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14:10 Huntingdon

Weatherbys Insurance Services Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class C)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 59.60s
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

Diego Cao (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Wild Is The Wind (FR)

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Lunar Exit (IRE)

      17/2

        1
        Silk - Black, Orange hoop, halved sleeves, Orange cap

        Barbilyrifle (IRE)

        9
        100/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        led until 3rd, remained prominent, ridden approaching 5th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out

        2
        Silk - Royal Blue, Orange chevron, Orange and Royal Blue diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap

        Diego Cao (IRE)

        5/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch, headway 5th, led approaching 2 out, ridden out

        3
        Silk - White, Pink hoops, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap

        Fort Churchill (IRE)

        7/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, not jumped well, always behind

        4
        Silk - Purple, Pink chevrons, Pink sleeves, Purple cap

        Grouville

        28
        33/1
        • Form P
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        held up mid-division, driven and headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened

        5
        Silk - Red, Yellow sash, Brown sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star

        Kentmere (IRE)

        9
        5/1
        • Form 03
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        held up mid-division, weakened after 3 out

        6
        Silk - Yellow, Purple hoop, Purple and Yellow striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple star

        Leopold (SLO)

        10
        14/1
        • Form 3320
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace

        7
        Silk - Dark Blue and Red (halved), sleeves reversed, Red cap, Dark Blue spots

        Lord Greystoke (IRE)

        9
        100/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, never dangerous

        8
        Silk - Sky Blue, Scarlet quartered cap

        Lunar Exit (IRE)

        17/2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, headway after 4 out, stayed on from 2 out

        9
        Silk - Dark blue, emerald green hoop, quartered cap

        Moorlaw (IRE)

        33
        7/2
        • Form 02F
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        prominent, joined leader 2nd, led next, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

        10
        Silk - Cambridge Blue, Purple sleeves, Black cap, Gold spots

        Mystic Promise (IRE)

        80
        100/1
        • Form P
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, ridden and weakened 5th, pulled up before 2 out

        11
        Silk - Red, White stars, White sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Red cap, White star

        Purr

        28
        100/1
        • Form 0P
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, never dangerous

        12
        Silk - Black, White hooped sleeves, Red and White hooped cap

        Sandokan (GER)

        40/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, shaken up approaching 3 out, never placed to challenge

        13
        Silk - Red, Black cap, Gold diamond

        Wild Is The Wind (FR)

        9/2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch, headway 5th, driven to challenge after 3 out, soon every chance, no extra flat

        14
        Silk - Emerald Green and White diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap

        Hilly Be

        9
        100/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-5

        prominent, pulled hard, every chance approaching 3 out, soon weakened

        15
        Silk - Black, Orange Cross of Lorraine, striped cap

        Macchiato

        9
        125/1
        • Form U
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-5

        keen, with leaders, every chance and hit 3 out, soon ridden and weakened

        16
        Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue triple diamond, Royal Blue cap, Emerald Green diamond

        Vesta Flame

        125/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-5

        mid-division, weakened halfway, behind when pulled up before 2 out

        In depth

        Verdict

        In a race where the betting might provide plenty of clues, we will side with Diego Cao ahead of Fort Churchill, Kentmere, Lunar Exit, Moorlaw and Wild Is The Wind. Looking at the runners. Barbilyrifle might fare better over hurdles in time. Ten-furlong Flat winner Diego Cao has a good profile for a prospective jumper and, from a canny yard, has to be of interest. Similar comments apply to Fort Churchill. Grouville has interesting breeding for this game but showed little on his hurdling debut but a repeat of Kentmere's third over course and distance last time on his second hurdling effort puts him into the equation too. Leopold has shown some promise but others are preferred, while Lunar Exit has to be given the once over as he hails from the Lady Herries stable, which tends to do well with its jumpers. Moorlaw is another to consider,being from the Nicky Henderson stable that is now having winners, while Sandokan could improve over hurdles for the very shrewd Barney Curley. Finally, the Jonjo O'Neill-trained Wild Is The Wind showed plenty of promise on his sole Flat run in France a year ago and is another to have firmly in mind. You pay your money and you make your choice, really, in a race that should also be watched with an eye to the future, and our choice is Diego Cao.