Racecards
20:20 Huntingdon
Huntingdon-Racecourse.Co.Uk Hunters' Chase (Class H) (Class H)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Form 3410-24
- Age 9
- Weight 12-7
- Trainer Mrs C Gorman
- Jockey Mr M Gorman
in touch, lost place 7th, no headway after
Iron N Gold
29- Form 1P0P/1-6
- Age 12
- Weight 12-7
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Mrs R Powell
held up, behind 8
- Form 4554-34
- Age 11
- Weight 12-7
- Trainer R Shail
- Jockey Mr D Barlow
held up, headway 4 out, soon one pace
- Form 16014-3
- Age 11
- Weight 12-7
- Trainer D Frankland
- Jockey Mr S Morris
held up, headway 15th, no impression
- Form 2P64F-P
- Age 10
- Weight 12-7
- Trainer Mrs S Humphrey
- Jockey Mr Matthew Smith
slowly away, towards rear, jumped slowly, behind when pulled up 7th
- Form 3P11P/P-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss P Lownds
- Jockey Mr M Holdforth
held up, never dangerous
Esendi
19- Form U0/313-P
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Anna Brooks
- Jockey Mr J Diment
held up, mid-division, reminders approaching 9th, weakened 14th, behind when pulled up 3 out
Filscot
14- Form 2553-R2
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs S Harbour
- Jockey Mr J Owen
prominent, ridden to challenge 3 out, held in 3rd when slipped up on bend approaching 2 out
- Form 23214-2
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey Miss A L Stennett
chased leaders, good progress from 15th, led 2 out, ran on
- Form U4433-P
- Age 14
- Weight 12-0
in touch until weakened 4 out
Noel's Pride
26- Form 23P/2-R4
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer N Bell
- Jockey Mr N M Bell
held up, never dangerous
- Form 4332/1U
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer R Tate
- Jockey Mr R Abrahams
held up in touch, ridden 4 out, stayed on same pace from next
- Form 34PP/P-P
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss T McCurrich
- Jockey Mr M Harris
held up, bad mistake 6th, never dangerous
Santi (FR)
17- Form 000/PP-P
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs K Gilmore
- Jockey Mr P Cowley
held up, tailed off halfway, behind when pulled up after 11th
Supercharmer
16- Form 1032-1F
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer M Humphreys
- Jockey Miss A Armitage
led, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on same pace
Tirley Gale
22- Form 40061-3
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs N Smith
- Jockey Mr James Jones
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 5 out
In depth
Verdict
The largest field of the evening will assemble for this hunter chase in which Route One may be the answer ahead of Cape Stormer, Royal Snoopy and Maggies Brother to name but three. Quite a few of these have been plying their trade between the flags, but there is no substitute for experience over the regulation fences, and with that in mind, Route One gets the vote. The selection defied a double penalty when scoring over two miles at Leicester in March and now looks ready for the step up in trip judged by the way that he plugged on behind the useful Mouseski at Ludlow a fortnight ago. The faster ground will be in his favour here as well and he can see off the challenge of Cape Stormer. The latter, successful in the past for both Henrietta Knight and Paul Nicholls, finished eighth in the Aintree Fox Hunters, and brings a bit of class into this sphere. However, he is beatable as proved by his defeat on fast ground at Folkestone last time. Conditions will be the same here and although the trip will help, he is worth taking on. Royal Snoopy is a former course and distance winner and is bidding to make up for an unlucky defeat at Market Rasen where he had things sewn up when unshipping Annabelle Armitage at the last. He too will find conditions plenty fast enough but should not be ruled out entirely, while Maggies Brother, also successful over track and trip in the past, stays all day and will probably find even this trip on the short side. An interesting contest can go to Route One.