15:52 Huntingdon

Sunday 2 March 2025

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Prestige Developments John Bigg 'Oxo' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 189y  |   Good to Soft (Good in Places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:56  |   Winning time: 5m 4.37s
1st
Horse silk
4
Lounge Lizard
811-6
5/1
T: H D DalyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Chased leaders, closed up into 2nd after 9th, led 12th, forged on 2 out, ridden before last, kept on but reduced lead run-in, did enough
2nd
Horse silk
¾
7
Dibble Decker
910-12
10/3
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Mid-division, pushed along into 3rd 13th, ridden 3 out, stayed on well run-in to go 2nd, not reach leader tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
6
2
El Rio
811-10
5/4f
T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Thomas Bellamy
Led, headed 12th, remained handy in 2nd, pushed along home turn, jumped right 2 out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd run-in op 6/4
4th
Horse silk
15
5
Riskintheground
811-5
22/1
T: D SkeltonJ: C J Todd
In rear, headway into 4th after 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, no progress op 25/1 tchd 33/1
5th
Horse silk
5 ½
6
Hidden Heroics
811-4
28/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Atkins (7)
Towards rear, mistake 1st, ridden 3 out, soon weakened op 20/1
6th
Horse silk
20
3
Sail Away
911-7
7/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Tracked leader, not fluent 9th and dropped to 3rd, slow jump 11th, soon in rear and tailed off tchd 10/3
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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Light N Strike1
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 9
T: Miss E C Lavelle  J: H Cobden
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£2.30, £1.80EX:£19.60Trifecta:£43.10SF:£22.65Swingers:£2.70, £1.20, £1.60

Forecasts

El Rio (5/4), Dibble Decker (10/3), Sail Away (7/2), Lounge Lizard (5/1), Light N Strike (5/1), Riskintheground (22/1), Hidden Heroics (28/1)

Verdict

EL RIO is enjoying a fine campaign and there is no obvious reason to oppose him yet after his dominating win at Kempton last month. Lounge Lizard just got the better of Dibble Decker when 1-2 in this last year and both can go well again.

  1. EL RIO (IRE)
  2. LOUNGE LIZARD
  3. DIBBLE DECKER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Lounge Lizard
Weight: 11-13  |Age: 7
J: J J Burke  |  T: H D Daly
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £15,843.002nd: £7,290.003rd: £3,645.004th: £1,824.005th: £909.00

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