Racecards
20:00 Huntingdon
Hugh Dye's Retirement Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 10y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 01111F-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey David Noonan
held up in rear, pushed along 8th, ridden and well beaten 3 out
- Form 2/65722-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
led, ridden and rider dropped whip before 2 out, pressed flat, headed close home
- Form 8P7325-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Max Kendrick
mid-division, headway 7th, close 3rd 2 out, held flat, stayed on same pace
- Form 1/P6547-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey T E Whelan
held up, headway before 4 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, driven to challenge flat, led close home
- Form 4P2477-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Page Fuller
not always fluent in rear, ridden after 4 out, well beaten next
- Form P1214-P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Tracey Leeson
- Jockey Conor Ring
tracked leaders, lost place 4 out, well beaten 3 out, plugged on from 2 out to take modest 4th flat
- Form 79433-F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
held up towards rear, ridden and headway before 3 out, no impression and weakened before 2 out
- Form 345145-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Martin Smith
- Jockey Tom Cheesman
tracked leaders, 2nd after 4 out, every chance 3 out, 4th and no extra last
- Form P/2545-4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey A Glassonbury
took keen hold, tracked leader, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off
Frontier Vic
27- Form 23U3/31-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Love The Leader's winning run came to end when he fell at Taunton in November and this will be his first start since. Kara Tara fell at the first when favourite at Wetherby but Frontier Vic returned to winning ways at Perth while Wake Your Dreams was only beaten a length over course and distance last month, though is 5lb higher. Phare Isle and Amber Flush won over track and trip last year so go on the short-list but the drying ground will aid SINBAD THE SAILOR, who is well treated on past form and ran well on the Flat last month.
Formwatch
Love The Leader (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 11th, 6th but not on terms when fell 12th, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Wake Your Dreams (IRE) 9-4fav (11-7) Led, hit 3 out, 4 lengths ahead when not fluent 2 out, headed flat, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Bronco Billy (11-12) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Phare Isle (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) In touch in 5th, blundered 4th, mistake and reminders next, headway on inside approaching 2 out, weakened between last two, 5th of 7, 17 1/2l behind Call It On (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Sinbad The Sailor 20-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 6f out, chased leaders 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd in closing stages, not reach winner, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Guards Chapel (9-12) at Bath 2m 1f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Major Milborne 14-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, not much room 1st, jumped slowly 3rd, lost place 14th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind The Mumper (11-11) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Blackwell Synergy (FR) 33-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, lost place after 7th, lost touch next, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Kara Tara 7-2fav (10-9) Tracked leaders, fell 1st, at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Amber Flush 150-1 (8-13) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along 6f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 9, 35 1/2l behind Mizzou (9-2) at Ascot 2m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.
Remember Forever (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) In rear, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 9, 22 1/2l behind Deciding Moment (10-12) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gd in May.
Frontier Vic 7-2fav (11-9) Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, led before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on, won at Perth 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Wyfield Rose (10-0) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.