14:11 Huntingdon

Thursday 20 February 2020

All13:4114:1114:4115:1115:4116:1116:41

Betway Novices' Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:12 | Winning time: 4m 19.42s

1^st

Fugitives Drift

511-2

11/8f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Kept wide, led until after 3rd, in front again 4 out, ridden before last, stayed on well run-in op 6/4 tchd 13/8

2^nd

3 ½

Mickey Buckman

711-2

7/4

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out until the last, 3rd and one pace run-in tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8

3^rd

Loughan

511-2

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, switched right approaching the last, soon 2nd, stayed on same pace run-in op 9/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

4 ¼

Eros

611-2

10/1

T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman

Raced keenly in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4 out, weakened before the last tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1

5^th

Thais Toir

511-2

10/1

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Mid-division, weakened before 3 out op 12/1

6^th

1 ¾

Monarchofthegrange

511-2

33/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (5)

Raced keenly in last pair, good headway on outside chasing leaders before 4th, lost place and towards rear soon after 4 out, plugged on

7^th

Celtic Tara

610-9

50/1

T: O MurphyJ: David England

Always towards rear, never on terms tchd 66/1

8^th

Steel Yard

511-2

150/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Chased leaders, jumped slowly 4th, lost place after 4 out

9^th

1 ¼

Local Affair

410-0

12/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: W T Kennedy

Raced keenly, chased leader, led after 3rd until 4 out, lost 2nd next, weakening when blundered 2 out tchd 10/1

10^th

Abwab

410-7

100/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Harry Bannister

Jumped poorly in rear, went badly right and lost touch 3rd, tailed off

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Non-Runners

Clonusker Lady

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: Mrs L C Jewell J: Philip Donovan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.10, £1.20, £2.20EX:£4.80Trifecta:£18.10SF:£4.15Swingers:£1.10, £6.50, £4.40

Forecasts

Fugitives Drift (11/8), Mickey Buckman (7/4), Eros (10/1), Thais Toir (10/1), Loughan (12/1), Local Affair (12/1), Monarchofthegrange (33/1), Celtic Tara (50/1), Clonusker Lady (50/1), Abwab (100/1), Steel Yard (150/1)

FUGITIVES DRIFT represents a top stable who have been in good form of late and dropping in trip he can register his first career success at the third time of asking in division two of the novice hurdle. Mickey Buckman can put a fall last time out behind him to claim second place while third can go the way of Loughan who was sent off favourite when debuting in a bumper earlier this season.