Racecards
13:50 Huntingdon
Boongate Kia Sportage Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 4P3154
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey L P Aspell
jumped well, made most, ridden and ran on flat
- Form 434323
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Mrs S J Humphrey
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
in touch, tracked leaders 5th, chased winner 11th until 2 out, kept on same pace
Guanciale
26- Form 46-2816
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey R T Dunne
in touch in rear, headway 13th, ridden to chase winner 2 out, kept on one pace flat, lost 2nd near finish
- Form 4/U55-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey James Cowley
tracked winner, not fluent 9th, tracked leaders 11th, weakened 2 out
Donapollo
35- Form 0PP-8
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Kielan Woods
raced in snatches close up, lost place 7th, ridden 3 out, 6th 2 out, driven and ran on strongly flat to snatch 2nd near finish
- Form 07550-0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lee Edwards
tracked leaders, mistake 7th, lost place 12th, not a danger after
- Form 4PP-96U
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey T E Whelan
in touch in rear, headway 2 out, hit next, kept on one pace
In depth
Verdict
Guanciale won over hurdles last month but never recovered after slipping and losing his place at Leicester back over fences last time. A clear round could see him figure but LARTETA gets one more chance. A losing favourite on a couple of occasions now, he may well come good in this dropped a couple of pounds by the handicapper. Steel Summit has struggled back over hurdles since scoring over fences at Wetherby and looks best of the rest reverting to chasing.
Formwatch
Steel Summit (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, closed 5th, ridden and one pace 3 out, blundered next, no extra before last, 4th of 8, 16l behind Unefille De Guye (9-13) at Exeter 2m 3f cond nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.
Larteta (FR) 2-1fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced in 4th after 4 out, no impression from next, left 3rd at last, 3rd of 7, 10l behind Snowell (11-8) at Leicester 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.
Guanciale 11-1 (10-3) Mid-division, headway 4th, driven when not fluent 3 out, weakened next, eased, 6th of 8, well behind Stellar Notion (11-8) at Leicester 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Nov.
Whiskey Chaser (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 10, 41l behind Mister Spingsprong (10-12) at Hexham 2m nov hdl (4) hvy in May.
Donapollo 100-1 (10-9) Always towards rear, struggling 3 out, never on terms, tailed off, 8th of 13, 47l behind Arpege D'alene (11-0) at Ascot 2m 3f NH mdn hdl (3) gs in Nov.
Expanding Universe (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, never on terms, last of 10, 31l behind Mont Royale (11-4) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Nov.
Diamond Tammy (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) (cp) (h) a bhnd; to when ur 14, in a race won by Pateese (12-0) at Point-to-Point Owners & Riders C 3m ptp gs, 17 ran.