18:10 Huntingdon

Tuesday 22 May 2018

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Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 3m 47.80s

Dream Baie^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Reed⁽⁵⁾| T: M Roberts| OR: 102

16/1

Beaten 32L over C&D on handicap debut last month, his third run after a wind operation. Dropped 3lb, he'll likely have better to offer at some stage.

Form: 44P830-

St George's Oval⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L Heard| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 100

5/1

Showed promise on bumper debut last summer but has failed to progress as hoped. 100/1 and well fended off in C&D maiden last time, opening handicap mark doesn't look a soft one.

Form: 47785-

Stuccodor^p¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Brennan| T: C R Dore| OR: 100| D

25/1

Sole hurdles win came at Southwell in February selling handicap hurdle over 2m, well held both starts over timber for new trainer, drop back to 2m is a positive though.

Form: 74418-5

The Blue Bomber¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁵⁾| T: C Fryer| OR: 100

11/2

Winner at Market Rasen in March over similar trip on good to soft (rated 90) and has run well in both starts since, including second over this C&D. Should give another good account back here.

Form: 66212-4

Deduce⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: J M Quinlan| T: J M P Eustace| OR: 99

16/1

Best effort (from four) over hurdles came at Lingfield (2m, soft) in December but will need to improve now going handicapping having run four times on the AW since without a win.

Form: U3/85-

Charlie Chaplin¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: James Nixon⁽⁷⁾| T: R Eddery| OR: 102

40/1

Has run well to a point in his recent visits to this track but just seems unable to find a lot when push comes to shove. Maiden after 17 starts in both codes and likely to remain so after this.

Form: 630687-

Elysian Prince^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Teal⁽⁷⁾| T: N B King| OR: 96| D

15/2

Won a good ground handicap hurdle over 2m1f at Stratford in April 2017 off a mark of 103. Would have sound claims on that form but hasn't produced a lot since, including Warwick reappearance this month.

Form: 86208-6

Spader^t⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 88| D

1/1

Much-improved effort last time at Southwell to land a novice handicap hurdle in ready fashion. Carries a penalty for that score but likely a big threat with a repeat effort.

Form: 80P70-1

Overrider^t²⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: M Goldstein| T: S Lycett| OR: 87

100/1

Held in all six starts over hurdles, eased another 4lb but first starts since September and not great record fresh so possibly best watched today.

Form: 570/568-

Blackadder¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Stock⁽⁵⁾| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 72

50/1

Beaten wide margins at Taunton and Fakenham in both recent starst, ten races without success over timber now and seems easier to look somewhere else for the winner.

Form: 6407/0-4

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Non-Runners

Give Him Time¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: N J Gifford J: James Davies

Pension Madness²⁹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 5

T: J Farrelly J: Patrick Cowley

Silva Samourai¹⁷⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 9

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: Kielan Woods

Forecasts

Spader (1/1), St George's Oval (5/1), The Blue Bomber (11/2), Give Him Time (6/1), Elysian Prince (15/2), Pension Madness (14/1), Silva Samourai (14/1), Deduce (16/1), Dream Baie (16/1), Stuccodor (25/1), Charlie Chaplin (40/1), Blackadder (50/1), Overrider (100/1)

Spader improved his lot with a win at Southwell this month and will be in the mix here with a repeat showing but he does carry a penalty and isn't a certainty to turn up in the same mood, so he looks short enough in the early betting. THE BLUE BOMBER is the one that appeals most from a consistency standpoint and wouldn't be winning out of turn after some decent efforts. Pension Madness can hold place claims on his best work while Give Him Time is on a feasible mark back over hurdles.