16:50 Huntingdon

Tuesday 5 October 2021

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Boxing Day On Sale Now Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 4m 46.43s

Salley Gardens²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 96| D

3/1

Promising sort who opened his account in 12-runner handicap hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good to soft, 6/1) 29 days ago. 6 lb higher now but may well do better yet.

Form: 47000-1

Sixties Secret¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: M Goldstein| T: Miss S West| OR: 92

11/2

Returned to form when second of 12 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Plumpton (20.5f, good) 16 days ago, albeit no match for winner. Raised 3 lb for that effort, however, and others preferred.

Form: F6659-2

Handsome Samson^p1⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: James Bowen| T: R Spencer| OR: 89

22/1

Remains winless, and little signs of encouragement from latest effort at Sedgefield. Cheekpieces now applied.

Form: 8/686-09

Akkapenko^p,t⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Ben Jones| T: D Burchell| OR: 87| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner who only narrowly failed to make a successful debut for new connections at Bangor (19.6f, good to soft, 16/5) 42 days ago. 3 lb higher now but must enter calculations.

Form: 7005-02

Freethinker²⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 85

15/2

Ran with promise on Newbury bumper debut but has gone the wrong way since, well held when unseating rider late on at Hereford when last seen in March. Tries handicapping now.

Form: 69U07U-

Flutiste^b,t²⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: David Prichard⁽⁵⁾| T: Claire Harris| OR: 85

20/1

Posted best effort yet when third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, heavy) 9 months ago. Return to this longer trip will suit and is worth a check in the market on debut for new yard.

Form: P/04523-

Grey Flint²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 83

7/2

Fared better than of late when third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (19.2f, good to soft, 9/1) 21 days ago. No certainty to build on that, however.

Form: 8-8F073

Lady Lottie^p1⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 74

50/1

Well held both completed starts in this sphere and was tailed off when pulled up on handicap bow at Bangor last time. Cheekpieces now tried.

Form: F-7585P

Soul Icon^h³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Mr F Procter⁽⁷⁾| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 73

66/1

Well beaten in Warwick bumper on debut and has made no impact in 3 starts over hurdles. Plenty to prove now switched to handicapping.

Form: 9U4-4

Ace Time¹⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Corey McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 65

50/1

Poor maiden on Flat and over hurdles. Readily opposed from 5 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 757-09P

Non-Runners

No Worries⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: N P Mulholland J: T Scudamore

Mcgarry²¹²

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: P A Kirby J: Thomas Dowson

Forecasts

Akkapenko (5/2), Salley Gardens (3/1), Grey Flint (7/2), No Worries (9/2), Sixties Secret (11/2), Freethinker (15/2), Mcgarry (8/1), Flutiste (20/1), Handsome Samson (22/1), Ace Time (50/1), Lady Lottie (50/1), Soul Icon (66/1)

Another chance is given to NO WORRIES, who looks nicely handicapped and had little go his way at Fontwell last week. Salley Gardens and Akkapenko rate the principal dangers.