Racecards
16:20 Huntingdon
Great Cheltenham Offers From Sky Bet Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f
- Going: Good
- Form 2FP065
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
held up, headway 6th, weakened over 3 out
- Form P4U2P5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
held up, headway approaching 3 out, soon chased leaders, ridden and weakened next
Fullards
26- Form P21532
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Stephen Craine
always prominent, led 8th, clear 3 out, driven and all out
- Form P0-4224
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer J Jefferson
- Jockey V T Keane
held up, headway 6th, ridden and weakened 3 out
- Form 045/2P-6
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Mrs G Harvey
- Jockey W Marston
held up, headway 9th, ridden and chased winner over 2 out, stayed on flat
Accepting
11- Form 15P454
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey D R Dennis
prominent, ridden over 3 out, weakened next
- Form 22P5F4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
close up, mistake 8th, outpaced 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, jumped right last, stayed on flat
- Form 040F04
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
held up, stumbled and unseated rider 9th
- Form FP00U
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey T Siddall
held up, headway over 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on flat
- Form 63016P
- Age 13
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Mrs Barbara Waring
- Jockey J Pritchard
held up, headway 6th, ridden and weakened over 3 out
- Form P-PU2PP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer N King
- Jockey Mr Matthew Smith
led to 8th, soon weakened
- Form 530-P0P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer C Morlock
- Jockey J Goldstein
in touch, ridden 6th, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Great Crusader, All In The Stars and Station Island are three against the field in a wide open affair and the tentative vote goes to Great Crusader. The selection ran as if returning to form when fifth behind Must Bite last time and a reproduction of that effort would make him hard to beat. All In The Stars showed improved form when fifth behind Hanover Square but that was in a first time visor and it is not sure to work again. Station Island was a fair fourth behind Undeniable last time and is another that could go well. Fullards was a fair second behind Cool Roxy last time and is another that will not be far away but in a race where stakes should be kept to a minimum we will side with Great Crusader.