15:30 Huntingdon
Thursday 22 February 2018
All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15
Smarkets Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)
- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 1m 7f 171y | Soft | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 10.60s
T: Mrs S LeechJ: R Johnson
Held up in mid-division, headway on outside 5th, challenged 2 out, led last, clear flat, ran on well, comfortably tchd 14/1
T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan
Led until after 3rd, not fluent and led again from 4th, mistake 3 out, headed last, no impression flat op 11/4
T: J W MullinsJ: Kevin Jones (5)
Mid-division, closed after 3 out, ridden and stayed on same pace from 2 out op 4/1
T: J & S BestJ: J E Moore
Held up in mid-division, headway 5th, not fluent 3 out, driven before next, stayed on one pace op 4/1 tchd 11/2
T: S A HarrisJ: J M Quinlan
Behind, plugged on after 3 out, no impression op 11/2 tchd 4/1
T: J R BoyleJ: M Goldstein
Tracked leader, challenged after 3rd, led before next, soon headed, 5th and weakening 2 out op 25/1
T: N J HawkeJ: S Bowen
Tracked leaders, lost place before jumping right 2 out, weakened op 16/1
T: A BlackmoreJ: Kevin Dowling (7)
Tracked leaders, pushed along after 5th, ridden and weakened after 3 out op 33/1
T: D P QuinnJ: Aidan Coleman
Held up in mid-division, not fluent and in rear 3 out, mistake 2 out tchd 16/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in last pair, not fluent 5th, well beaten 3 out op 20/1
Unlimited Replays
of all UK and Irish races with our Race Replays
Discover Sporting Life Plus Benefits
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£13.80Pl:£3.40, £1.20, £2.10EX:£57.90Trifecta:£307.20Tricast:£157.98SF:£40.87Swingers:£13.40, £30.10, £3.00
Forecasts
Doitforthevillage (6/4), Alberta (9/2), Garde Forestier (11/2), Hear The Chimes (6/1), Level Of Intensity (12/1), Birch Hill (16/1), Stonecoldsoba (18/1), First Quest (28/1), Spader (33/1), Occasionally Yours (40/1)
This looks easier than the last race DOITFORTHEVILLAGE contested when he travelled well for a long way before the effects of an infection related absence took effect. His mark looks attractive in comparison to the improvement he has shown over fences and he can take this en-route to Aintree. Hear The Chimes is a C&D winner who has dropped to a lenient mark, whilst Alberta is capable of defying his revised mark. Garde Forestier is weighted to go close and Spader is better than his last run indicates.
- Doitforthevillage
- Garde Forestier
- Hear The Chimes
Prize Money
1st: £5,198.002nd: £1,526.003rd: £763.004th: £382.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00
MOST READ RACING
Unlimited Replays
Watch and analyse all UK & Irish races with our Race ReplaysLog in
Discover Sporting Life Plus benefits