Huntingdon Races
Huntingdon
15:05
Richard Howard Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Huntingdon
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £2 £1.80
Exacta: £15.80
Trifecta: £27.30
Non-Runners: Jack's A Legend (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Jipcot (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 170 lbs | 7/2 | Won | In rear but in touch with leaders - smooth headway going easily before 2 out - led 2 out - soon pushed along - clear when hit last - ran on well run-in - comfortably(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Bluegrass (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Stuart Edmunds | 159 lbs | 100/30 | 5 | Prominent - briefly led when slightly hampered before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - ridden and outpaced approaching last - no match for winner(op 11/4) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Damarta (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Olly Murphy | 167 lbs | 11/8F | 3 | In touch with leaders - mistake 3 out - switched left and ridden home turn - switched right 2 out - soon outpaced - went third run-in(op 7/4 tchd 6/5) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Royal Rhythm (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Benjamin Macey
(10)lbs
|
Jonjo O'Neill | 155 lbs | 9/2 | 1 | Prominent - not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced - hit last(op 7/2 tchd 5/1) | |
| 5th | 6 | Greystoke (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Jimmy Frost | 155 lbs | 22/1 | 9 | Led - headed then edged left before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 25/1) |