Racecards
14:45 Huntingdon
Capital Sports #20 Free Bet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Gods Token
16- Form 612-21
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey A O'keeffe
close up, ridden 3 out, hit next, one pace
Bill Brown
50- Form 00
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey B Hitchcott
keen in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 0336
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
in touch, oiutpaced 3 out, ridden and ran on flat
- Form 30/46
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M Pitman
- Jockey James Davies
led, ridden and headed last, kept on, no chance with winner
- Form 6-0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M Pitman
- Jockey James Banks
held up, headway 4th, ridden adn weakened after next
- Form S0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey J Goldstein
ion touch, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace
- Form 054003
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer H Manners
- Jockey Mr J A Jenkins
tracked leader, riden and every chance approaching 2 out, soon one pace
- Form 21R40
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey C Harris
mid-division, ridde nafter 5th, weakened 3 out
- Form 02-20
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D R Gandolfo
- Jockey T Doyle
held up, smooth headway approaching 2 out, led last, not extended#
- Form 000-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B Pollock
- Jockey Mr B Pollock
planted at start, lost many lengths, always in rear
- Form 240
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Mr R Harding
towards rear, headway and jumpled lsowly 3 out, soon ridden, one pace
Midnight Royal
748- Form PPF/
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer G Pewter
- Jockey Mr G Pewter
keen, close up, weakened 3rd, soon behind and hit next, pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Another large field goes to post for this novices hurdle and many would have chances on their best form but the principals look to be Gods Token, Lotier and Gaora Bridge and the confident vote goes to Gods Token. The selection won well last time out when defeating El Vaguero and although he has a penalty here he will be hard to beat with conditions again to suit. Lotier rates the main danger as he also won well last time out when defeating Locksmith but that was on heavy ground and he may not be as effective on this faster surface. Gaora Bridge is also worthy of respect as he has improved with each run to date and was a fair third behind Crossbow Creek last time. That form has since been franked and he has definite place claims. Of the remainder Man From Highworth is from a yard in form and is worth noting in the market while Rooster's Reunion could bounce back to form with the faster ground sure to suit, but in a race full of imponderables for the winner we return to Gods Token.