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14:35 Huntingdon

Hard To Hold Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 52.20s
  • 18 Ran
1
Silk - Black, Yellow cross belts and star on cap
  • Form 00-F036
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12

held up, smooth headway 3 out, kept on one paced fom next

2
Silk - WHITE, RED disc, hooped cap
9/2
  • Form 10060
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12

held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, stayed on one paced

3
Silk - Pink, Light Blue seams and sleeves, Grey cap
  • Form 332P11
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12

held up, headway 4 out, led briefly and hit next, soon weakened, pulled up approaching last

4
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow stars, diamonds on sleeves, Blue cap, Yellow star
  • Form 4-3P100
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

tracked leaders, ridden 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

5
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and WHITE (halved), hooped sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 545
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

held up, mistake 3rd, behind when pulled up soon after 3 out

6
Silk - Emerald Green, Gold sash, White sleeves, Gold cap
  • Form 340P-56
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-3

tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 3 out, kept on one paced

7
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink sash and sleeves
  • Form 452050
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3

always towards rear

8
Silk - White, red star, sleeves and cap
  • Form 0-0F6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

held up, headway after 5th, led briefly after 3 out, kept on one paced

9
Silk - Light Blue and White (halved), Light Blue sleeves, quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 40660
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1

towards rear, behind when pulled up before 3 out, dismounted

10
Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE sash, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap
14/1
  • Form 5000
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-13

close up, ridden and weakened 7th

11
Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN cross belts, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE check sleeves, PURPLE cap
50/1
  • Form 025-00
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-11

close up, ridden and weakened 3 out

12
Silk - Light Blue, Maroon diamond, Purple sleeves, Purple cap, Light Blue diamonds.,
  • Form 53503F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

held up, never dangerous

13
Silk - White, Black stripe, Black and Emerald Green striped sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Black stars

Bravo

44 v
33/1
  • Form 4-0400
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

keen, always prominent, ridden 3 out, led approaching last, driven and ran on flat

14
Silk - Pink, Yellow sleeves, Pink armlets, striped cap
100/1
  • Form 344-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9

always towards rear

15
Silk - Light Blue and Brown (halved), striped sleeves, Light Green cap
50/1
  • Form 0-660
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-4

held up, never dangerous

16
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE stars on sleeves
33/1
  • Form 1UU03P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-2

led, ridden and headed after 4 out, soon weakened

17
Silk - Light Blue and Royal Blue (quartered), Light Blue sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap
66/1
  • Form 4-60660
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

in touch, led after 4 out, headed next, soon one paced

18
Silk - BLACK and GREY check, GREY sleeves, ORANGE armlets, GREY cap
  • Form 006P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

held up, headway 4 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed last, weakened quickly

In depth

Verdict

Blackchurch Mist comes here on a hat-trick following wins in handicap-company at Wincanton and in a novices' event at Folkestone and is difficult to oppose. The six-year-old still looks well treated, despite the burden of a 7lb penalty for her latest success and, against some moderate looking opposition, gets the vote to win again. Topweight West Coaster has faced some difficult tasks against better rivals in novice-company and may do better now he is in handicaps, as may the likes of Stantons Church, from the Henry Daly stable, and Alan King's bumper winner Sento, who have had the three runs necessary for a handicap mark. Circle Of Wolves has shown signs of ability and warrants respect, as does The Bandit with the Emma Lavelle stable continuing in such good form.