14:22 Huntingdon

Monday 26 December 2022

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Off time: 14:23 | Winning time: 5m 2.50s

1^st

William Cody

511-4

9/4f

T: Mrs P SlyJ: Paul O'Brien

Held up in touch behind leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led before 2 out, clear last, easily op 3/1

2^nd

9 ½

Icaque de L'Isle

411-6

11/1

T: R BandeyJ: K Brogan

Held up in rear on outside, headway 9th, went 2nd when mistake 2 out, no impression on winner and mistake last, kept on op 11/2

3^rd

2 ¾

Smoking Pigeon

811-7

7/2

T: F O'BrienJ: Adrian Heskin

Led until 4th, led after 7th, headed 10th, ridden 3 out, held 2 out, went 3rd before last, kept on, no impression on winner op 5/1

4^th

River Tyne

711-1

16/1

T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies

Held up towards rear on inside, closed after 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, went left last, went 4th flat op 9/1

5^th

1 ¾

Airtothethrone

611-11

9/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Pressed leader, led 4th, headed after 7th, led 10th, headed before 2 out, 4th and no extra last tchd 4/1

6^th

4 ¼

All Dancer

511-13

10/3

T: P F NichollsJ: Tom Buckley (3)

In rear, not fluent 3rd, pushed along 8th, headway when not fluent and pecked 4 out, no impression, well beaten before 2 out op 9/2

7^th

Drop Him In

612-1

20/1

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory

Tracked leaders, pushed along 10th, outpaced 4 out, weakened after 3 out op 16/1

Also Ran

The Knot Is Tied

711-8

40/1

T: N B KingJ: Max Kendrick

In touch behind leaders, slow 5th, soon lost place, behind 8th, pulled up after op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.20, £2.30, £1.70EX:£28.80Trifecta:£137.90Tricast:£85.25SF:£26.57Swingers:£4.80, £2.10, £6.10

Forecasts

William Cody (9/4), All Dancer (10/3), Smoking Pigeon (7/2), Airtothethrone (9/2), Icaque de L'Isle (11/1), River Tyne (16/1), Drop Him In (20/1), The Knot Is Tied (40/1)

This looks wide open and it could just be worth chancing 4-y-o ICAQUE DE L'ISLE. He failed to meet expectations on his British debut at Ffos Las early on last month but this drop back in trip/refitting of a tongue tie both rate positives and better can be expected. Tim Vaughan's Airtothethrone is also high on the shortlist, with chase-debutant Drop Him In and William Cody others to consider.

ICAQUE DE L'ISLE (FR)
AIRTOTHETHRONE (IRE)
DROP HIM IN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Galileo Silver

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 6

J: Jack Tudor | T: S Thomas

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £5,446.002nd: £2,509.003rd: £1,254.004th: £628.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00