Racecards
16:00 Huntingdon
Racing TV Open Maiden NH Flat Race (Div 1) (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 171y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £1,906
- 2nd: £878
- 3rd: £439
- 4th: £220
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J J Burke
led until ridden and headed entering home straight, weakened soon after
- Form 3/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey M G Nolan
raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along home turn, weakened inside final 2f
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up in last trio, pushed along 5f out, headway out wide chasing leaders home turn, went 2nd and hung right inside final 2f, no chance with winner, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened into 4th final strides
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
tracked leaders on inside, switched left home turn, led final 2f, ran on well
- Form 04-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Bandey
- Jockey Harry Bannister
chased leader until ridden home turn, chased leaders, weakened soon after
- Form 67-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs S J Humphrey
- Jockey J E Moore
soon chasing leaders out wide, weakened over 3f out, well tailed off
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Fergus Gregory
well in rear and pushed along at times, headway on inside chasing leaders home turn, stayed on into 2nd over 1f out, never any chance with winner
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey C J Todd
last trio, pushed along 7f out, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on final furlong, went 3rd final strides
In depth
Verdict
This will likely go to a newcomer as those with experience don’t look up to much. STORM OF LIGHT cost €125,000 and is well connected. Jockey bookings suggest he is preferred to stablemate Urban Grit. Swapped is a half-brother to a winning chaser so might do better when faced with obstacles but there is speed in the pedigree of the Fame And Glory gelding Call Of The Wild and Cottun changed hands for £55,000 as a three-year-old.
Formwatch
Cottun (FR) Le Havre gelding out of Montebella.
Dan's Chosen (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Twrds rr, in rr 1/2way, gd prog to 3rd bef 3out, ko onepce bef last, no ex finish, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Sir Sholokhov (11-11) at Mainstown 3m mdn sft in Dec.
Storm Of Light (IRE) Fame And Glory gelding out of Blazing Moon.
Call Of The Wild (IRE) Fame And Glory gelding out of Glory Days.
Hors Guard (FR) 100-1 (10-8) Raced wide close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Shantou's Melody (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m (5) gd in Apr.
King Carlos 25-1 (10-9) Traced leader 3f, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Come On Gruff (11-4) at Lingfield 2m mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Urban Grit (IRE) Cityscape gelding out of Lady Azamour.
Starlyte (IRE) Sir Percy filly out of Virevolle.
Swapped (FR) Sinndar gelding out of La Bezizais.
Infitaah Intello filly out of Hawraa.