16:30 Huntingdon

Wednesday 13 March 2024

All13:1013:5014:3015:1015:5016:3017:00

Boost Your Festival Winnings At Rhino.Bet Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 5m 24.77s

1^st

Pearly Island

812-0

9/4f

T: L WadhamJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders on inside, smooth progress turning for home, led still going well approaching 2 out, pressed and good jump last, stayed on strongly run-in op 5/2 tchd 11/5 and tchd 11/4

2^nd

1 ½

Eyed

711-8

8/1

T: P R WebberJ: Thomas Bellamy

Prominent, driven to press leader 2 out where good jump, awkward jump last, kept on same pace, held by winner op 15/2

3^rd

Calvic

811-0

10/3

T: S EdmundsJ: Charlie Hammond

In touch, bad jump 4 out, asked for effort approaching 2 out, kept on to take remote 3rd run-in tchd 7/2

4^th

1 ¼

Generous Day

1211-12

14/1

T: Henry OliverJ: Alex Edwards

Disputed lead, led still going well 3 out, driven and headed approaching 2 out, lost 3rd run-in op 12/1

5^th

1 ¾

Aviles

511-12

10/1

T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan

In touch, pushed along after 3 out, slow jump 2 out, soon beaten op 8/1

6^th

1 ¼

Out On The Tear

1011-11

25/1

T: S AllwoodJ: C J Todd

Held up in touch, driven approaching 2 out where bad jump, weakened at the last

7^th

Grasse D'oliverie

712-0

33/1

T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister

Tracked leaders, asked for effort turning for home, weakened approaching the last tchd 40/1

8^th

5 ½

Santa Clarita

610-9

9/2

T: T SymondsJ: Ben Jones

Held up in rear, slow jump 3 out, soon pushed along, weakened 2 out op 4/1

9^th

Top Of The Bay

711-10

50/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Toby Wynne (3)

Held up in last, bad jump 4 out, ridden soon after 3 out, never involved op 40/1

10^th

Trapista

711-9

8/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Disputed lead, headed and slow jump 3 out, soon ridden and weakened quickly, tailed off op 15/2 tchd 17/2

Non-Runners

Master Malcolm³⁴

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: Mrs E Bishop J: James Best

Vengeance⁴⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: W De Best-Turner J: Bryan Carver

Cloudy Wednesday⁴⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: C Fryer J: Lewis Stones

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.40, £2.30, £1.60EX:£19.00Trifecta:£97.70Tricast:£60.78SF:£21.05Swingers:£4.80, £2.50, £5.40

Forecasts

Pearly Island (9/4), Calvic (10/3), Santa Clarita (9/2), Eyed (8/1), Trapista (8/1), Aviles (10/1), Generous Day (14/1), Master Malcolm (14/1), Out On The Tear (25/1), Vengeance (25/1), Cloudy Wednesday (25/1), Grasse D'oliverie (33/1), Top Of The Bay (50/1)

It could be worth chancing CALVIC, who's potentially on a good mark on the pick of his form and is starting out for an in-form yard. Pearly Island is another to consider dropping in class, while Santa Clarita took a step back in the right direction when second at Ffos Las.