Huntingdon Races
Huntingdon
15:52
Prestige Developments John Bigg "Oxo" Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Huntingdon
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2025
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £2.30 £1.80
Exacta: £19.60
Trifecta: £43.10
Non-Runners: Light N Strike (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Lounge Lizard (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Henry Daly | 160 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Raced in third - went second before 10th - led before 12th - ridden and kept on run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from a return to a sounder surface - officially described as good to soft - good in places - on this occasion) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Dibble Decker (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 152 lbs | 100/30 | .75 | Towards rear - headway before 12th - mistake 3 out - outpaced on turn before 2 out - soon rallied - stayed on after last - went second inside final 110yds(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | El Rio (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls | 164 lbs | 5/4F | 6 | Led at fast pace - headed before 12th - not fluent 4 out - weakened gradually run-in - lost second inside final 110yds(op 6/4) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Riskintheground (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 159 lbs | 22/1 | 15 | In rear - some headway when not fluent 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Hidden Heroics (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Harry Atkins
(7)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 151 lbs | 28/1 | 5.5 | In rear - some headway before 4 out - outpaced on turn before 2 out - soon weakened(op 20/1) | |
| 6th | 3 | Sail Away (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 161 lbs | 7/2 | 20 | Raced in second - not fluent 9th - lost position before 10th - lost ground before 11th - soon weakened - tailed off (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 10/3) |