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17:45 Southwell

National Huckleberry Day Maiden Hurdle (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 2f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 46.04s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Diamondalternative (IRE)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Sharvie

    25/1

      3
      Silk -

      Croc An Oir (IRE)

      4/1

        1
        Silk - Royal Blue, White hollow box, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue and Royal Blue hooped cap

        Art Expert (FR)

        43
        20/1
        • Form P0-P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        behind from 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 9th

        2
        Silk - Red, Black sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star

        Croc An Oir (IRE)

        58
        4/1
        • Form 2/1103-4
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        keen, tracked leaders, led 4th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, no extra

        3
        Silk - Brown, White disc, Light Green sleeves, White cap

        Cut Throat Jake

        16
        40/1
        • Form 0/P
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        held up, headway 6th, ridden and lost place approaching 8th, behind when pulled up before 10th

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue, White diamond, Royal Blue sleeves, White stars

        Diamondalternative (IRE)

        21
        7/4
        • Form 1/35
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-2

        led after first to 4th, stayed prominent, ridden 10th, outpaced next, rallied approaching last, led flat, driven out

        5
        Silk - Mauve, White chevrons, Mauve sleeves and cap

        Felix (IRE)

        36 b
        11/2
        • Form 2-P2
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        led, headed after 1st, tracked leaders, joined leader 8th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, poor fourth when pulled up before 2 out

        6
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon sleeves, hooped cap

        Mister Graham

        23
        20/1
        • Form 500-550
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-2

        in touch, ridden after 9th, weakened and mistake next

        8
        Silk - Purple, Yellow sleeves, Purple chevrons, Yellow cap

        Sharvie

        23
        25/1
        • Form 00P4-P5
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        held up, headway 9th, blundered next, outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching 2 out, led last, headed flat not quicken

        9
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN stripe, EMERALD GREEN and ROYAL BLUE halved sleeves

        Double Spey

        125
        3/1
        • Form 40-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, headway 3rd, ridden 9th, weakened when blundered 3 out

        7
        NR

        No Mercy

        16
        • Form P/200-00
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        At these weights, Double Spey looks capable of breaking his maiden tag after running against some decent opponents, while Felix and Croc An Oir are likely to fill the frame. The selection has been on the downgrade on the flat, and does not have much hurdling experience. However, his four length second to Tunstall in a juvenile event at Wetherby last October would be easily good enough to land this, and with sound conditions in his favour and his fitness not in doubt, then we will side with him in what is a tricky betting heat. Felix has been tried over lengthy trips on both his starts so far and has not been disgraced. A fast ground lover, his 13 length second to Therealbandit at Newton Abbot last time was satisfactory and with more improvement anticipated he should comfortably make the frame. Croc An Oir looks best of the remainder, though he does appear to be a plodder and is likely to be staying on past beaten horses at best, so we will stick with Double Spey.