13:50 Huntingdon

Thursday 22 February 2018

All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Smarkets Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 29.60s

1^st

Red Admirable

1211-7

7/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Tracked leaders, challenged 7th, led before last, edged left flat, headed towards finish, soon led again, held on op 9/1

2^nd

Lubatic

511-6

6/1c

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Held up towards rear, headway 6th, challenged 2 out, not fluent last, led towards finish, soon headed, just held op 11/2 tchd 9/2

3^rd

Sackett

711-2

6/1c

T: N B KingJ: Harry Teal (7)

Led until 2nd, not fluent 6th, soon led again, headed before mistake last, no extra towards finish op 11/1

4^th

Arthur's Reuben

511-2

25/1

T: J CandlishJ: David Noonan

Mid-division, closed on outside 2nd, ridden after 7th, plugged on but no chance with leaders after 3 out

5^th

Celma Des Bois

611-2

22/1

T: R RoweJ: A Glassonbury

Behind, headway after 7th, 4th and well held before 2 out op 28/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 33/1

6^th

The Blue Bomber

611-3

6/1c

T: C FryerJ: R Patrick (5)

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened op 7/1

7^th

4 ½

Sizing Sahara

1010-12

12/1

T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan

Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, mistake next, ridden after 5th, plugged on before 2 out op 9/1 tchd 17/2

8^th

Phare Isle

1311-5

11/1

T: B I CaseJ: Max Kendrick (5)

In touch, lost place after 5th, behind from 7th op 12/1

9^th

Yellow Kangaroo

610-13

18/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Always towards rear, mistake when well behind 2 out op 16/1 tchd 14/1

10^th

Phoenix Rock

610-11

11/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Mid-division on inside, not fluent 2nd, headway after 7th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened op 10/1 tchd 9/1

11^th

Dude Alert

810-0

66/1

T: M R HoadJ: M Goldstein

Tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 2 out op 50/1

Also Ran

Now Listen Here

611-12

7/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Mid-division, ridden after 7th, disputing 8th when blundered and unseated rider 3 out tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2

Sergio

611-6

9/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place when blundered 7th, pulled up before 2 out op 8/1

Blazing Glen

1010-13

100/1

T: A E JessopJ: Michael Heard (5)

Led 2nd, jumped left 4th, headed after 6th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 125/1

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Non-Runners

Taken By Force¹⁴

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: T H Weston J: C Poste

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.80Pl:£2.50, £2.40, £2.40EX:£58.70Trifecta:£462.40Tricast:£270.78SF:£47.01Swingers:£7.90, £7.40, £11.30

Forecasts

Lubatic (6/1), Sackett (6/1), The Blue Bomber (6/1), Red Admirable (7/1), Now Listen Here (7/1), Sergio (9/1), Phare Isle (11/1), Phoenix Rock (11/1), Sizing Sahara (12/1), Taken By Force (16/1), Yellow Kangaroo (18/1), Celma Des Bois (22/1), Arthur's Reuben (25/1), Dude Alert (66/1), Blazing Glen (100/1)

It is hard to be positive about many of these, but there was some encouragement to be gained from SERGIO's latest run and he may be the answer with the champion jockey taking the ride. Yellow Kangaroo and Sizing Sahara are two who would make some appeal if supported in pre-race markets. Taken By Force and Phoenix Rock have fewer miles on the clock than most in this, therefore either could improve enough to take advantage of their low weights.

Sergio
Yellow Kangaroo
Sizing Sahara

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00