13:15 Huntingdon

Tuesday 26 December 2017

All11:4012:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Fairfax Saddles Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 18.60s

1^st

Cloth Cap

511-13

10/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Jumped left, prominent, led 6th, clear flat, stayed on well op 9/1

2^nd

Galactic Power

711-0

8/1

T: R DickinJ: J M Quinlan

Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway after 4 out, chased winner 2 out, no impression flat, stayed on op 6/1

3^rd

Smart Boy

611-12

9/4f

T: Jack BarberJ: Nick Scholfield

Prominent, led before 6th, soon headed, mistake 4 out, every chance 3 out, stayed on same pace from next op 7/2

4^th

Marvellous Monty

711-12

25/1

T: J FarrellyJ: Mr Garry Lavery (7)

Mid-division, headway before 6th, 4th and beaten when not much room 2 out, stayed on same pace

5^th

Sneaking Budge

511-11

13/2

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings (3)

Held up, headway when not much room 6th, not fluent 3 out, no extra next op 5/1 tchd 6/1

6^th

Daveron

911-4

20/1

T: B PaulingJ: David Bass

Tracked leaders on outside, lost place before 4 out, soon well beaten op 25/1 tchd 28/1

7^th

Free Bounty

411-4

20/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Philip Donovan (7)

Chased leaders, pecked 3 out, weakened before next

8^th

Road To Rome

711-10

7/1

T: O SherwoodJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Held up, headway 6th, weakened after next tchd 13/2

9^th

Milzipa

511-10

10/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Chased leaders, ridden before 4 out, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened

10^th

4 ½

Seven Kingdoms

511-1

12/1

T: David DennisJ: P J Brennan

Led early, slow 1st, mid-division, headway before 6th, weakened 3 out op 10/1

11^th

3 ¼

Sisania

410-2

33/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)

Hampered 3rd, always towards rear

12^th

Alizee Javilex

711-1

33/1

T: L WadhamJ: Maxime Tissier (7)

Held up in rear, mistake 5th, struggling 4 out op 28/1

Also Ran

Stonecoldsoba

412-0

33/1

T: D P QuinnJ: M Hamill (5)

Held up in mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 3rd op 28/1

Finula

511-12

8/1

T: B G PowellJ: N P Madden

Held up in rear, mistake 4th, ridden and struggling 6th, behind 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 9/1

Postbridge

611-7

50/1

T: Mrs S J HumphreyJ: Graham Carson (10)

Soon led, headed and weakened before 6th, pulled up before 3 out op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Occasionally Yours³⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 13

T: A Blackmore J: Mr Alex Ferguson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.80Pl:£2.90, £2.70, £1.40EX:£82.70Trifecta:£331.00Tricast:£251.92SF:£86.63Swingers:£9.40, £11.10, £1.30

Forecasts

Smart Boy (9/4), Sneaking Budge (13/2), Road To Rome (7/1), Occasionally Yours (7/1), Galactic Power (8/1), Finula (8/1), Cloth Cap (10/1), Milzipa (10/1), Seven Kingdoms (12/1), Daveron (20/1), Free Bounty (20/1), Marvellous Monty (25/1), Sisania (33/1), Alizee Javilex (33/1), Stonecoldsoba (33/1), Postbridge (50/1)

This may not be as competitive as the numbers suggest with Smart Boy and Milzipa two that could well improve on what they have done so far with that duo deserving of their position towards the head of the market. Of those with more handicap form Galactic Power may well still be able to offer a little more with Sneaking Budge another contender who looks to have more to offer in this sphere. Road To Rome is starting to look interesting and this run will tell us more about his mark and where he stands at the moment. CLOTH CAP is perhaps the most fascinating runner though having been brought on steadily in novice company and looks very much the sort to show more now he goes into handicaps.

Cloth Cap
Smart Boy
Sneaking Budge

Previous Winners

2016

Miss Tongabezi

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 7

J: Fergus Gregory | T: P R Webber

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,198.002nd: £1,526.003rd: £763.004th: £382.00