Racecards
14:20 Huntingdon
Arkle Finance EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 171y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,750 added
- Winner: £4,221
- 2nd: £1,944
- 3rd: £972
- 4th: £487
- Form 7-71
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased leaders, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and went 2nd, no impression on winner and hard pressed for 2nd from 2 out, mistake last, kept on
- Form 1-21P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Kielan Woods
made all, drawing clear when not fluent 2 out, easily
Home Free (IRE)
321- Form 23-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in 4th, closed from 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, no impression on winner and disputing 2nd when not fluent 2 out, kept pn
- Form 15-3S
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey C Gethings
chased winner, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and lost 2nd, weakened before 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Dartmoor Pirate 15-2 (11-4) Prominent, chased leaders after 3 out, travelling strongly when led before 2 out, soon command, clear when hit last, pushed out, comfortably, won at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (4) sft in Dec beating Pentire Head (11-4) by 11l, 18 ran.
Tellherthename (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Close up, pushed along and dropped away tamely before 3 out, soon pulled up, at Aintree 2m (1) sft in Dec.
Home Free (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Mid-division, pushed along and could not go pace of leaders 4f out, plugged on in distant 3rd, 3rd of 14, 8 1/2l behind Beat The Bat (11-7) at Chepstow 2m mdn (5) gs in Feb.
Je Suis Sacre (FR) 66-1 (11-3) Always in rear, 9th of 13, dist behind Goodwin (11-3) at Plumpton 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Protector Pete 150-1 (11-6) In touch, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 21 1/2l behind Uncle Arthur (10-10) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Wise Guy (FR) 20-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, going ok when slipped up on bend after 4 out, at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) gs in Nov.