Racecards
18:50 Huntingdon
Spa Breaks At whittleburyhall.co.uk Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 463-211
- Age 7
- Weight 12-5
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
held up, not fluent 10th, headway after 3 out, challenging going well when fell 2 out
- Form 2212U1-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, left 3rd 2 out
- Form 6221-F3
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer S-J Davies
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, clear 2nd until after 5th, mistake 4 out, headed after next, weakened before 2 out
- Form 4/P544-3
- Age 13
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
tracked leader until after 5th, ridden after 3 out, led 2 out, 5 lengths clear after last, idled very badly, driven out
- Form 6/5541-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey L Treadwell
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 5th, hit 9th, led after 3 out, headed when hampered next, 5 lengths down after last, closed as winner idled very badly flat, stayed on
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
BY THE BOARDWALK has gone really well for Tom Bellamy on all three starts when the combination has competed, notably when scoring with any amount in hand the last twice at Towcester. The sharpness of the Huntingdon track will present a different challenge to the stamina-sapping demands of Towcester but it's hard to oppose the Kim Bailey charge due to the visual impression made on both recent successes. Isthereadifference was consistency personified last season and returned to action with a convincing Taunton success in early April. He's sure to go well under his optimum conditions and rates the prime threat. Royalracket has scope for considerable improvement over fences and completes the shortlist in receipt of weight from his quartet of opponents.
Formwatch
By The Boardwalk (IRE) 6-4fav (11-3) Raced on inside, held up tracking leaders, smooth headway into 2nd 3 out, led next, clear between last 2, in no danger when went right last, won at Towcester 2m 3f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs beating Riddlestown (11-4) by 23l, 6 ran.
Isthereadifference (IRE) 3-1fav (11-3) Held up mid-division, pecked 5th, headway 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, led last, kept on well, won at Taunton 2m 3f 5yo nov hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Green Du Ciel (10-6) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Capisci (IRE) 9-2 (11-10) Led, not fluent 8th, hung left before 2 out, headed after 2 out, no extra flat, 3rd of 4, 9l behind Agapanthus (11-2) at Kempton 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd.
Herecomesthetruth (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Prominent, outpaced by leading pair after 4 out, stayed on one pace from next, 3rd of 8, 18l behind Thinger Licht (10-12) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd.
Royalracket (IRE) 2-1fav (11-6) In touch, not fluent 6th, headway on inside tracking leaders 10th, 2nd after 3 out, pushed along before next, closer when went right 2 out, soon ridden, effort when went badly right and awkward last, one pace run-in, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Interpleader (10-3) at Towcester 2m 6f cond hcp chs (5) gf in Apr.