12:45 Huntingdon

Sunday 4 December 2022

All12:1512:4513:1513:4514:2014:5515:25

Fitzdares Salutes Ben Pauling Racing Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f 145y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:45  |   Winning time: 5m 6.34s
1st
Horse silk
7
5/2f
T: P J McBrideJ: Tom Buckley
Towards rear, in touch, went 4th home turn, shaken up and led narrowly 2 out, ridded and edged right before last, kept on gamely, always doing enough op 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
½
9
11/4
T: Jonjo & A O'NeillJ: Jamie Brace (8)
Led narrowly, headed 3rd, remained prominent, led again after 5th, headed narrowly 2 out, every chance last, ridden run-in, ran on but always held op 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
1
10
28/1
T: A KingJ: Alexander Thorne
Towards rear, in touch, pushed along and headway before 2 out, pressed leaders 2 out, soon ridden, kept on run-in, no impression op 25/1 tchd 33/1
4th
Horse silk
13
2
12/1
T: O SherwoodJ: Ben Bromley (3)
In touch, pressed leader from 6th, pushed along before 2 out and gradually faded, weakened run-in op 9/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
1
511-11
40/1
T: A M HalesJ: Harriet Tucker (5)
Tracked leaders, pushed along before 2 out, weakened before last op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
8
8
4/1
T: S EdmundsJ: Caoilin Quinn
In rear, in touch, pushed along after 4 out, plugged on, weakened before last tchd 10/3
7th
Horse silk
9
4
6/1
T: L WadhamJ: Eddie Edge (10)
Handy, saddle slipped 2nd, led 3rd, headed and tracked leaders after 5th, dropped away after 3 out and soon well behind op 9/2
8th
Horse silk
25
5
14/1
T: N B KingJ: J R Wildman (5)
Prominent, lost place 6th, pushed along after 4 out, beaten before 2 out op 11/1

Also Ran

T: M F HarrisJ: Lily Pinchin
In rear, slow jump 1st, refused 2nd op 33/1

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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Hardy Boy23
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 5
T: B Pauling  J: Luca Morgan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.20, £1.30, £5.50EX:£9.80Trifecta:£142.80Tricast:£147.16SF:£9.75Swingers:£1.90, £10.90, £10.40

Forecasts

Poker Master (5/2), Sermando (11/4), Hillfinch (4/1), Hardy Boy (5/1), Pearly Island (6/1), Rhebus Road (12/1), Justified (14/1), Masteroftheheights (22/1), Maid On The Moon (28/1), Hiconic (40/1)

Verdict

POKER MASTER can boast an enviable strike rate in handicaps and, still unexposed over this trip, he may well shrug off a 5 lb rise for his reappearance success at this venue. Sermando should be bang there again, with Hillfinch another to consider back over the right sort of distance.

  1. POKER MASTER (IRE)
  2. SERMANDO (FR)
  3. HILLFINCH

Previous Winners

2021
Vee Dancer
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 6
J: K Brogan  |  T: R McNally
1/2

Prize Money

1st: £6,753.002nd: £3,111.003rd: £1,555.004th: £779.005th: £350.006th: £350.00

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