Huntingdon
13:25
Lord Sparky Veterans' Handicap Chase
Huntingdon Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.80 £1.30 Exacta: £8.60 Trifecta: £43.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 The Wolf (FR) 11 G AVG Olly Murphy 168 lbs 7/2 Won Prominent - mistake 11th - led 4 out - went clear going easily from 2 out - shaken up run-in - easily(op 5/1)
2nd 4 Special Acceptance (GB) 11 G AVG Billy Aprahamian 156 lbs 11/10F 12 Led - prominent after 1st - mistake 4 out - bad mistake 3 out - recovered and went second home turn - hung right and jockey unbalanced just after 2 out - soon no chance with winner (jockey said gelding made several jumping mistakes)(tchd 6/5)
3rd 3 Super Citizen (GB) 10 G AVG Lucinda Hughes 157 lbs 12/1 16 In touch with leaders - outpaced 5 out - went fourth 4 out - went modest third 2 out - no match for first two(op 8/1)
4th 6 Ballywood (FR) 10 G AVG Georgie Howell 145 lbs 33/1 9.5 Took keen hold - prominent - jumped right 1st - soon led - bad mistake 5 out - lost ground home turn - weakened and lost third 2 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 5th last fence)(op 40/1)
5th 5 Innisfree Lad (IRE) 12 G Poor David Dennis 156 lbs 4/1 6.5 Pushed along briefly soon after start - in touch with leaders - mistake and outpaced 5 out - dropped to last 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
99th 2 Breaking Waves (IRE) 10 G AVG Alex Hales 160 lbs 8/1 - Raced in last - pushed along briefly after 3rd - mistake 4th - detached and reminder 5th - pulled up after 6th (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 6/1 tchd 9/1)