Racecards
14:35 Huntingdon
M1 Agency Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 189y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,400 added
- Winner: £3,812
- 2nd: £1,756
- 3rd: £878
- 4th: £440
- Form 645419
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Finn Lambert
towards rear, mistake 3 out, soon ridden and plugged on one pace
- Form 1-PPP49
- Age 11
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey James Bowen
towards rear, headway in to mid-division 7th, mistake 12th, ridden and weakened before 2 out
- Form 3P3P-74
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey C Gethings
made all, jumped well, pushed along home turn, ridden after 2 out, hung right but stayed on strongly run-in
- Form 6P-3217
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
raced keenly early, mid-division, went 2nd 4th, not fluent 3 out, ridden home turn, kept on one pace
- Form 000-F74
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J G Cann
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
prominent early, mid-division after 1st, slow jump 5th, dropped to rear 9th, struggling from 5 out
- Form 9-97331
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
held up in rear, pushed along and headway into 4th after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on but never troubled winner
- Form 018P-P8
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Joanne Thomason-Murphy
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
mid-division, dropped to rear 6th, ridden along at times, pushed along 3 out, soon beaten
- Form 4P0-P55
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer A Wintle
- Jockey James Best
tracked leaders, not fluent 12th, ridden home turn, kept on until faded closing stages
In depth
Verdict
Rizzardo won the last renewal of this in 2020. He’s scored twice since then though disappointed last month and JUDEX LEFOU is less exposed over fences. The latter came good when winning easily at Exeter last week and Tim Vaughan’s charge can defy a penalty. Bangor winner Bitasweetsymphony failed to cope with a rise in the weights last time but Lots Of Luck has finally returned to a winning mark and could figure.
Formwatch
Rizzardo 11-2 (11-13) Prominent, upsides 10th, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 29 1/4l behind Rafferty (11-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Elkstone 6-1 (11-12) Rear-division, awkward 7th, never on terms, 9th of 11, 16 3/4l behind Celma Des Bois (11-1) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Lots Of Luck (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, close 2nd when stumbled badly 2 out, held when lost 2nd at the last, dropped to 4th final strides, 4th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Pride Of Lecale (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Bitasweetsymphony (IRE) 2-1fav (11-12) Held up in mid-division, ridden 12th, in touch 13th, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 10, dist behind Nocte Volatus (11-11) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Mr Palm (IRE) 125-1 (11-0) Tracked clear winner until 3rd, raced in 3rd until before 6th where not fluent, 3rd again 10th until next, behind and no chance after, outpaced and struggling 13th, tailed off, last of 4, dist behind Danny Kirwan (11-0) at Wincanton 2m 4f (3) gd in Jan.
Judex Lefou (IRE) 9-1 (10-2) Held up, made smooth headway to join leaders at 4 out, kept on to lead at 3 out, ridden and pulled away at 2 out, ran on well after final fence, won easily, won at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Feb beating Morfee (11-4) by 13l, 11 ran.
Candy Lou 40-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, not much room when mistake 3rd, headway after 5th, mistake 9th, weakened after 11th, 8th of 12, 27 3/4l behind Just Don't Know (11-1) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jan.
Thais Toir (FR) 11-2 (10-2) Held up towards rear, outpaced 11th, tailed off before 3 out, stayed on flat, went 5th towards finish, 5th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Relkadam (11-9) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jan.