16:00 Huntingdon

Thursday 11 May 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3017:05

Nigel Hellewell Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 4m 39.90s

1^st

Surtitle

711-10

14/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up towards rear, took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, headway from 3 out, switched right and close up last, challenged flat, led towards finish, held on op 12/1

2^nd

nse

Saturday Song

711-2

12/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Mid-division, headway 7th, led before 2 out, hard pressed, headed towards finish, stayed on, just held op 10/1

3^rd

Issar D'Airy

511-11

4/1

T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan (3)

Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway 7th, challenging when not fluent 2 out, every chance flat, 3rd and held towards finish op 9/2 tchd 5/1

4^th

Heros

611-9

17/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Led until after 5th, beaten when mistake 2 out, one pace op 10/1

5^th

Denable

711-2

17/2

T: A CarsonJ: Brendan Powell

Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, switched left final bend, no extra 2 out tchd 8/1

6^th

Swapped

611-6

9/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

In touch on inside, lost place 6th, mistake and struggling 3 out, switched outside before 2 out, no impression op 13/8

7^th

Give Me A Cuddle

712-0

8/1

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Prominent, led and not fluent 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened before bad mistake last tchd 17/2

8^th

4 ¼

Boreen Boy

711-5

18/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Held up towards rear, not fluent and struggling 3 out op 14/1 tchd 20/1

9^th

2 ¼

Reams Of Love

511-2

100/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Kielan Woods

Always behind op 50/1

10^th

Phoenix Aquilus

611-6

33/1

T: S DurackJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, took keen hold, challenged 5th, soon led, headed 3 out, lost place before 2 out op 28/1

11^th

1 ¼

Great Ocean

711-8

8/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: H Cobden

Chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened after next op 11/1

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Non-Runners

William Of York²⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Tristan Durrell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.00Pl:£3.90, £3.80, £1.80EX:£198.10Trifecta:£2,016.10Tricast:£804.72SF:£168.19Swingers:£25.60, £10.40, £9.80

Forecasts

Swapped (9/4), Issar D'Airy (4/1), William Of York (9/2), Give Me A Cuddle (8/1), Great Ocean (8/1), Heros (17/2), Denable (17/2), Saturday Song (12/1), Surtitle (14/1), Boreen Boy (18/1), Phoenix Aquilus (33/1), Reams Of Love (100/1)

A fairly useful winner in bumpers, SWAPPED didn't go without promise in a trio of novice hurdles last campaign and, with progress anticipated now handicapping for his powerful stable, he could well be worth chancing to come out on top following wind surgery. Great Ocean comes here on the back of solid placed efforts and is feared, with the hat-trick seeking William of York and Issar d'Airy others fancied to feature.

SWAPPED (FR)
GREAT OCEAN (FR)
WILLIAM OF YORK

Previous Winners

2022

Nazwa

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 4

J: J J Burke | T: O Sherwood

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,174.002nd: £2,384.003rd: £1,191.004th: £597.00