Huntingdon Races
Huntingdon
13:30
EBF "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Huntingdon
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.80
Place: £1.10 £2 £1.20
Exacta: £13.40
Trifecta: £26.60
Non-Runners: Dream In The Park (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Frere d'Armes (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 4/5F | Won | Made all - soon clear - going easily home turn - kept on and went further clear run-in - unchallenged(op 8/11 tchd Evens) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Thanksforthehelp (FR) | 7 G | AVG | David Pipe | 154 lbs | 14/1 | 6.5 | Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway after 5th - pushed along and went third home turn - hit on nose by rival's whip but went second final 110yds - no match for winner (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that his instructions were to hold up gelding and concentrate on getting gelding settled as he is a big immature horse with limited experience; he added that on the approach to the third last hurdle he was focused on getting gelding balanced after which gelding jumped left-handed and continued to jump fractionally left-handed at the second-last and final hurdles before staying on at one pace to the line)(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Lady Jane P (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 147 lbs | 11/4 | 2.75 | Jumped left on occasions - novicey jumping - chased winner - jumped left and mistake 2 out - ridden and no impression approaching last - lost second and weakened final 110yds(op 16/5 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Walkonthewildside (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Olly Murphy | 154 lbs | 9/1 | 8 | Midfield - went fourth 5th - ridden and no impression before 2 out - well held from 2 out | ||
| 5th | 7 | Presenting Pete (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Alan King | 154 lbs | 22/1 | 8 | Midfield - headway and went third 5th - ridden and lost two places home turn - soon weakened(op 20/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Joey's Gift (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Niall Houlihan
(3)lbs
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Michael Attwater | 151 lbs | 300/1 | 23 | Took keen hold - chased leaders - disputing second 3rd - not fluent 4th - lost position and mistake 5th - behind before 3 out - tailed off(tchd 250/1) | |
| 7th | 5 | Old Duke (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Tom George | 154 lbs | 125/1 | 12 | Held up in rear - ridden 3 out - soon lost touch and well behind - tailed off(op 80/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Peace River (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Alan King | 154 lbs | 13/2 | 30 | Midfield - lost position and became detached when dropped to last after 5th - tailed off from 3 out - finished lame (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the soft ground on this occasion and would prefer a faster surface; vet reported that a post-race examination revealed the gelding to be lame on his right-hind)(op 8/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Ez Tiger (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Alex Hales | 154 lbs | 100/1 | - | Held up in rear - mistake 5th - headway into midfield after 3 out - no impression and well held when fell 2 out(op 150/1 tchd 80/1) |