Racecards
16:00 Huntingdon
MansionBet Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 189y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £20,818 added
- Winner: £12,512
- 2nd: £3,696
- 3rd: £1,848
- 4th: £924
- Form 46F-926
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Patrick Cowley
tracked leader, under pressure 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 531443
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey R Johnson
led, not fluent 3 out, headed before next, weakened last
- Form 664264
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased leaders, slow 1st, every chance 2 out, led after last, stayed on strongly
- Form 7F-3242
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up in rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, led approaching 2 out, headed after last, no extra closing stages
- Form 3-19U42
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Henry Brooke
chased leaders, mistake 7th, lost place 11th, soon tailed off, pulled up 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Charming Zen has been a bit disappointing the last twice and isn’t proven over a trip this far. Dicosimo has also been racing over 2m and may find today’s going a bit lively. Townshend is on a long losing run but fairly treated on his form when trained in Ireland. JUNCTION FOURTEEN hasn’t been getting home over 3m so a drop in trip should be to his advantage. He could be allowed to dominate this small field so gets the vote with Robbing The Prey’s only decent run this season coming last time over hurdles.
Formwatch
Junction Fourteen (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) 6th of 10, 20 1/2l behind Rathlin Rose (10-5) at Ascot 3m hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Dicosimo (FR) 11-2 (12-1) 3rd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Lillington (11-12) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Townshend (GER) 10-3 (11-12) 4th of 5, 24 1/2l behind Princeton Royale (12-2) at Ascot 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Charming Zen (FR) 9-1 (10-12) 2nd of 4, 14l behind Hatcher (11-4) at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Robbing The Prey (IRE) 10-11fav (11-0) 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Honourary Gift (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) gs in Mar.