Huntingdon Races
Huntingdon
16:30
Virgin Bet Fives Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race) (Div I)
Huntingdon
Date: Thu, 09 May 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: NH Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.30 £3.90 £1.70
Exacta: £55.20
Trifecta: £192.10
Non-Runners: Lynda's Pet (self certificate), Sayva (other), Step Ahead (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | The Long Point (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 158 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Prominent - chased clear leader after 6f - led 2f out - went clear 1f out - comfortably(op 4/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | My Boy Aaron (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Robert Stephens | 152 lbs | 18/1 | 4.75 | Towards rear - headway over 2f out - soon prominent - went second inside final furlong - kept on but no match for winner(tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | John Barbour (GB) | 5 G | Good | Tom George | 158 lbs | 9/2 | .75 | In touch with leaders - hampered under 2f out - kept on from 1f out - went third final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Octo Gane (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Ben Pauling | 152 lbs | 6/4F | 1.75 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went third 4f out - briefly disputed lead 2f out - no extra from over 1f out - weakened and lost third final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 11/8) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Midnight Sting (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Michael Appleby | 158 lbs | 40/1 | 5.5 | Led - went clear after 6f - reminders halfway - ridden 5f out - reduced lead over 3f out - headed 2f out - soon unrideable when hung left and hampered rival (jockey said gelding hung left-handed in straight)(op 66/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Kilos Kelos (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Cian Chester
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Tom Weston | 145 lbs | 33/1 | 2.5 | Towards rear - raced wide over 3f out - no impression from 2f out(tchd 25/1) | |
| 7th | 11 | Dawn Parade (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Dan Skelton | 145 lbs | 15/2 | 2.5 | In rear - no impression from over 2f out(op 11/2) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Berliath (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Paul Nicholls | 158 lbs | 8/1 | 27 | Prominent - outpaced 5f out - dropped to last over 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 5/1) |