14:57 Huntingdon

Sunday 26 December 2021

All12:0612:4013:1513:4714:2214:5715:32

Merry Christmas Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 5m 27.20s

1^st

Rostello

611-8

10/3

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Cillin Leonard (5)

Jumped left and some slow jumps, led until 2nd, led next, clear before 2 out, ridden out op 3/1 tchd 7/2

2^nd

Passing Secrets

510-2

9/4f

T: T R GrettonJ: C Gethings

Jumped left at times, held up towards rear, headway 12th, not fluent 3 out, no impression on winner before next, kept on op 5/2 tchd 3/1

3^rd

9 ½

Joly Maker

711-12

10/3

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jamie Brace (7)

Held up rear of mid-division, hampered 13th, progress into 3rd before 2 out, no impression op 3/1 tchd 7/2

4^th

Sands Cove

1410-5

9/2

T: H J EvansJ: Ned Fox (7)

Chased leaders on outside, lost place 6th, went modest 4th 2 out, no impression, plugged on op 6/

5^th

Scartare

1010-0

16/1

T: Mrs R GassonJ: Benjamin Poste

In rear, effort under pressure final bend before 2 out, no impression, soon weakened op 14/1 tchd 12/1

Also Ran

Torrent Des Mottes

1010-4

20/1

T: J R CornwallJ: Shane Quinlan (5)

Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out op 22/1 tchd 18/1

Catlow

810-0

9/1

T: Miss J S DavisJ: Tom Buckley (5)

Slow 1st, led 2nd, headed 3rd, slow 11th, ridden when not fluent 12th, well beaten from 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 10/1 tchd 17/2

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Non-Runners

Harry Hazard¹⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: A Irvine J: Lily Pinchin

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£2.10, £1.70EX:£12.70Trifecta:£47.80Tricast:£26.13SF:£12.10Swingers:£1.90, £2.50, £2.20

Forecasts

Passing Secrets (9/4), Rostello (10/3), Joly Maker (10/3), Sands Cove (9/2), Catlow (9/1), Scartare (16/1), Harry Hazard (16/1), Torrent Des Mottes (20/1)

JOLY MAKER often gives his running and can resume winning ways back down in class. Rostello is becoming well handicapped so is feared despite being a long-standing maiden, with Passing Secrets another to consider.

JOLY MAKER (IRE)
ROSTELLO (FR)
PASSING SECRETS

Previous Winners

2020

Lord Sparky

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: S Bowen | T: Mrs Caroline Bailey

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,812.002nd: £1,756.003rd: £878.004th: £440.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00