15:50 Huntingdon

Sunday 16 April 2023

All13:3514:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Skomal Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   3m 1f 10y  |   Good to Soft  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:50  |   Winning time: 6m 9.02s
1st
Horse silk
7
5/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
In rear, headway before 4 out, soon went 2nd, pushed along and led 2 out, stayed on well and drew clear run-in, readily op 6/1 tchd 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
6
6
11/1
T: R L LlewellynJ: Mitchell Bastyan
Rear mid-division, pushed along and headway after 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, kept on, ridden run-in and took 2nd closing stages, not trouble winner op 10/1 tchd 17/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
3
9/2
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Towards rear, headway before 8th and went prominent 4 out, soon pushed along, mistake 2 out and stayed on one pace op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
½
2
2/1f
T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan (5)
Led, hit 5th, not fluent 4 out, pushed along home turn, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened run-in and lost 2 places tchd 11/5
5th
Horse silk
23
1
11/4
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Mid-division, not fluent 5th, dropped to rear 4 out, plugged on, weakened before last op 3/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
10/1
T: R BandeyJ: David Bass
Tracked leaders, slow jump 3rd, cajoled along at times, ridden after 4 out, well behind when pulled up before 2 out tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1
PU
Horse silk
5
40/1
T: C HobsonJ: B Roberts (7)
Prominent, not jump well, bad mistake 4 out and ridden, soon dropped away, pulled up before 2 out op 28/1 tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
The Questioner24
Weight: 10-9|  Age: 7
T: O Greenall & J Guerriero  J: Henry Brooke
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£2.50, £4.20EX:£45.40Trifecta:£223.10Tricast:£264.45SF:£53.52Swingers:£7.90, £3.50, £6.90

Forecasts

Armchair Farmer (2/1), Judicial Law (11/4), The Questioner (4/1), Ernest Gray (9/2), Grillon De Monty (5/1), Godrevy Point (10/1), Lanspark (11/1), Let's Have Another (40/1)

Verdict

THE QUESTIONER was let down by his jumping at Sedgefield last time, but he'd been progressing well prior to that and looks interesting now returning to hurdles having won an Ascot handicap when last seen in this sphere. The step up in trip could suit Judicial Law, while Armchair Farmer can be give given another chance having possibly found the race coming too soon at Doncaster.

  1. THE QUESTIONER (IRE)
  2. JUDICIAL LAW (IRE)
  3. ARMCHAIR FARMER (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £5,281.002nd: £2,430.003rd: £1,215.004th: £608.005th: £303.00

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