Racecards
16:20 Huntingdon
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- 17 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form P
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss L Brewer
- Jockey Mr M Keel
held up, behind and pulled up before 10th
Bassey (IRE)
1130- Form 443021/
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss Fiona-Jane Hatfield
- Jockey Miss Fiona Hatfield
held up in touch, fell 3rd
Beachcomber
663- Form 5/
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Mr W Hill
close up, ridden and weakened 5th, fell 8th
- Form 0/2P11-3
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer John Burton
- Jockey Mr M Mackley
held up, ridden and headway 4 out, soon no impression
Gatsby (IRE)
281- Form 630/C4-2
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Mr R H Fowler
held up, hampered 1st and 8th, chased leaders 4 out, led over 2 out, ran on
Handy Boy
684- Form UP6F21/
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer M Jackson
- Jockey Mr M Jackson
mid-division, fell 8th
Irilut (FR)
11- Form 2/111-22
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer R Waley-Cohen
- Jockey Mr Sam Waley-Cohen
held up, effort 4 out, hit next, pulled up before last
- Form 32552-P
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer M Loggin
- Jockey Mr J Diment
led, soon clear, headed after 3 out, pulled up before last
Mensch (IRE)
11- Form 124-P12
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Paul Morgan
- Jockey Mr E Williams
always behind, pulled up before 14th
Mighty Willing
285- Form BPP1-1
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs M Sowersby
- Jockey Mr G Brewer
held up, headway halfway, led after 3 out, headed before next, one pace
Pendle Hill
18- Form 4640-31
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs S Hickman
- Jockey Mr A Hickman
held up, mistake 11th, never troubled leaders
Preston Brook
657- Form 22251P/
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Mr T Greenall
held up, hampered 1st and 8th, mistake 11th, behind and pulled up before last
- Form 016-105
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Tim Tarratt
- Jockey Mr R Armson
always behind, pulled up 12th
- Form 6PP2-P5
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Joan Tice
- Jockey Mr A Sansome
tracked leaders, lost place 6th, pulled up after 12th
Imps Way
18- Form 32123-2
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer Mrs T Corrigan-Clark
- Jockey Mr M Morley
held up, headway 4 out, kept on one pace
In depth
Verdict
Pendle Hill, Gatsby and Preston Brook are the three for the shortlist here and we will side with the first mentioned. The selection was not given a difficult race when well beaten down the field behind Glynn Dingle at Perth last time, as he was eased down after hitting a fence hard two from home. He will relish the testing conditions and if the market speaks in his favour he could be the one to side with. Gatsby could be a likely alternative as he ran well enough when second in a point-to-point at Chepstow last time, and he has the useful Harry Fowler in the plate. Preston Brook also has a good jockey booking in Tom Greenall and he hails from a yard that do well in this sphere, so he could go well. The market will provide us with all the clues here so any positive moves should be noted, but we will make Pendle Hill a tentative choice.