Racecards
16:00 Huntingdon
MansionBet Cheltmas Bet 10 Get 20 Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 171y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,274
- 2nd: £668
- 3rd: £334
- 4th: £167
- Form 515
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Max Kendrick
close-up, pushed turning for home, ridden entering home straight, briefly outpaced before staying on well
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Lewis Stones
held up towards rear, took keen hold, smooth progress to track leader entering home straight, led before final furlong, ridden clear, easily
- Form 6-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Max Browne
close-up, raced keenly, weakened towards rear before pushed turning for home, ridden 2f out, some late headway
- Form 223
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer A Wintle
- Jockey Brendan Powell
led at moderate pace, asked to quicken turning for home, ridden and headed before final furlong, weakened late on
- Form 2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
in rear, took wide route entering back straight, not far behind turning for home, ridden shortly after entering home straight, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey C Gethings
close-up, pushed behind leader turning for home, ridden entering home straight, briefly outpaced before keeping on nicely
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A competitive bumper to end proceedings. Grosvenor Court was easy to back at Kempton last month but only found one too good. Lebowski has yet to finish out of the frame in three starts while Marble Sands was considered good enough to run in a Listed race at Ascot in December and wasn’t disgraced having won at the same track earlier. WASHINGTON won as he liked at Fakenham in the autumn and gives the impression he should be capable of holding his own in better company. Our Colossus, a full brother to a useful bumper, was second in an Irish point in December and is with the right yard to thrive under Rules while One Eye On Vegas also makes some appeal on breeding.
Formwatch
Marble Sands (FR) 13-2 (11-4) Led, joined after 4f, ridden and headed before home turn, faded home straight, 5th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Knappers Hill (11-4) at Ascot 2m lst (1) sft in Dec.
Washington 10-3 (11-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 7f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, comfortable, won at Fakenham 2m (5) gd in Nov beating Pixie Star (11-1) by 19l, 6 ran.
Grosvenor Court 28-1 (11-4) Towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on into 2nd final 100 yards, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Bricklagger (11-4) at Kempton 2m (5) pol in Feb.
Lebowski (IRE) 11-10fav (11-3) Held up in rear, headway and switched left over 3f out, no impression over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 8, 9 1/2l behind Super Six (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (5) hvy in Feb.
Our Colossus (IRE) (11-11) (very poor visibility), twrds rr, 8th 1/2way, gd prog to ld into str, sn rdn, 2l adv last, chall & hdd cl hm, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Manothepeople (12-2) at Tattersalls 3m mdn hvy in Dec.
One Eye On Vegas Blue Bresil gelding out of Savingforvegas.