Racecards
16:50 Huntingdon
Huntingdon Handicap Hurdle (Class F)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 6301
- Age 5
- Weight 12-3
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey A O'keeffe
in touch, ridden and effort 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 3F4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
held up, headway 4 out, led 2 out, headed run in, kept on same pace
- Form 31U/F-3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
led, blundered 4th, headed next, soon weakened
Carnoustie (USA)
244- Form 3521-25
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer R Phillips
- Jockey M Bradburne
towards rear, weakened 7th
- Form 0-00445
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
held up, ridden and headway approaching 7th, kept on same pace
- Form 2604
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
chased leaders, ridden and mistake 4 out, soon weakened
Three Lions
17- Form 1-5P653
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer R Brookhouse
- Jockey James Davies
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out
War Tune
603- Form P20/521-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up, headway 3 out, soon every chance, ridden and kept on same pace
Rohan
26- Form 65/02-40
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer R Johnson Houghton
- Jockey J P McNamara
always prominent, ridden and every chance 3 out, kept on one pace
- Form 430P3P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer M Pitman
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
towards rear, headway under pressure over 2 out, never nearer
- Form 5-60512
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
held up, hard ridden over 2 out, never dangerous
Montu
45- Form 00P-F00
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey P Griffiths
towards rear, behind and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 016-22P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
held up, ridden halfway, headway under pressure approaching last, ran on to lead flat
Hi Fi
69- Form 4065-32
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey D R Dennis
held up in touch, ridden and effort over 3 out, weakened before next
Honey's Gift
20- Form 35-3632
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey A P McCoy
tracked leader, led 5th, headed 7th, led again 3 out, ridden and headed next, soon weakened
- Form 004-6PP
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
held up in touch, ridden and effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened
Bakiri (IRE)
33- Form 000-500
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer R Phillips
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
chased leaders, led 4 out, headed next, soon weakened
Ello Ollie (IRE)
642- Form 1F22/25-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey V T Keane
held up, always in rear
- Form 6040-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer S Sherwood
- Jockey Antony Evans
keen, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out
Tsunami
33- Form 6U-P0P2
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer B Leavy
- Jockey W A Worthington
mid-division, ridden after 5th, soon beaten
In depth
Verdict
A wide open race to round off the card with Water King, Three Lions and Mendosino all worthy of respect, and the last mentioned is given the vote. This gelding from the Venetia Williams yard won well last time when defeating Come Bye at Cheltenham. Although that form does not look anything out of the ordinary, it looks as good as anything on offer here and with further improvement likely, he should go well. Water King was second at Ludlow last time behind Dream Falcon but he looks a little vulnerable off his current mark and is likely to once again find at least one too good. Three Lions ran a fair race when third behind Joshua's Bay last time, and a reproduction of that effort will make him competitive. Honeys Gift is the other to catch the eye and with AP McCoy in the plate could go well, but she is another who is high in the weights so others are preferred. The finale looks wide open, but Mendosino is in good form at present and should take all the beating.