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17:20 Huntingdon

Partypoker.com Million IV Intermediate Open NH Flat Race

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 58.20s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Brave Rebellion

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Knighton Lad (IRE)

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Three Counties (IRE)

      10/1

        1
        Silk - Dark Blue and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

        Flinders Bay (IRE)

        44 D
        5/4
        • Form 418
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-11

        in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        2
        Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green stars on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Brave Rebellion

        27
        3/1
        • Form 32
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-4

        pulled hard, soon led, headed over 7f out, led again over 4f out, ridden when edged left 1f out, ran on

        3
        Silk - RED, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE striped sleeves and cap

        Knighton Lad (IRE)

        58
        4/1
        • Form 73
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        led early, prominent, ridden over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, soon edged right, not quicken towards finish

        4
        Silk - Yellow and Dark Blue diabolo, White sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow quartered cap

        Letsplay (IRE)

        67
        16/1
        • Form 05
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        prominent, outpaced 3f out, rallied over 1f out, one pace final furlong

        5
        Silk - White, Black and Orange halved sleeves, Black and Orange hooped cap

        Old Golden Bay

        37
        628/5
        • Form 00
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        always behind

        6
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow chevrons, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap

        Ellerslie de Hooch

        25/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-11

        held up and keen, headway after 3f, weakened 6f out

        7
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red sleeves, Royal Blue and Gold hooped cap

        Needwood Scot

        16/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-11

        held up and keen, clipped heel and stumbled over 8f out, headway to lead over 7f out to over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

        8
        Silk - Black and White diabolo, Black cap

        Three Counties (IRE)

        56
        10/1
        • Form 749
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-11

        pulled hard, mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Flinders Bay should relish this drop in grade to beat Brave Rebellion and Knighton Lad. Eighth in a Grade Two bumper at Newbury, he looked an interesting recruit beforehand and should give a more than fair account of himself against weaker opposition. Brave Rebellion is certainly not here to make up the numbers. He will make a useful hurdler in time and his chances will be greatly helped if Jim Crowley can settle him in the early stages. On a strict line of form he does hold Knighton Lad based on that runner's recent performance in a bumper at Doncaster in January. Letsplay ran no sort of race when well backed at Ludlow last time out. Three Counties was a very expensive two-year-old when sold for 360 000 guineas. The fact he went through the sales ring at 4 500 just one year later probably says it all. Of the remainder, Needwood Scot, a half-brother to the useful Needwood Spirit, is watched in the market.