Huntingdon

Barry Girling Memorial Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m7f129y
Going: Good
Prize: £6,244
Runners: 12
Winning time: 6m 11.28s (slow by 22.28s)
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 9
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 98
SP: 9/2F
In touch with leaders early - dropped to midfield 3rd - pushed along and outpaced 14th - headway after 3 out - went fourth before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - went second and 3 lengths down last - kept on well and led final strides(tchd 7/2)
2 hd
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 86
SP: 5/1
Towards rear - midfield 4th - headway and prominent after 11th - led going easily before 3 out - pushed along and 3 lengths ahead last - ridden run-in - hung right and reduced lead inside final 110yds - no extra and headed final strides(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
3 20 20¼
Age: 9
Weight: 10st 13lbs
OR: 83
SP: 10/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - prominent 5th - pushed along and went second before 2 out - hit and lost second last - soon weakened(tchd 9/1)
4 1 21¼
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 11lbs
OR: 95
SP: 7/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in midfield - headway and in touch with leaders when pecked on landing 4 out - went third before 2 out - lost third and weakened last(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
5 19 40¼
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 12lbs
OR: 82
SP: 8/1
Led narrowly or disputed lead - weakened after 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 15/2)
6 44¾
Age: 7
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 98
SP: 11/2
Prominent - weakened after 3 out(op 6/1 tchd 13/2)
7 51¼
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 2lbs
OR: 72
SP: 80/1
In rear - reminder after 10th - never on terms(tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1)
8 17 68¼
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 8lbs
OR: 92
SP: 14/1
Always behind(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
9 16 84¼
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 13lbs
OR: 83
SP: 25/1
Pressed leaders on outer - disputed lead 13th - weakened after 3 out(op 10/1)
PU
Age: 9
Weight: 10st 12lbs
OR: 82
SP: 25/1
Held up in midfield on outer - reminder after 10th - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(tchd 28/1)
PU
Age: 10
Weight: 10st 10lbs
OR: 80
SP: 12/1
Led narrowly or disputed lead - lost ground quickly before 13th - soon dropped to last - pulled up before 3 out (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
PU
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 96
SP: 13/2
Held up in midfield - hit 12th - soon pushed along and struggling - pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey's report that gelding was never travelling; vet reported gelding to be lame on his left-hind)(op 3/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5.50
Tote place: £1.80 £1.80 £3.40
Exacta: £27.70
Trifecta: £200.80
Tricast: £217.90
CSF: £27.84