Racecards
15:05 Huntingdon
Pennington Properties Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Form P/002P-P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss C J E Caroe
- Jockey Mr D Bass
fell 1st
- Form 4-22222
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey Felix de Giles
chased leader after 1st, blundered and unseated rider 2nd
- Form 40-0731
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer R C Harper
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
chased leaders, went 2nd 4th until 6th, driven 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 03440-6
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Christian Williams
chased leader until after 1st, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 2nd, soon in rear, behind from 6th, tailed off
- Form 33U-365
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer C Llewellyn
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
tracked leaders, slightly hampered 2nd, went 2nd 6th, challenged last, soon led, driven out
Chigorin
14- Form 74-2622
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey W T Kennedy
held up in rear, driven after 9th, never dangerous
- Form 595-P55
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey T Siddall
took keen hold, mistake 2nd, headway to chase leaders when not fluent 4th, lost place 6th, no impression after
- Form U26-444
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer F Jordan
- Jockey Dave Crosse
not always fluent, held up, mistake 1st, headway approaching 6th, chasing leaders when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and beaten, went 3rd after last
- Form 85-2455
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, reminders after 4th, headway approaching 6th, driven 8th, went 3rd approaching 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 06714P-
- Age 12
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, ridden after 2 out, hit last, soon headed and edged left, stayed on
- Form U6-735P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Paul Moloney
prominent early, soon in mid-division, jumped slowly 5th, no chance from next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out.
- Form 67P56-3
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Masterpoint only just got home when successful at Stratford last time and a 9lb rise for that success looks harsh so the eight-year-old looks best watched and preference is for Chigorin, who gets the vote with Young Tot rated the pick of the remainder. The selection has been creeping up in the weights despite not winning but Geoff Harker's gelding does at least come into this in good form and he would not be winning out of turn. Charmahal has been well held in recent starts but Jonjo O'Neill's gelding has been given a chance by the handicapper so has to be respected. King Diamond is another that has slipped to a fair mark and has to be considered but more solid claims are held by Richard Ford's Young Tot, who has found one too good in each of his last five starts. He should again be thereabouts but marginal preference is for Chigorin, who is taken to gain a deserved success.
Formwatch
Almanshood (USA) 100-1 (11-1) Chased leaders to 5th, well behind 7th, blundered next, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Hypnotic Vibes (10-7) at Southwell 2m 1f beg chs (4) gd, 8 ran.
Young Tot (IRE) 4-1 (10-11) Tracked winner and clear, ridden 4 out, outpaced next, soon no impression, 2nd of 4, 25l behind Seymour Weld (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 4f nov chs (4) gd.
Masterpoint 10-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway 6th, ridden to lead approaching last, ridden out, won at Stratford 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Jul beating Festival King (10-6) by a nk, 11 ran.
Guerilla (AUS) 14-1 (10-2) Held up, ridden 4th, soon behind, last of 6, well behind Marodima (11-12) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Urban Tiger (GER) 14-1 (11-6) Held up, struggling from 6th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 10, 36l behind Yellow Flag (11-4) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Jul.
Chigorin 15-2 (10-13) Held up mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway 9th, chased winner 2 out, edged left flat, no impression, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Kirby's Vic (11-2) at Southwell 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Good Old Days (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Led and raced keen, headed after 4 out, weakening when blundered next, 5th of 7, 40l behind Yellow Flag (11-2) at Southwell 2m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in Jul.
King Diamond (FR) 10-1 (11-9) Towards rear, blundered 5 out, weakened next, 4th of 7, 37l behind Yellow Flag (11-2) at Southwell 2m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in Jul.
Charmahal (IRE) 9-4fav (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway 4th, blundered 6th, soon ridden, close 3rd when blundered 2 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 9, 18l behind Calgary Jock (11-10) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Bill Owen 7-1 (10-8) Led, headed 10th, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Pedros Brief (11-7) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Dec, 8 ran.
Irish Stream (USA) 20-1 (10-3) Always towards rear, mistake 10th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Vital Spark (11-0) at Southwell 2m 5f cnd hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in Jul, 15 ran.
Runshan (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Chased leader until 6th, ridden after 4 out, one pace from 3 out, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Kirby's Vic (11-2) at Southwell 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.