Huntingdon Races
Huntingdon
14:50
M1 Agency Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle () (GBB Race)
Huntingdon
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2024
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25
Exacta: £5
Trifecta: £11.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Handstands (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Ben Pauling | 159 lbs | 9/4 | Won | Travelled strongly - raced wide - raced in third - joined leaders 3 out - led going best before 2 out - ridden and idled when edged left after last - kept on well(op 13/8) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Jango Baie (FR) | 5 G | Elite | Nicky Henderson | 164 lbs | 5/4F | 1.5 | Raced wide - took keen hold - held up in last - bit short of room when pressed leaders after 3 out - switched left and bit short of room before 2 out - went second before last - ridden and kept on after last - no match for winner(op 11/8 tchd 11/10) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Bugise Seagull (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 159 lbs | 8/1 | 3 | Raced wide - didn't always jump with fluency - led and clear - steadied 4th - pushed along briefly on turn after 5th - reduced lead 4 out - headed before 2 out - lost second before last - weakened run-in(op 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Diamond Ri (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Joe Tizzard | 162 lbs | 4/1 | 12 | Raced wide - raced in second - not fluent 4th - mistake 5th - pressed leader when mistake 4 out - briefly disputed lead from 3 out - weakened and hung left before 2 out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed in the closing stages)(op 9/2) |