15:55 Huntingdon

Thursday 8 February 2018

All13:1513:4514:1514:5015:2015:5516:30

Racing UK Jump To It Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 6m 50.50s

Hoke Colburn⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: H Whittington| OR: 112

5/1

Winning for the first time over hurdles when victorious over an extended 2m4f at Southwell (good) in November. Races off a 4lb higher mark and stepping up markedly in trip today.

Form: 1835-P1

Innisfree Lad³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: David Dennis| OR: 110| BF

8/1

Heavy ground winner over an extended 2m7f at Uttoxeter on his penultimate outing and ran well to finish 5L third at Doncaster (soft) subsequently. Races off a mark 12lb higher than for that Uttoxeter success.

Form: 8-09513

Braw Angus^p1²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 107| C

7/1

Successful over an extended 2m4f on soft ground here last March and put in a couple of decent efforts since. Pulled up at Ludlow last time however and wears cheekpieces for the first time today.

Form: 812-45P

Bulfin Island³⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Kevin Dowling⁽⁷⁾| T: A King| OR: 107

12/1

Point-to-point winner in January 2014 but had just five starts since. Decent effort in finishing 19L third at Newbury (3m, soft) last March and is making his first appearance since today.

Form: 123/493-

Boss Mans Ladder²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling| OR: 107

15/2

Placed in a point-to-point but failed to trouble the judge in four starts over hurdles. Best of those came over 3m2f and likely to appreciate this return to staying races having finished well beaten over 2m in last months handicap debut.

Form: 35780

Pennywell^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: R Johnson| T: W Greatrex| OR: 106

13/2

Placed twice since winning over an extended 2m7f at Uttoxeter (heavy) in November. Races off the same mark as when finishing third at Ludlow (soft) last time and is one to note in this contest.

Form: 3-5F123

Amberjam^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Maxime Tissier⁽⁷⁾| T: L Wadham| OR: 105| C

10/3

Dual winner at Uttoxeter for Oliver Sherwood and placed on three of his four outings since joining this yard. Most recent of those came in a competitive handicap hurdle at Doncaster (soft) last month and is an interesting runner today.

Form: PP-2P22

Ask Catkin²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 103

12/1

Fair form so far over hurdles including when fourth over 2m5f at Ludlow (soft) on handicap debut last time out. Remains open to improvement stepping up in trip.

Form: P544

Minella Whisper⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽⁵⁾| T: R T Phillips| OR: 94

12/1

Point-to-point winner last spring but well held in three outings over hurdles. Market support would be interesting on today's handicap debut.

Form: P51-586

Findusatgorcombe¹⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Bryony Le Clerc⁽³⁾| T: J D Frost| OR: 85

33/1

Point-to-point winner last May and broke her maiden under rules when winning a 3m2f handicap hurdle at Fontwell (good-to-firm) in August. Well held since and best form has come on ground quicker than is forecast today.

Form: 4-U1317

Non-Runners

Moidore¹¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 9

T: C T Pogson J: A Pogson

Serpico⁶¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: Kielan Woods

Forecasts

Amberjam (10/3), Hoke Colburn (5/1), Pennywell (13/2), Braw Angus (7/1), Boss Mans Ladder (15/2), Innisfree Lad (8/1), Minella Whisper (12/1), Ask Catkin (12/1), Bulfin Island (12/1), Moidore (14/1), Serpico (14/1), Findusatgorcombe (33/1)

BOSS MANS LADDER put in his best performance so far in a staying novice hurdle and having been well beaten over shorter since he can register a first rules success on his second handicap start today with the step up in trip taken to bring about improvement for his in form yard. Pennywell has been running well of late and she can claim second today hurdle while Hoke Colburn, a winner last time out is taken to finish third.