2025-03-02 Huntingdon 15:52
Huntingdon

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

Distance: 2m3f189y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £15,843

Runners: 6

Winning time: 5m 4.37s (slow by 17.37s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 3

4 Lounge Lizard

J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly

Age:8 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:131 SP:5/1

Raced in third - went second before 10th - led before 12th - ridden and kept on run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from a return to a sounder surface - officially described as good to soft - good in places - on this occasion)

2 ¾

7 Dibble Decker

J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey

Age:9 Weight:10st 12lbs

OR:123 SP:100/30

Towards rear - headway before 12th - mistake 3 out - outpaced on turn before 2 out - soon rallied - stayed on after last - went second inside final 110yds(tchd 3/1)

3 6 6¾

2 El Rio

J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Age:8 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:135 SP:5/4F

Led at fast pace - headed before 12th - not fluent 4 out - weakened gradually run-in - lost second inside final 110yds(op 6/4)

4 15 21¾

5 Riskintheground

J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton

Age:8 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:130 SP:22/1

In rear - some headway when not fluent 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)

5 5½ 27¼

6 Hidden Heroics

J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton

Age:8 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:129 SP:28/1

In rear - some headway before 4 out - outpaced on turn before 2 out - soon weakened(op 20/1)

6 20 47¼

3 Sail Away

J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton

Age:9 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:132 SP:7/2

Raced in second - not fluent 9th - lost position before 10th - lost ground before 11th - soon weakened - tailed off (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 10/3)

Light N Strike

J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle

Age:9 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:139 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6

Tote place: £2.30 £1.80

Exacta: £19.60

Trifecta: £43.10

CSF: £22.65