16:00 Huntingdon

Thursday 11 May 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3017:05

Nigel Hellewell Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 137y  |   Good  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:00  |   Winning time: 4m 39.9s
1st
Horse silk
3
711-10
14/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Held up towards rear, took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, headway from 3 out, switched right and close up last, challenged flat, led towards finish, held on op 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
nse
12
12/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Mid-division, headway 7th, led before 2 out, hard pressed, headed towards finish, stayed on, just held op 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
2
4/1
T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan (3)
Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway 7th, challenging when not fluent 2 out, every chance flat, 3rd and held towards finish op 9/2 tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
8
4
611-9
17/2
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Shane Quinlan (3)
Led until after 5th, beaten when mistake 2 out, one pace op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
½
11
711-2
17/2
T: A CarsonJ: Brendan Powell
Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, switched left final bend, no extra 2 out tchd 8/1
6th
Horse silk
½
7
611-6
9/4f
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
In touch on inside, lost place 6th, mistake and struggling 3 out, switched outside before 2 out, no impression op 13/8
7th
Horse silk
21
1
8/1
T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan
Prominent, led and not fluent 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened before bad mistake last tchd 17/2
8th
Horse silk
4 ¼
9
18/1
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
Held up towards rear, not fluent and struggling 3 out op 14/1 tchd 20/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ¼
10
100/1
T: D J JeffreysJ: Kielan Woods
Always behind op 50/1
10th
Horse silk
¾
8
33/1
T: S DurackJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Chased leaders, took keen hold, challenged 5th, soon led, headed 3 out, lost place before 2 out op 28/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
8/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened after next op 11/1

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6
Horse silk
William Of York25
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 7
T: D Skelton  J: Tristan Durrell
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.00Pl:£3.90, £3.80, £1.80EX:£198.10Trifecta:£2,016.10Tricast:£804.72SF:£168.19Swingers:£25.60, £10.40, £9.80

Forecasts

Swapped (9/4), Issar D'Airy (4/1), William Of York (9/2), Give Me A Cuddle (8/1), Great Ocean (8/1), Heros (17/2), Denable (17/2), Saturday Song (12/1), Surtitle (14/1), Boreen Boy (18/1), Phoenix Aquilus (33/1), Reams Of Love (100/1)

Verdict

A fairly useful winner in bumpers, SWAPPED didn't go without promise in a trio of novice hurdles last campaign and, with progress anticipated now handicapping for his powerful stable, he could well be worth chancing to come out on top following wind surgery. Great Ocean comes here on the back of solid placed efforts and is feared, with the hat-trick seeking William of York and Issar d'Airy others fancied to feature.

  1. SWAPPED (FR)
  2. GREAT OCEAN (FR)
  3. WILLIAM OF YORK

Previous Winners

2022
Nazwa
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 4
J: J J Burke  |  T: O Sherwood
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,174.002nd: £2,384.003rd: £1,191.004th: £597.00

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