16:20 Huntingdon

Monday 28 May 2018

All13:3014:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:55

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Off time: 16:22 | Winning time: 4m 58.10s

1^st

Salix

411-3

4/1f

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Held up towards rear, headway on outside 7th, challenged after 3 out, led 2 out, clear flat, ran on well op 7/2 tchd 9/2

2^nd

Brave Helios

811-2

25/1

T: R T PhillipsJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, went 2nd flat, kept on, no impression on winner op 20/1

3^rd

Boughtbeforelunch

511-0

8/1

T: P R WebberJ: R P McLernon

Prominent, led 3 out, mistake and headed next, saddle soon slipped, lost 2nd and jockey doing well to stay on board flat op 11/1

4^th

Gran Maestro

912-1

6/1

T: P WinksJ: Ryan Winks (5)

Prominent, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace before next op 8/1

5^th

Samson The Man

511-10

10/1

T: Noel WilliamsJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Not fluent in rear, mistake 4th, headway after 7th, no impression before 2 out op 12/1

6^th

Scented Lily

511-9

9/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Mid-division, headway when not fluent 7th, mistake 3 out, soon beaten tchd 10/1

7^th

Towering

911-8

20/1

T: C R DoreJ: P J Brennan

Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, weakened approaching next op 22/1

8^th

1 ¾

Occasionally Yours

1411-5

20/1

T: A BlackmoreJ: Tabitha Worsley (7)

Mid-division, well beaten after 3 out op 16/1 tchd 22/1

9^th

Norse Light

711-7

8/1

T: David DennisJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up in mid-division, no impression after 3 out op 9/1

10^th

Purple 'n Gold

911-11

12/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, headway after 6th, weakened after next

Also Ran

Agincourt Reef

911-11

14/1

T: R A TealJ: Harry Teal (7)

Led early, prominent, slow and pushed along 4th, ridden 6th, lost place before next, soon well beaten, pulled up before 2 out op 20/1

The Groovy Hoovy

611-11

14/1

T: O SherwoodJ: Conor Shoemark

Mid-division, effort 7th, soon ridden, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next op 12/1

Echo Express

611-6

7/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day (3)

Took keen hold, soon led, not fluent 2nd, jumped left 4th, headed 3 out, weakened and pulled up before next tchd 13/2

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Non-Runners

Best Practice³²²

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

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

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£2.20, £7.70, £3.50EX:£127.80Trifecta:£1,656.00Tricast:£785.68SF:£107.10Swingers:£23.40, £11.60, £23.40

Forecasts

Salix (4/1), Best Practice (4/1), Gran Maestro (6/1), Echo Express (7/1), Boughtbeforelunch (8/1), Norse Light (8/1), Scented Lily (9/1), Samson The Man (10/1), Purple 'n Gold (12/1), The Groovy Hoovy (14/1), Agincourt Reef (14/1), Towering (20/1), Occasionally Yours (20/1), Brave Helios (25/1)

SALIX is the choice in a tricky contest. Ben Pauling's youngster showed improved form in his first handicap last time and seems to be getting the hang off things. Echo Express rates a danger now encountering a sound surface, while top weight Gran Maestro has been in fair form and another good display is anticipated. Scented Lily and Norse Light are closely matched on recent running, while Agincourt Reef and Best Practice are others with the potential to improve.

Salix
Echo Express
Scented Lily

Previous Winners

2017

Captainofindustry

Weight: 11-13 |Age: 8

J: N D Fehily | T: M Pitman

4/6

Prize Money

1st: £4,874.002nd: £1,431.003rd: £716.004th: £358.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00