Racecards
12:15 Huntingdon
Tote Exacta Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form F-43113
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
in touch, headway 9th, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, easily
- Form 34125-F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten
- Form 01212-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
tracked leaders, mistake 8th, soon weakened
- Form 51-2210
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
chased leader, ridden after 9th, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 444511
- Age 11
- Weight 11-1
held up, pulled up and dismounted after 5th
Silver Gift
15- Form 0U2364
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
held up, headway 9th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Form P42-566
- Age 12
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Mrs Barbara Waring
- Jockey B Hitchcott
mid-division, headway 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 340-005
- Age 12
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer J Joseph
- Jockey J Goldstein
mid-division, not much room and lost place after 7th, tailed off when pulled up after 9th
- Form 005P05
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
behind, ridden and some headway after 9th, no impression from 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Quite a tricky contest to start the day with Emphatic, Silver Gift and the in-form Kippanour all winners over course and distance, but the vote goes to Phar From Frosty, who is still open to some improvement at this trip. Charlie Egerton's six-year-old stays extremely well and has yet to finish out of the frame since stepping up to these sort of trips. He, unlike the majority of his rivals, is fairly straightforward and won't mind any easing of the ground as he won his bumper when the ground was on the easy side. It is hard to crab a horse that has won ten races, but Kippanour certainly has two ways of running and although he comes here in the form of his life, he will have to turn in a personal best if he is to add to his tally. Emphatic is only 2lbs higher than when winning here in the spring and must go well, but Silver Gift, who has been struggling of late is beginning to slip down the handicap, and it would come as no surprise to see her figure, although she probably wouldn't want too much rain. Southerncrosspatch hasn't won for over two years and may need this, while Little Ross didn't really achieve a great deal when filling third place behind Charm Offensive at Towcester earlier this month. So, with doubts about the majority of these, Phar From Frosty looks the safest option.