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Huntingdon
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Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Huntingdon Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.50 £2.60 £1.30 Exacta: £28.50 Trifecta: £98.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 At A Pinch (GB) 6 M Poor
Harry Eustace 140 lbs 3/1 Won Held up in rear - headway from 3 out - made challenge going easily when jumped left 2 out - shaken up to lead run-in - ridden clear towards finish - comfortably(op 85/40)
2nd 8 Uranus Des Bordes (FR) N/A Poor
David Bridgwater 154 lbs 8/1 2.5 Chased leaders - headway and went second after 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - ridden and outpaced approaching last - kept on and went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
3rd 5 Quickbuck (IRE) 7 G Poor
Nicky Henderson 154 lbs 11/4 .75 Tracked leaders - headway and led after 5th - ridden and faced challenge after 2 out - headed run-in - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 4/1)
4th 6 Scudamore (FR) 8 G AVG
Jennie Candlish 154 lbs 5/2F 5 Held up in midfield - headway and tracked leaders after 3 out - pushed along and outpaced before 2 out - ridden and no impression approaching last(op 9/4)
5th 3 Land Of My Delight (IRE) 7 G Poor
D J Jeffreys 154 lbs 200/1 1 Midfield - good headway and tracked leaders halfway - raced wide from 3 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding ran green)
6th 1 Hesque De L'Isle (FR) N/A Poor
Tom Lacey 154 lbs 9/2 1.5 Never better than mid-division - not fluent 4 out - pushed along and no impression from 2 out (an inquiry was held into the running and riding; vet said that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities; jockey said his instructions were to get the gelding into a good rhythm - to jump well and to finish his race off better than it had done previously - he added that he was happy the way the gelding travelled early on - in what he felt was a slow early tempo - he continued to explain that the gelding made a bit of a mistake 4 out - after which he had to ask for an effort to get the gelding back on the bridle and thereafter jumped 3 out big - he further added that having made those mistakes he felt it was necessary to keep a hold of his head to ensure that he met the last two hurdles on the correct stride to avoid falling - he continued that the gelding had been outpaced from 3 out and in his opinion may benefit from a step up in trip; his explanations were noted)(op 5/1)
7th 2 Hunky (FR) N/A Poor
Caroline Bailey 149 lbs 28/1 8 Raced freely - led - headed after 1st - disputed lead 2nd - lost position before 3 out - soon pushed along and weakened(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
8th 4 Meetmelater (IRE) 6 G Poor
Rosemary Gasson 154 lbs 300/1 2.75 Towards rear - headway on outer and chased leaders halfway - pushed along disputing third after 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost its left-fore shoe)(op 200/1)
9th 9 Rio Silva (GB) 4 F Poor
Olly Murphy 147 lbs 33/1 2 Always towards rear - pushed along and detached after 3 out(op 28/1)
10th 7 Spidersteve (GB) 7 G Poor
Michael Appleby 154 lbs 66/1 2.25 Took keen hold - prominent - led after 1st - joined 2nd - headed after 5th - not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along and weakened