Huntingdon Races
Huntingdon
15:10
Kev And The Cheltenham Boys Handicap Hurdle
Huntingdon
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £2
Place: £1.20 £1.90
Exacta: £4.80
Trifecta: £11.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Norman Fletcher (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
James Turner
(7)lbs
|
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 160 lbs | EvensF | Won | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders on outer - not fluent and niggled along briefly 5th - recovered and pressed leaders 3 out - led home turn - clear and going best 2 out - ridden before last - kept on well run-in(op 11/10) | |
| 2nd | 3 | Black Hawk Eagle (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Kerry Lee | 166 lbs | 100/30 | 3 | In touch with leaders on inner - short of room and hampered after 1st - outpaced 3 out - switched left and rallying home turn - went second 2 out - keeping on when not fluent last - no match for winner(op 7/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Douglas Dc (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Freddie Gordon
(5)lbs
|
Tony Carroll | 149 lbs | 7/1 | 3 | In touch with leaders in centre of group - bit short of room after 1st - mistake 4th - awkward jump 3 out - outpaced and no extra home turn - hung left before last - weakened run-in(op 6/1) | |
| 4th | 1 | Enthused (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Alex Chadwick
(5)lbs
|
James Owen | 163 lbs | 11/1 | 21 | Raced in second - edged right after 1st - pressed leader 4th - led narrowly 5th - faced challenges from 3 out - headed home turn - lost two places before 2 out - weakened quickly from 2 out (vet said gelding lost his left-hind shoe)(op 14/1) | |
| 5th | 4 | Klitschko (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Lucinda Hughes | 160 lbs | 5/1 | 5 | Led - not fluent and headed 5th - not fluent 3 out - lost ground quickly home turn - no chance when jumped left 2 out - soon eased(op 9/2) |