14:50 Huntingdon

Wednesday 26 December 2018

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Fitzdares Pass The Port Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 9.24s

General Bux²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: C Gethings| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 102| BF

7/2

Decent effort in finishing 9L second in a handicap hurdle over an extended 2m7f at Fakenham (good-to-soft) earlier this month. Interesting runner down in trip on debut for a new yard.

Form: P/674-F2

Pembroke House^p²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽⁵⁾| T: S-J Davies| OR: 100

7/1

Placed on first two starts following a break including over 3m1f at Hereford (good) last month. Drop in grade in his favour following a heavy defeat at Ludlow (good-to-soft) last time.

Form: 22-1226

Very Live^t,v¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: P R Webber| OR: 94

7/1

Placed on soft going over an extended 2m3f at Fontwell in April. Visor returns having been replaced with cheekpieces for his seasonal debut a fortnight ago.

Form: U/22P2-7

Quantum Of Solace^h³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: C Brace⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 94| BF

10/3

Perth handicap hurdle winner over 2m on good ground in May. Beaten 7L at Uttoxeter (2m, good) on return from a break last month and worth a check in the market on her return to fences.

Form: 4P/0-144

Kavanaghs Corner¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Simon Earle| OR: 93

3/1

Heavy ground winner over 2m3f at Exeter in April. Finished runner-up on both starts this term and interesting off a mark 3lb higher than when third over an extended 1m7f at Hexham (soft) earlier this month.

Form: 4221-22

Daveron^v²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 71| D

7/1

Not beaten far when third over an extended 2m5f at Taunton (good) last time out. Likely more needed if he's to take this event racing from out of the handicap.

Form: 3-7PP63

The Jugopolist^b¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Lee Edwards| T: J R Cornwall| OR: 68| C| D

20/1

Failed to complete on his two most recent starts and nearly two years since he won over an extended 2m7f at this venue. Races from out of the handicap.

Form: 2904UP

Midnight Owle^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: C J Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss C Dyson| OR: 63

20/1

Pulled up twice since finishing third over an extended 2m5f at Fontwell (good-to-soft) last month. Looking for a first career success at the 18th time of asking racing well from well out of the handicap.

Form: 7-P23PP

Forecasts

Kavanaghs Corner (3/1), Quantum Of Solace (10/3), General Bux (7/2), Daveron (7/1), Pembroke House (7/1), Very Live (7/1), Midnight Owle (20/1), The Jugopolist (20/1)

GENERAL BUX stays further than this and looks capable of recording a victory on his first start for this stable. Pembroke House drops in grade here and he can finish runner-up ahead of Kavanaghs Corner who has run well in defeat on both starts this season.