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Huntingdon
13:41
Betway Novices' Hurdle (Div I)
Huntingdon Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.90 Place: £1.20 £1.70 £1.90 Exacta: £23.20 Trifecta: £111.60
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m½f
1st
Took keen hold - chased leaders - headway going easily 3 out - made strong challenge after 2 out - ridden and joined leader last - led run-in - kept on well(op 5/1)
N/A Good
Tom George 156 lbs 9/2 Won
2m4f 2m5f
-
2nd
Took keen hold - led at steady pace - ridden when mistake 2 out - soon faced strong challenge - joined last - headed run-in - kept on(tchd 9/2)
N/A AVG
Kim Bailey 149 lbs 7/2 .5
2m2½f 2m3f 2m5f 2m3½f 2m4½f
2m 2m 2m
3rd
Towards rear - headway when not fluent 3 out - ridden and went third before 2 out - kept on - no match for first two(op 8/1)
10 G AVG
Nick Gifford 156 lbs 5/1 11
2m2½f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m 3m1f
-
4th
Took keen hold - held up in rear - ridden 4 out - mistake 3 out - headway home turn - not fluent last - kept on - not reach leaders (vet said gelding lost its right fore shoe)(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
N/A Poor
Olly Murphy 156 lbs 7/1 4
2m7f
2m½f 2m4½f
5th
Took keen hold - held up in rear - ridden 3 out - some headway before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - soon no extra and weakened(tchd 40/1)
9 G AVG
Gary Moore 156 lbs 33/1 24
2m5½f 2m3f 2m3½f 2m3½f 2m7½f
-
6th
Midfield - ridden 4 out - weakened after 3 out
N/A Poor
John Holt 142 lbs 250/1 5.5
1m7½f
2m
7th
Midfield - not fluent 5 out - pushed along 4 out - weakened after 3 out (vet said gelding lost its left fore shoe)(tchd 50/1)
N/A Poor
Dan Skelton 156 lbs 40/1 11
2m3½f
5f
8th
Tracked leaders - ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out
N/A Poor
Linda Jewell 140 lbs 250/1 5.5
2m1½f
-
9th
Tracked leader - mistake 3 out - soon ridden - weakened before 2 out - tailed off (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as soft - good to soft in places on this occasion - and was changed to heavy following the race; vet said gelding lost its left fore shoe)(op 5/4)
N/A Poor
Harry Fry 162 lbs 13/8F 36
-
-
99th
Chased leaders - pushed along and lost position 4 out - struggling when not fluent 3 out - pulled up before 2 out
N/A Poor
Henry Spiller 147 lbs 100/1 -
-
2m1½f
99th
Pulled hard - chased leaders - saddle slipped and unseated rider on turn after 3rd (jockey said his saddle slipped causing him to unseat)(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
5 G Poor
Toby Lawes 156 lbs 20/1 -
2m3f