13:30 Huntingdon

Friday 11 January 2019

All13:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:30

EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 3m 46.90s

1^st

Shanty Alley

511-5

17/2

T: B I CaseJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Raced wide, held up towards rear, headway on outside to lead 2 out, clear when went right last, kept on strongly op 10/1 tchd 11/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Special Acceptance

611-5

4/1

T: P R WebberJ: Max Kendrick (5)

Chased leaders on inside, pushed along approaching 2 out, outpaced between last 2, kept on well towards finish, went 2nd post, no chance with winner op 5/1

3^rd

nse

Smarty Wild

511-5

40/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Held up in 5th, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, 3rd and every chance when hit next, plugged on in 2nd run-in, no chance with winner, lost 2nd post op 50/1

4^th

1 ¾

Fransham

511-5

20/1

T: Mrs P SlyJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in last pair, steady headway before 2 out, chasing leaders when hung right before the last, disputing well held 2nd run-in, weakened towards finish op 16/1

5^th

2 ¼

Precious Bounty

511-5

8/11f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Chased leaders, tracked leader 2nd, led and hit 4th, headed 2 out, chased winner, well held approaching the last, lost 2nd and weakened run-in op 8/13

6^th

Bucaneros

611-5

25/1

T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman

Towards rear, ridden and weakened after 3 out op 66/1

7^th

Zee Man

511-5

25/1

T: David DennisJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders 3 out, soon pushed along, weakened before next op 40/1

8^th

Good Man Jim

611-5

8/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: N D Fehily

Made most until 4th, chased leader until before 2 out, ridden and weakened tamely after 2 out op 9/2

Also Ran

Johnny Rocco

511-5

20/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: Harry Bannister

Chased leader until 2nd, chased leaders, injured and pulled up quickly after 4th op 25/1

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Non-Runners

High Up In The Air²¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: G & J Moore J: Joshua Moore

The Flying Sofa³⁰³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: J E Moore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.40Pl:£2.30, £1.80, £9.10EX:£45.00Trifecta:£1,634.70SF:£40.35Swingers:£3.50, £0.00, £24.80

Forecasts

Precious Bounty (8/11), The Flying Sofa (5/2), Special Acceptance (4/1), Good Man Jim (8/1), Shanty Alley (17/2), Fransham (20/1), Johnny Rocco (20/1), Bucaneros (25/1), Zee Man (25/1), Smarty Wild (40/1), High Up In The Air (50/1)

Precious Bounty again showed he has a race in him when chasing home a decent type at Exeter last week and is by some way the pick on hurdles form. However, THE FLYING SOFA is a fascinating recruit to the smaller obstacles and though the late start to his campaign is a concern, he could be the value. Good Man Jim must be capable of better than shown and completes the short list in a contest which could prove a guide to future winners.

The Flying Sofa
Precious Bounty
Good Man Jim

Previous Winners

2018

Turtle Wars

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 5

J: N D Fehily | T: N J Henderson

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00