14:22 Huntingdon

Monday 26 December 2022

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 189y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:23  |   Winning time: 5m 2.5s
1st
Horse silk
7
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
2nd
Horse silk
9 ½
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
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
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
4th
Horse silk
8
8
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
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
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
6th
Horse silk
4 ¼
2
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
7th
Horse silk
11
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

PU
Horse silk
4
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)

Verdict

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.

  1. ICAQUE DE L'ISLE (FR)
  2. AIRTOTHETHRONE (IRE)
  3. 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

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