16:05 Huntingdon

Thursday 6 February 2025

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Purchase Hospitality At Huntingdon In 2025 Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 4m 5.20s

Fortune De Mer⁸¹

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

10/11

Runner-up completed start in points (from one now in the yard) and again on bumper debut at Cheltenham before easing clear in listed event there in November. Form has taken some knocks but he's a good prospect.

Form: U2-21

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Cheesy Icon⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Mrs M Rowley

28/1

Quite sharply bred for bumpers and showed clear ability behind Dan Skelton-trained winner at Southwell (50/1) 7 weeks ago. Should progress.

Form: 4

Corra Bheinn^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

9/1

Milan gelding. Closely related to useful hurdler/chaser Crosshill, stays 3m. Dam bumper winner. Tongue tied. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

Island Bridge¹⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

11/1

£75,000 buy successful on second of 2 starts in Irish points (Oct 2024). One to note.

Form: 2-1

Jager Time¹⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

20/1

Third on only start in Irish points but offered little behind Fortune de Mer in a class 2 bumper at Cheltenham in October. This less demanding at least.

Form: 3-0

Patch Man²³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: S Thomas| BF

50/1

Failed to justify cramped odds when sixth of 7 in bumper at Southwell on debut and poor effort at Worcester subsequently. Has left Sir Mark Prescott in the 7 months he's been off.

Form: 60

Soldier Saint

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

9/2

€90,000 3-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser in France Motu Fareone and fair hurdler Hit And Run. Got to be respected on debut.

Form:

Spectacularsunrise

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jamie Brace⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

20/1

Passing Glance gelding. Half-brother to modest 2m hurdle winner Mavis Pike. Dam 19f hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdlers/chasers Indifference Curve (stayed 3½m) and Ardera Cross (stays 21f). Newcomer to note.

Form:

St Jessica

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse

10/1

Malinas mare. Dam 2¼m/2½m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stays 25f) Imperial Alcazar.

Form:

Vera Hobbs⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: T Ellis

50/1

Didn't go unbacked but went with no encouragement on her introduction at Market Rasen in November and she's passed over.

Form: 8

Arcadian Star

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds

16/1

€28,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart chaser (stayed 3m) Glen Forsa (by Mahler).

Form:

Jeepster

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: S Bowen| T: R Stephens

50/1

Ulysses gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including modest 1½m winner The Colorist. Dam, ran once over hurdles, 1m winner on Flat.

Form:

Non-Runners

Big Wigg

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: T Lacey J: G Sheehan

Forecasts

Fortune De Mer (10/11), Soldier Saint (9/2), Corra Bheinn (9/1), St Jessica (10/1), Island Bridge (11/1), Big Wigg (14/1), Arcadian Star (16/1), Spectacularsunrise (20/1), Jager Time (20/1), Cheesy Icon (28/1), Vera Hobbs (50/1), Patch Man (50/1), Jeepster (50/1)

FORTUNE DE MER looks a good prospect and can defy a penalty for all there are some appealing newcomers here, headed up by Soldier Saint, Corra Bheinn and Big Wigg.