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16:00 Huntingdon
racinguk.com Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 110y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places back straight)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 32PPP/P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs H Cobb
- Jockey M Goldstein
held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway 7th, hung left and weakened approaching 2 out
Fairey Delta
327- Form 331-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
mid-division, hampered 1st, jumped slowly 3rd, headway next, lost place 6th, headway after next, weakened before 2 out
- Form 3314-P3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
with leader when jumped very slowly 1st and lost place, chased leaders, weakened 7th
- Form 313222
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey C J Davies
mid-division, headway 6th, challenged after next, led before 3 out, headed approaching last, stayed on same pace flat
- Form 36-0P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey N D Fehily
led, headed 4th, jumped left next, soon led again, carried out by loose horse just before 6th
Katnapping
43- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Waley-Cohen
- Jockey C Poste
badly hampered and fell 1st
Miss Ballantyne
239- Form 34-F2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey B J Geraghty
soon close up, led 4th, headed after next, left in lead just before 6th, headed approaching 3 out, led again before last, stayed on well
- Form 080
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C Drew
- Jockey T E Whelan
held up towards rear, hampered 1st, ridden after 5th, headway 7th, lost place 3 out
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G Brown
- Jockey James Davies
prominent, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, weakened after 3 out
- Form P7P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D L Williams
- Jockey Christian Williams
steadied start, took keen hold in last, behind 7th, tailed off
- Form 48-F3
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
tracked leaders, lost place and hung left before 4th, headway approaching 6th, outpaced before 2 out, weakened going to last
- Form 512
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders on inside, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 2321-80
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R J Killoran
tracked leaders, hampered 3rd, lost place before 6th, weakened 3 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
FLORAL SPINNER earns full marks for consistency and deserves to get her head in front. Chris Davies claims a valuable 7lb and she may have the edge in fitness over the returning Miss Ballantyne, though Nicky Henderson's mare is undoubtedly a danger on her second at Worcester last summer. Vinnieslittle Lamb has won a point-to-point and was second on her hurdles debut at Towcester last month while Fairey Delta won a bumper at Uttoxeter last March, though hasn't been seen since. Katnapping and Upbeat Cobbler have shown a glimmer of ability and look the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Classic Pearl 100-1 (11-0) Tracked leader until 3rd, weakened 7th, pulled up after, in a race won by Glorious Twelfth (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m 5f mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan, 13 ran.
Fairey Delta 16-1 (11-3) Always prominent, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, driven out, won at Uttoxeter 2m mares n h flat (6) gd in Mar beating Queen Olivia (10-10) by 1 1/2l, 18 ran.
Feisty Lass (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Shared 2nd, mistake 2nd, not fluent 9th, weakened 3 out, soon very remote, 3rd of 4, well behind Violin Davis (11-1) at Bangor 2m 4f mrs nov chs (5yo+) (4) hvy.
Floral Spinner 9-4 (10-3) Mid-division, in touch on outside 6th, chased leading pair before 3 out, ridden to take 2nd before last, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 14l behind Mickie (10-10) at Ludlow 2m 5f mares NH nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Hernello (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Raced keenly, held up tracking leading pair, mistake and weakened 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Too Generous (11-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f mares NH nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan, 4 ran.
Katnapping 12-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden and weakened last, 4th of 10, 17l behind Eleven Fifty Nine (11-2) at Doncaster 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Jan.
Miss Ballantyne 11-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, went 2nd soon after last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 11l behind Dance Tempo (10-12) at Worcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jun.
My Silver Lilly 100-1 (10-6) Slow 5th, always towards rear, tailed off, 14th of 18, well behind Ericht (11-11) at Kempton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Selva's Sister (IRE) 80-1 (10-5) Always behind, 12th of 13, well behind Oscar Hoof (11-5) at Ludlow 1m 6f NH flat (5) sft in Jan.
Turn The Tide 250-1 (10-5) Steadied start, held up in last, took keen hold, lost touch 7th, tailed off next, soon pulled up, in a race won by O'faolains Boy (10-11) at Bangor 3m nov hdl (3) hvy, 9 ran.
Upbeat Cobbler (FR) 7-1 (11-2) In touch, pushed along 6th, went 3rd before 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, 3rd of 13, 18l behind Niki Royal (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) hvy in Jan.
Vinnieslittle Lamb (IRE) 3-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 13, 16l behind Niki Royal (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) hvy in Jan.
Vintage Vixon (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, 10th of 13, well behind Niki Royal (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) hvy in Jan.
Splendid Blue (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Mid-division, weakened before 3 out, 11th of 13, well behind Niki Royal (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) hvy in Jan.