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13:45 Huntingdon
Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 137y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £22,780
- 2nd: £8,548
- 3rd: £4,280
- 4th: £2,132
- Form P61-124
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
raced wide, soon off the pace in last pair, not fluent and reminder after 3rd, outpaced and struggling in rear 6th, tailed off
- Form 23-12
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
tracked leader, pushed along after 3 out, lost 2nd between last two, rallied out wide under pressure run-in, went 2nd final 100 yards, led towards finish, gamely
Jax Junior
19- Form 023-711
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Tom Cannon
led, ridden between last two, narrowly headed short run-in, no extra and dropped to 3rd final 100 yards
- Form 222-11P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 131
kept wide in back straight both circuits, held up in last pair, gained a place when mistake 2 out, no chance after
- Form 1/16-131
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 124
raced keenly in closer3rd on inside, went 2nd between last two, ridden to lead short run-in, headed towards finish
- Form 62-7113
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer James Owen
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
raced in 4th on inside until 4 out, weakened soon after, tailed off when mistake 2 out
Previous results
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Formwatch
Block Rockin Beats (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Wore red hood in parade ring, front mid-division, pushed along along 4 out where not fluent and reminder, mistake and blundered 3 out, soon recovered and headway home turn, left in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Belliano (11-4) at Ascot 2m 6f mdn (3) gs in Dec.
Califet En Vol (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) Held up in 4th, shaken up before 2 out, ridden to close when not fluent last, went 2nd towards finish, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 3l behind The New Lion (11-6) at Newbury 2m 5f (3) gs in Nov.
Jax Junior 13-2 (11-9) Made all, went clear before 2 out, easily, won at Ascot 2m 6f (3) gd in Jan beating Country Park (11-3) by 17l, 6 ran.
Junker D'allier (FR) 14-1 (11-8) Mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, no response, pulled up last (limited comments due to fog), at Aintree 2m 1f (1) sft in Dec.
No Questions Asked (IRE) 3-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led after 2 out travelling strongly, ridden before last, ran on well, always doing enough, won at Hereford 2m (4) gs in Dec beating Big Ginge (11-2) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Secret Des Dieux (FR) 6-1 (11-10) Led, not fluent 6th, went clear before 3 out, diminishing advantage 2 out where not fluent, soon ridden and headed, outpaced by winner approaching last, no extra run-in, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Pearly Island (11-4) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jan.