Huntingdon Races
Huntingdon
16:00
Nigel Hellewell Handicap Hurdle
Huntingdon
Date: Thu, 11 May 2023
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £16
Place: £3.90 £3.80 £1.80
Exacta: £198.10
Tricast: £804.72
Trifecta: £2016.10
Non-Runners: William Of York (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Surtitle (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 164 lbs | 14/1 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway and switched right when went third 2 out - pressed leaders and hung right approaching last - ridden and challenging run-in - led final stride(op 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Saturday Song (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Alan King | 156 lbs | 12/1 | 0.05 | Midfield - not fluent 2nd - headway and led before 2 out - ridden approaching last - faced challenge and kept on run-in - headed final stride(op 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Issar d'Airy (FR) | 7 G | AVG |
Niall Houlihan
(3)lbs
|
Gary Moore | 162 lbs | 4/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway and challenging when went second but mistake 2 out - ridden and edged right when lost second run-in - no extra towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 5/1) | |
| 4th | 4 | Heros (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Shane Quinlan
(3)lbs
|
Venetia Williams | 160 lbs | 17/2 | 8 | Led - lost two places and prominent with one circuit to go - pushed along and mistake 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the second last hurdle)(op 10/1) | |
| 5th | 11 | Denable (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Anthony Carson | 156 lbs | 17/2 | .5 | Held up in rear - headway on outer and carried left before 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on run-in - not pace to challenge(tchd 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Swapped (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 160 lbs | 9/4F | .5 | Midfield - pushed along after 7th - switched left before 2 out - no impression(op 13/8) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Give Me A Cuddle (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Neil King | 168 lbs | 8/1 | 21 | Took keen hold - raced in second - led and mistake 3 out - headed and lost position when not fluent 2 out - weakening when bad mistake and sprawled on landing last - finished lame (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the last hurdle; vet reported gelding finished lame on his right-fore)(tchd 17/2) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Boreen Boy (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 159 lbs | 18/1 | 4.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - dropped to rear and struggling after 7th - in rear from 3 out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 14/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 9th | 10 | Reams Of Love (GB) | 4 G | Poor | D J Jeffreys | 156 lbs | 100/1 | 2.25 | Jumped left on occasions - always behind(op 50/1) | ||
| 10th | 8 | Phoenix Aquilus (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Seamus Durack | 160 lbs | 33/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders on outer - headway and pressed leaders 5th - led with one circuit to go - headed 3 out - ridden and lost position home turn - weakened from 2 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 11th | 5 | Great Ocean (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 162 lbs | 8/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - pushed along and dropped to rear after 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 11/1) |