Racecards
18:25 Huntingdon
Wbx.com - World Bet Exchange Amateur Riders' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 28/5143-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Mr T J O'Brien
held up, headway 3 out, every chance from 2 out, ridden and ran on to lead flat
New Diamond
12- Form 6/P675-0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Mrs P Ford
- Jockey Mr K Ford
prominent, left in lead 2nd, headed next, weakened before 3 out
Secret's Out
213- Form 650/324-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer F Lloyd
- Jockey Miss Natalie Lloyd
in touch, effort and mistake 3 out, soon weakened
Smart Minister
669- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer L R James
- Jockey Richard Tierney
led 3rd, headed before 2 out, every chance when mistake last, weakened flat
Thinking Double
549- Form 680/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs D A Butler
- Jockey Mr P Mann
pulled hard and soon led, hung left and ran out next
- Form 005P6-7
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey Mr G Brewer
chased leaders, effort 3 out, soon weakened
Sea Map
12- Form 42-4
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D E Cantillon
- Jockey Mr J Owen
held up, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, led 2 out, headed flat, no extra
- Form 6PPUU-4
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer John Berry
- Jockey Mr O Marsh
held up mid-division, headway 5th, ridden to challenge 3 out, weakened next
Mademoiselle
14- Form 0-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R Curtis
- Jockey Mr A Charles-Jones
held up, jumped slowly 4th, weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out
Patrixprial
63- Form 32/450-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey Mr S P Jones
Nonrunner
- Form P98-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey Mr T Greenall
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
The selection is the Philip Hobbs trained Amarula Ridge ridden by top Amateur Mr Tom O' Brien,he showed his merit with a good victory at Doncaster last December.His two most recent runs,especially his third at Ludlow show that he is still in great form. Obvious competition will come from Sea Map trained by Don Cantillon,a good second at Fakenham last December was followed by a long lay off,but his reappearnce performance here recently behind Estate can be improved upon. Secrets Out ran poorly on the flat at Wolverhampton,but could play a role here,if reproducing last year's Bangor form.However he has not been out for a long time. Patrixprial,trained by Mark Tompkins,has shown some decent flat form including at Nottingham in April before running respectably at Newbury. But the choice here is Amarula Ridge to win this event.
Formwatch
Amarula Ridge (IRE) 6-4fav (11-8) Held up in touch, hit 3rd, headway and mistake 4 out, ridden after next, no extra flat, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Lindsay (11-11) at Ludlow 2m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Feb.
Secret's Out 14-1 (11-2) Held up, in rear, ridden and outpaced 3 out, stayed on, no chance with leaders, 4th of 9, 9l behind Tushna (10-7) at Stratford 2m ldy hcp hdl (F) gd in Oct.
Smart Minister 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders until lost place 3f out, soon behind, 6th of 7, 8l behind High Ridge (9-4) at Pontefract 6f stk (E) gf in Jul '04 (Flat).
Vrisaki (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, weakened approaching 3 out, hit last, 7th of 21, 19l behind Only Words (10-3) at Wetherby 2m amt hcp hdl (5) gf in Apr.
Sea Map 3-1 (10-8) Pulled hard, tracked leader to 3rd, led 5th, headed after 3out, jumped left and weakened, 4th of 15, 25l behind Estate (10-3) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) gd.
Currow Kate 12-1 (11-12) Held up; hdwy to ld 11; hdd 15; wknd 2 out, 4th of 14, 14l behind King Freddy (12-5) at Dingley 3m ptp gd.
Patrixprial 200-1 (11-7) Always behind, 14th of 20, 32l behind Noland (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m nov hdl Grd 1 (1) gd in Mar.
Lunar Promise (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Keen, held up, in touch, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 13, hd behind Prime Contender (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct (Flat).