14:30 Huntingdon

Friday 13 January 2023

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Arkle Finance EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO to 6YO  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 171y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:35  |   Winning time: 3m 53.55s
1st
Horse silk
1
30/100f
T: C E LongsdonJ: S Bowen
Tracked leader, led 2nd, clear with two others 4th, ridden 2 out, edged right flat, ran on op 2/5
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
14
25/1
T: A RalphJ: J J Burke
In touch, mistake 1st, headway 3 out, chased winner next, stayed on flat tchd 40/1
3rd
Horse silk
9
12
611-2
9/2
T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan
Held up, headway 3 out, ridden and hit last, kept on same pace op 7/2 tchd 16/5
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
6
66/1
T: R HobsonJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
In touch, pushed along and headway 2 out, stayed on towards finish, never nearer op 40/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
4
80/1
T: L HorsfallJ: Charlie Price (3)
Tracked leaders, ran around approaching 2nd, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace op 40/1
6th
Horse silk
8
10
18/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next op 22/1 tchd 33/1
7th
Horse silk
11
11
80/1
T: Miss S SmithJ: Charlie Hammond
In rear, pushed along and headway 2 out, weakened flat op 66/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
2
12/1
T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien
Towards rear, mistake 4 out, never on terms op 20/1
9th
Horse silk
2
8
50/1
T: M ScudamoreJ: Liam Harrison (3)
Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, never on terms op 40/1
10th
Horse silk
3
13
300/1
T: C HobsonJ: Benjamin Poste
In touch, pushed along 3 out op 100/1
11th
Horse silk
6 ½
15
250/1
T: R L LlewellynJ: Mitchell Bastyan
Led, headed 2nd, tracked winner until approaching 3 out, soon weakened op 100/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
300/1
T: Simon EdwardsJ: Mr Huw Edwards (7)
Close up, pushed along and weakened 3 out, pulled up next op 125/1
PU
Horse silk
5
40/1
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Towards rear, weakened 3 out, pulled up next op 18/1
UR
Horse silk
9
80/1
T: P R WebberJ: Rex Dingle
Close up when ducked sharply left and unseated rider 1st op 40/1

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Inneston13
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 5
T: G & J Moore  J: J E Moore
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.30Pl:£1.10, £3.80, £1.70EX:£10.30Trifecta:£33.40SF:£15.74Swingers:£3.30, £1.10, £8.60

Forecasts

Western Zephyr (30/100), Inneston (11/10), Torula (9/2), Any Biscuits (12/1), Steal My Sunshine (18/1), Welsh Charger (25/1), Galaxy Moon (40/1), Let It Shine (50/1), Ingennio (66/1), City Roller (80/1), Superstylin (80/1), My Gift To You (80/1), Trudiemadlydeeply (250/1), Warner's Cross (300/1), Bury Walls (300/1)

Verdict

A likely match between INNESTON and Western Zephyr. The former won a strong bumper for Gabriel Leenders on his only start in France and shaped with lots of encouragement on his recent hurdling debut at Newbury, so he's preferred to Charlie Longsdon's 6-y-o, who was a shade disappointing under a penalty last time.

  1. INNESTON (FR)
  2. WESTERN ZEPHYR (IRE)
  3. TORULA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Frere d'Armes
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 5
4/5

Prize Money

1st: £4,084.002nd: £1,882.003rd: £940.004th: £471.00

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