatre (11-2) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Grey Monk (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) With leader, led 3rd, pushed along and headed before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, no chance with leading duo, weakened run-in, 5th of 8, 27 1/4l behind Audacious Plan (12-0) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Billy Elliott 12-1 (11-8) Raced wide and always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Exeter 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Ilewindelilah 8-1 (10-0) Held up in 6th, steady headway 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out where every chance, well held and no chance with winner before last, 2nd of 8, 12l behind Audacious Plan (12-0) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Suffice (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) Chased leaders to before 3 out, soon behind, 11th of 13, 34 3/4l behind Global Thrill (11-3) at Stratford 2m hcp (5) sft in Oct.