Huntingdon Races
Huntingdon
17:05
Join The 20 Club At Huntingdon Racecourse Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Huntingdon
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.67
Place: £1.10 £1.90
Exacta: £3.70
Trifecta: £6.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Cuban Court (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Neil King | 167 lbs | 4/6F | Won | Raced in second - not fluent 4th - disputed lead 7th - led clearly 3 out - pushed along before 2 out where jumped right - soon ridden - kept on well(op 4/7) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Greenways (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Tom Symonds | 153 lbs | 4/1 | 7.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second just after 3 out - carried right 2 out - weakening when mistake last - just held second(op 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | El Rayo (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Billy Aprahamian | 168 lbs | 4/1 | 0.3 | Held up in last - went third home turn - no impression 2 out - kept on run-in (prior to this race - trainer was asked to explain the reason why he was running gelding here on going described as good - having declared the gelding a non-runner at Ludlow on 2 April 2025 on ground with the same official description; he said that having walked the course at Ludlow - in his opinion it was riding quicker than described and he therefore declared gelding a non-runner; having spoken to his representative who had walked the course at Huntingdon today - they agreed that the ground was more suitable - and they were happy to let gelding take his chance; his explanation was noted)(op 9/2 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Calli Black (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | David Weston | 162 lbs | 12/1 | 21 | Led - joined 7th - headed and mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 14/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Glenvango (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Sam Allwood | 154 lbs | 40/1 | - | In touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 25/1) |