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13:05 Huntingdon

Q103 Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 3.70s
  • 17 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sharmy (IRE)

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Forest Tune (IRE)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Luftikus (GER)

      8/1

        1
        Silk - Grey, Yellow hoop, sleeves and cap

        African Dawn

        14 v
        20/1
        • Form P6
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        keen hold, prominent, led after 3rd, headed next, weakened quickly, taioed off and pulled up before 3 out

        2
        Silk - Maroon, Dark Blue chevron and diamond on cap

        Backscratcher

        24
        50/1
        • Form 000/0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-12

        towrads rear, kept on from 3 out, never dangerous

        3
        Silk - Mauve, Yellow seams, Yellow cap

        Challenor

        20/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        always behind

        4
        Silk - Emerald Green and Orange (halved), striped sleeves and cap

        Cool Chilli

        199
        50/1
        • Form 500-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch, mistake 3rd, weakened next, behind when mistake and unseated rider 5th

        5
        Silk - Emerald Green, Black diamond, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Black diamond

        Forest Tune (IRE)

        10/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, headway after 3rd, eld 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, hit last, no extra flat

        6
        Silk - Orange, Royal Blue chevron, halved sleeves, Orange and Royal Blue quartered cap

        Glensan (IRE)

        302
        25/1
        • Form 4P-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        always towards rear, never dangerous

        7
        Silk - DARK GREEN and ORANGE (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

        Goodbye Goldstone

        266
        25/1
        • Form 04-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        very slowly into stride, always tailed off

        8
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sash, White sleeves, Light Blue cap

        Lowry (USA)

        66/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

        9
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue epaulets, halved sleeves, Orange cap, Dark Blue diamond

        Lucien (IRE)

        12
        66/1
        • Form 00-30P0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        always behind, tailed off 5th

        10
        Silk - Emerald Green, White chevron, Black and Red hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Luftikus (GER)

        8/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        chased leaders, ridden after 5th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened

        11
        Silk - Dark Green, Mauve epaulets and armlets, Mauve cap, Dark Green star

        Monduru

        21 b
        50/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        keen hold, prominent, lost place after 3rd, tailed off and pulled up before 6th

        12
        Silk - Black, Red diamond, White sleeves, Red armlets, Black cap, Red diamond

        Niagara (IRE)

        187
        5/2
        • Form 2-2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        led until after 3rd, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

        13
        Silk - Royal blue, yellow hoop, dark blue sleeves, royal blue and yellow quartered cap

        Sharmy (IRE)

        10
        6/4
        • Form 25224-3
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, mistek 3rd, headway approaching 4th, led 2 out, driven out

        14
        Silk - Dark Blue, Orange star, armlets and cap

        Stakeholder (IRE)

        6
        33/1
        • Form 035-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        always behind

        16
        Silk - CHOCOLATE and TURQUOISE (halved), sleeves reversed, TURQUOISE cap, CHOCOLATE spots

        Tufty Hopper

        20/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        towards rear, kept on from 3 out, never dangerous

        17
        Silk - Mauve, dark blue diamond, chevrons on sleeves, mauve cap, dark blue diamond

        Hidden Smile (USA)

        19
        50/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        mid-division, ridden after 4th, soon weakened, behind and pulled up before 2 out

        18
        Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW (halved), DARK BLUE sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Manor From Heaven

        66/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-7

        always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

        15
        NR

        Threezedzz

        26
        • Form 525
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        In depth

        Verdict

        Forest Tune, a mile winner on the flat for trainer Ben Hanbury is an interesting recruit to the winter game and should make a bold bid on his hurdling debut. The four-year-old certainly makes more appeal than other newcomers from the level, Challenor and Lowry. The Ian Williams-trained Sharmy has already shown a fair standard of form over timber and deserves to win a race of this nature after several placed efforts including at Ascot recently. However, the six-year-old has proven expensive to follow and may again have to settle for minor honours. Sprinter Threezedzz has shown signs of ability but remains a doubtful stayer, while all-weather winner African Dawn needs to improve on his sixth at Cheltenham to take a hand. The TEAMtalk selection then goes to the Mark Tompkins-trained Niagara. The son of Rainbows For Life has arguably the best form of these to have raced over timber having chased home Martin Pipe's Puntal at Southwell when last seen over hurdles in May. The six-year-old comes here fit from the flat, efforts that have included a recent success at Folkestone, and he looks the one to beat.