Huntingdon Races
Huntingdon
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Read Henry Brooke On Blog.Rhino.Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Huntingdon
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2024
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £9.20
Place: £2.60 £2.90 £1.80
Exacta: £66.20
Tricast: £356.39
Trifecta: £443.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Gustoso (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Henry Daly | 168 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Prominent - not fluent 2nd - mistake 4th - not fluent 5th - pressed leaders 2 out - soon ridden to lead - kept on well run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had appreciated the quicker ground conditions on this occasion - officially described as good (good to soft in places))(tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | No No Fizz (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 162 lbs | 12/1 | 4 | Prominent - led 2nd - faced challenge before 2 out - soon headed - kept on but no match for winner(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Shengai Enki (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 167 lbs | 100/30F | 3.75 | In touch with leaders - headway on outer when mistake 5th - went second after 3 out - challenging when jumped right 2 out - mistake last - soon no extra(op 7/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Optimistic Joe (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 166 lbs | 11/2 | 8.5 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - not fluent 4th - mistake 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon outpaced - went modest fourth approaching last(op 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Happy Index (GB) | 6 M | AVG | Paul Webber | 146 lbs | 9/2 | 7.5 | Led - not fluent 1st - headed and prominent 2nd - mistake 3 out - weakened 2 out - lost fourth approaching last(op 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Heros De Moutiers (FR) | 7 G | Poor |
Abbie McCain
(5)lbs
|
Donald McCain | 148 lbs | 12/1 | 23 | In touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out(tchd 14/1) | |
| 7th | 6 | Joker Du Chenet (FR) | 5 G | Poor | James Owen | 155 lbs | 5/1 | 1 | In rear - some headway 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 9/2) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Scout Master (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Toby Wynne
(3)lbs
|
Claire Dyson | 140 lbs | 33/1 | 8.5 | Prominent - mistake 4 out - lost position then not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 25/1) | |
| 99th | 8 | Walk In The Stars (IRE) | 7 M | Poor |
Jamie Gambin
(7)lbs
|
Christine Dunnett | 143 lbs | 125/1 | - | Jumped left on occasions - always behind - struggling before 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon pulled up(op 50/1) | |
| 99th | 5 | Little Talks (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Neil King | 158 lbs | 17/2 | - | Prominent - bad mistake 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up just before 3 out(tchd 8/1 and tchd 9/1) |