Racecards
16:35 Huntingdon
MansionBet Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 104y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,900 added
- Winner: £4,874
- 2nd: £1,431
- 3rd: £716
- 4th: £358
- Form 521242
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 116
tracked leader, every chance 2 out, led last, headed closing stages, kept on
Templepark
170- Form 223225
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Max Kendrick
led, not fluent 4 out, strongly challenged 2 out, headed last, no extra run in
- Form 6/74-10P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, rallied next, ran on to lead closing stages
- Form 3-5116P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer R C Harper
- Jockey Maxime Tissier
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Cosmic King has won here over hurdles but doesn’t have a chasing pedigree and is having a first run since pulled up at Stratford in October. Thomas Blossom suffered the same fate at Taunton earlier this month so this may rest between the consistent-but-luckless Templepark and THIRD ESTATE. The latter was only headed at the last in a hurdle race here 11 days ago and Richard Johnson takes over the reins.
Formwatch
Third Estate (IRE) 4-1 (11-13) 2nd of 7, 6l behind Lucky Lover Boy (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Templepark 11-1 (11-8) 5th of 14, 14 1/4l behind New Quay (11-8) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Cosmic King (FR) 9-2 (11-13) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Thomas Blossom (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.