14:45 Huntingdon

Tuesday 16 October 2018

All14:1014:4515:1515:4516:2016:50

Alconbury Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 4m 41.2s

1^st

Cotswold Way

511-0

11/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Made all, not fluent 6th, ridden clear between last 2, driven out, flat, stayed on well op 9/2

2^nd

3 ½

Before Midnight

511-0

1/2f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked winner, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and no impression between last 2, edged left and kept on towards stands side rail flat, always held op 8/13

3^rd

Stylish Moment

511-0

10/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Tracked leaders, outpaced by front pair before 2 out, kept on, no danger after op 9/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

Cydercourt

511-0

33/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Prominent, not fluent 6th, outpaced when not fluent 3 out, well held in 4th before next tchd 28/1

5^th

Celtic Joy

511-0

28/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Patrick Cowley (5)

Tracked leaders, lost place after 4 out, behind from next op 33/1 tchd 25/1

6^th

Moody Maggie

510-7

7/1

T: Miss S SmithJ: G Sheehan

Held up in touch on outside, not fluent 2nd, reminder after next, struggling when not fluent 4 out, soon lost touch, tailed off op 8/1

Also Ran

Light Gunner

411-0

100/1

T: H TettJ: Mr Frederick Tett (5)

Held up in touch, struggling after 4 out, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 2 out op 150/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.90, £1.10EX:£10.00Trifecta:£28.10SF:£8.56Swingers:£1.30, £3.40, £1.80

Forecasts

Before Midnight (1/2), Cotswold Way (11/2), Moody Maggie (7/1), Stylish Moment (10/1), Celtic Joy (28/1), Cydercourt (33/1), Light Gunner (100/1)

A small field, and perhaps not the deepest of races in terms of quality, but also not the easiest to solve either. Cotswold Way and Stylish Moment have previous hurdling experience, filling the frame behind the easy winner Blu Cavalier at Wincanton in April, with the Philip Hobbs-trained runner showing marked improvement on that occasion. However, a couple of those experiencing hurdles for the first-time are interesting, with both Moody Maggie and BEFORE MIDNIGHT expected to shape well. The selection is bred for hurdling (dam was a 3m winner), and with a game attitude to boot should prove well suited by this step up in trip from bumpers.

Before Midnight
Cotswold Way
Moody Maggie

Previous Winners

2017

El Presente

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 4

J: David Bass | T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £301.00