Racecards
13:10 Huntingdon
MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed For Cheltmas Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 189y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,130 added
- Winner: £2,989
- 2nd: £878
- 3rd: £439
- 4th: £350
- Form 54-4F3P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Luca Morgan
led, briefly headed 9th but given reminder and quickly regained lead, headed 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 432355
- Age 11
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 98
midfield, headway after to track leaders after 9th, ridden before 2 out, weakened at last
- Form 4421PP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey R T Dunne
midfield, headway 10th, narrowly led 2 out, edged left at last but went clear, idled on run-in but always doing enough
- Form 144/091
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R J Armson
- Jockey Philip Armson
midfield, tracked leaders 8th, mistake 11th, led after 3 out but narrowly headed 2 out, rallied well run-in but always held
Sands Cove (IRE)
759- Form 575632/
- Age 14
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
held up, headway to track leaders 3 out, ridden after 2 out, went third at last, kept on at same pace run-in
- Form 045-PP5
- Age 10
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Lady S Brooke
- Jockey William Marshall
prominent, pressed leader 6th, mistake 4 out, lost touch when pulled up after 3 out
- Form 1-U8636
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey Mr Nathan Brennan
held up, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out
- Form 5P-P400
- Age 10
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Brendan Powell
prominent early, slow 1st and dropped to midfield, pulled up before 10th
- Form P5-4662
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
tracked leaders, mistake 9th, weakened after 12th, pulled up after 3 out
- Form PP6PP/4
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T R Gretton
- Jockey Mr Jason Dixon
tracked leaders, bad mistake 9th, soon pulled up
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Lord Sparky beat Midnight Owle a length-and-a-quarter here in December but there is little between them at the weights today and Caroline Bailey’s runner has been pulled up in both starts since. Torrent Des Mottes finished tailed off that day but won this 12 months ago when only a pound lower. Having a first run over fences, MACKIE DEE was an impressive winner here in November. He won on soft between the flags and could be the answer today if fully wound-up. Market Rasen fourth Vouvray has been very lightly raced though is 6lb out of the handicap but Llancillo Lord is eased in class and could figure.
Formwatch
Rintulla (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Mid-division, good headway out wide chasing leaders 7th, 2nd and every chance 4 out, weakened before next where blundered and pulled up, at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Llancillo Lord (IRE) 17-2 (10-9) Mid-division, not always fluent, mistake 11th, effort 3 out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Ouro Branco (11-9) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Lord Sparky 5-1 (11-11) Mid-division, reminders before 8th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Mackie Dee (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Close up in rear when hampered 1st, close up 4th, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, stayed on, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Franz Klammer (10-0) by 8l, 6 ran.
Sands Cove (IRE) 9-2 (11-8) Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 9th, went 2nd after 3 out, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 9, 11l behind Coopers Square (10-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Three County's (IRE) 300-1 (11-2) Very slowly away, always in rear, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Pink Legend (10-9) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f (4) sft in Nov.
Torrent Des Mottes (FR) 11-2 (10-10) Towards rear, headway 6th, led 3 out, soon headed, weakened quickly, 6th of 7, dist behind Lord Sparky (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Dalkadam (FR) 66-1 (10-0) Chased leader until after 7th, soon weakened, tailed off, 11th of 15, dist behind Bard Of Brittany (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Midnight Owle 16-1 (10-2) Led, hit 5th, headed before next, led 10th, headed 3 out, soon led again, headed last, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Lord Sparky (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Vouvray (FR) 50-1 (10-0) Chased leader until 4th, 2nd again next until after 4 out, chased leaders, outpaced when awkward 2 out, plugged on into 4th run-in, 4th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Getaway North (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Feb.