January 13 / 13.00 Huntingdon

13.00

Good To Soft

Weatherbys Scientific Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3907.94
  • 2m 3f 137y
  • Class 5
  • 16 runners
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Weatherbys Scientific Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 16 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 3-8P74

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Made a slow start to this campaign but there was more promise to take from his 14l fourth here 18 days ago; well handicapped on last year's high points.
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1st

3

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

16:14 Huntingdon

Pearly Island

11st 5lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

held up in last

9/2

1st

3

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

16:14 Huntingdon

Pearly Island

11st 5lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

held up in last

9/2

4th

3

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 3

16:20 Fakenham

Pearly Island

11st 6lb

J: Joshua Parker

T: Lucy Wadham

in touch with leaders, lost ground and detached before 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out

12/1

OUR TIP

10/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 6-255

Last run: 24 days

W: 12st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Continues to take a keen hold (hooded from the outset) but there has been promise in his novice efforts and, if can settle better, this sort of trip should suit; handicap debut.
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9th

5

1st Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 85y

Class 3

14:08 Wetherby

No No Tango

11st 5lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Harry Derham

Lightly raced for his age and produced career-best performance when making all on seasonal/stable debut at Wincanton (2m3f, soft) in December; fell mid-race at Haydock a fortnight ago but remains open to further progress for Harry Derham; must be considered.

5/2

12/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 4-035

Last run: 53 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
0-7 in Ireland, mostly in points; has shaped with promise in two novice events won by good horses and this is a lot more realistic now handicapping in first-time cheekpieces.
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8

4th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

14:10 Market Rasen

Gavroche Dallier

10st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

0-11 under rules; back from a long absence to finish third on his chase debut (2m4f, soft; beaten about 14l) and the dreaded 'bounce' appeared to rear its ugly head when tailed off back at Leicester over Christmas; the removal of cheekpieces (wore no headgear two runs back) could help matters; should stay.

13/2

6th

8

4th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

14:10 Market Rasen

Gavroche Dallier

10st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

0-11 under rules; back from a long absence to finish third on his chase debut (2m4f, soft; beaten about 14l) and the dreaded 'bounce' appeared to rear its ugly head when tailed off back at Leicester over Christmas; the removal of cheekpieces (wore no headgear two runs back) could help matters; should stay.

13/2

4th

4

28th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

13:55 Leicester

Gavroche Dallier

11st 1lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

0-6 in points, 0-8 over hurdles and his third on chase/stable debut here a month ago was fairly remote; no real significance in the return of cheekpieces but it wasn't a bad latest run and this race is weak.

7/4

14/1

  • Place: £5.50

Form: 36P6-4

Last run: 79 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 6yo who returned from a break to finish a 13l fourth in a 2m novice at Chepstow (good to soft); that's something to build on and he goes handicapping at a lowly level.
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14

21st Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

16:44 Chepstow

Dom Bosco

10st 3lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Tom George

midfield

33/1

14

21st Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

16:44 Chepstow

Dom Bosco

10st 3lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Tom George

midfield

33/1

12

31st Dec 2024

Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

12:20 Warwick

Dom Bosco

10st 9lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Tom George

in touch with leaders, dropped to midfield 5th

25/1

Form: 6/54

Last run: 44 days

W: 10st 2lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Nine Flat wins (eight on AW); made a belated return to hurdling (0-3) in November and latest fourth was in a claimer; others appeal more.
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8th

7

19th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 5

15:00 Carlisle

Lopes Dancer

10st 9lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Harriet Bethell

Prolific Flat-racer with nine wins to his name, eight on the AW; still unexposed over hurdles and it wasn't a bad handicap debut at Huntingdon two months ago (2m3f, good to soft).

13/2

17

26th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 5

14:00 Wetherby

Lopes Dancer

10st 8lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Harriet Bethell

Flat Flat-racer with nine wins on his CV; still unexposed over hurdles but was just a respectable fifth on recent handicap debut at Huntingdon (2m3f, good to soft) and younger rivals are more persuasive here.

20/1

5th

15

13th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

13:00 Huntingdon

Lopes Dancer

10st 2lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Harriet Bethell

Nine Flat wins (eight on AW); made a belated return to hurdling (0-3) in November and latest fourth was in a claimer; others appeal more.

33/1

Form: 3/P33-

Last run: 396 days

W: 11st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner; placed in four of his ten hurdling starts, including the latest pair (2m7f/2m; good to soft); had wind surgery and likely to run well again.
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6th

7

(1)

4th May 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:45 Goodwood

Clongowes

8st 7lb

J: Connor Planas

T: Daniel Steele

always behind

66/1

6th

7

(1)

4th May 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:45 Goodwood

Clongowes

8st 7lb

J: Connor Planas

T: Daniel Steele

Back with his former trainer for this first start on the Flat since October 2021; no win since the summer of 2017 so not hard to oppose.

66/1

Form: F13-93 CD

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Won a C&D novice on soft ground; looked on a tough mark but she saw her race out well to be third here last month and doesn't have much to find with Sermando on that form; thereabouts.
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1

31st May 2025

Good

2m 6f 0y

18:15 Tramore

Maid On The Moon

12st 0lb

J: Ms H Phillips

T: Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor

Easy winner over hurdles off 87 at Leopardstown (2m4f, yielding) in March; has come up short three times since off revised mark; 0-6 over fences; needs more to win off this rating.

16/1

1

31st May 2025

Good

2m 6f 0y

18:15 Tramore

Maid On The Moon

12st 0lb

J: Ms H Phillips

T: Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor

Easy winner over hurdles off 87 at Leopardstown (2m4f, yielding) in March; has come up short three times since off revised mark; 0-6 over fences; needs more to win off this rating.

16/1

6

17th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:00 Wexford

Maid On The Moon

11st 2lb

J: Ms H Phillips

T: Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor

Easy winner off 87 at Leopardstown (2m4f, yielding) in March; has come up short twice since off revised mark, though wasn't beaten far latest; needs more to win off this rating.

8/1

Form: 986-26

Last run: 53 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Improved form to finish second on her handicap debut over slightly further here (good) despite being 12lb out of the weights; softer conditions perhaps a factor in her Ludlow effort and that tempers enthusiasm.
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6

18th Jun 2024

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

13:30 Stratford

Glance At Me

10st 13lb

J: James Martin

T: Andrew J Martin

Posted career-best performance when winning at Fakenham (2m, good) in April and will be fine over today's longer trip but two very disappointing runs have followed and he now has a point to prove.

10/1

5

5th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

16:40 Newton Abbot

Glance At Me

11st 4lb

J: James Martin

T: Andrew J Martin

3-14 over hurdles with her most recent win coming in April at Fakenham (2m, good) ridden by James Martin; flopped when favourite at Plumpton in May; remains on a career-high mark and needs to leave that latest effort behind but is probably capable of doing so.

6/1

7th

4

12th May 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

15:50 Plumpton

Glance At Me

11st 9lb

J: James Martin

T: Andrew J Martin

Beat Andapa to win this race on good ground a year ago and added to her tally at Fakenham (2m, good) six weeks ago; back up to her career-high mark today but ought to give this a good shot.

9/2

Form: 168P-1

Last run: 42 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Won a juvenile hurdle at Sedgefield for John Norton before losing his way; sent to the same track for his recent stable debut and he won a 2m1f handicap there pretty easily (soft); 7lb rise very fair.
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2nd

4

23rd Feb 2025

Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

15:30 Fontwell

Monjules

11st 5lb

J: Ciaran O’Shea

T: Harry Fry

His form has deteriorated and he was only eighth at Wincanton last month; however, he had shown spark when third at Taunton in November following a break, and he's not ruled out now back at the scene of his last two wins.

12/1

8th

9

16th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 179y

Class 4

14:35 Wincanton

Monjules

11st 5lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Harry Fry

midfield, headway before 3rd

20/1

8th

9

16th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 179y

Class 4

14:35 Wincanton

Monjules

11st 5lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Harry Fry

midfield, headway before 3rd

20/1

Form: 3-P332 C

Last run: 40 days

W: 12st 1lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Last win was over a bit further here three years ago off an 8lb higher mark; knocking on the door again after three placed efforts, the latest also here when just ahead of Maid On The Moon; up 2lb but looks a major player.
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5

26th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

15:50 Fontwell

Sermando

11st 6lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Alexandra Dunn

Has mainly run well off higher marks since winning at Fakenham (2m4f, good) last summer and his record suggested he would have needed last month's run after 224 days off, but it would still have been preferable had he shown more.

12/1

5

26th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

15:50 Fontwell

Sermando

11st 6lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Alexandra Dunn

always behind, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out

12/1

5

21st Apr 2024

Good

2m 3f 179y

Class 5

13:22 Wincanton

Sermando

11st 12lb

J: Sgt Nick Oliver

T: Alexandra Dunn

Has mostly run well since joining this yard, with his only blip two runs ago over fences; wasn't far away off this mark at Fontwell (2m3f, good) when last seen in September and hard to rule out.

13/2

Form: 6P4

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Placed in a point; ran a bit better in his final qualifying run at Fontwell (2m1f, good to soft) and appeals as the type to be a lot more competitive in handicaps.
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8th

5

25th Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

15:35 Huntingdon

Hector Jaguen

11st 6lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Gary Moore

Opened his chase account at Fontwell (2m2f) last April but he's failed to kick on subsequently, well held in second when unseating 2 out at Plumpton (2m1f) four weeks ago; his mark is slipping but more is needed.

5/1

1

26th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 214y

Class 5

16:30 Plumpton

Hector Jaguen

12st 0lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary Moore

chased clear leader, not fluent when raced in last 2nd

7/2

Form: 05-265

Last run: 224 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Second at Fakenham (2m4f, good) in May but no further progress and now 0-9 over hurdles; opposable from 3lb out of the weights.
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2nd

2

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

13:00 Huntingdon

Cloudy Wednesday

11st 3lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Caroline Fryer

Multiple chase winner with plenty of form here, including a runner-up finish in first-time blinkers last week over 2m4f (good); has won over this far.

7/4

2nd

1

19th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

18:30 Huntingdon

Cloudy Wednesday

12st 0lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Caroline Fryer

Five chase wins, including 2023 edition of this race; pulled up at Fakenham two starts ago but his other three runs this year were very respectable; swaps usual cheekpieces for first-time blinkers; likely to give this a good shot from the front.

3/1

3rd

6

8th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 5

15:15 Market Rasen

Cloudy Wednesday

10st 13lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Caroline Fryer

A win and (in this race) a half-length second, each off 2lb lower, to show from two C&D visits (good) last summer; plenty in his favour again once more, though a Fakenham flop latest needs forgiving.

9/2

Form: 2-P98P

Last run: 52 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in a couple of Irish maiden hurdles but joins his new yard as a 13-race maiden and he was out of form when last seen.
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9

6th Aug 2023

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 5

16:22 Market Rasen

Coconut Tudor

10st 6lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Derek Shaw

Failed to show much for John Mackie last season and the same again in two runs for this yard; now tongue tied.

20/1

7th

7

9th Jul 2023

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

16:05 Market Rasen

Coconut Tudor

10st 8lb

J: James Davies

T: Derek Shaw

Ex-Irish maiden; didn't show a great deal for John Mackie last season (four runs) and was pulled up on recent stable debut.

33/1

5

28th Jun 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:58 Worcester

Coconut Tudor

11st 0lb

J: James Davies

T: Derek Shaw

Maiden; runner-up twice over hurdles in Ireland but hasn't produced a great deal in four British starts (for John Mackie), the latest in a chase; better required on stable debut if he's to figure.

20/1

Form: 334

Last run: 51 days

W: 11st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Has probably performed to a similar level in all three runs, a bumper and two hurdles (on good and soft); this mark isn't obviously lenient but there's no doubt more to come from him in handicaps.
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6th

5

4th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

16:25 Hexham

Clapton Hill

11st 1lb

J: Miss Roisin Leech

T: Victor Thompson

in touch with leaders

40/1

6th

5

4th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

16:25 Hexham

Clapton Hill

11st 1lb

J: Miss Roisin Leech

T: Victor Thompson

in touch with leaders

40/1

5

24th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

16:55 Perth

Clapton Hill

11st 6lb

J: Miss Roisin Leech

T: Victor Thompson

Some fair efforts over hurdles for Ben Pauling but plenty to prove now having been pulled up on both starts for this yard (the first in a point).

66/1

Form: 42P0-P

Last run: 255 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Failed to progress for Nicky Henderson after going close in a Fakenham maiden and was sold on for £3,000; can only be watched.
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11

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:20 Worcester

Commodore Miller

10st 7lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Danni O’Neill

Maiden hurdle runner-up for Nicky Henderson in December 2021 but lightly raced since and he struggled on his three starts in 2024; returns from another absence today.

100/1

12th

11

6th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

15:30 Chepstow

Commodore Miller

11st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Danni O’Neill

Ten-race maiden who has failed to complete in four of his last seven starts including when pulled up in a Worcester handicap (2m4f, soft) on his return last month; mark is tumbling but he has plenty to prove and can only be watched.

50/1

12th

11

6th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

15:30 Chepstow

Commodore Miller

11st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Danni O’Neill

Ten-race maiden who has failed to complete in four of his last seven starts including when pulled up in a Worcester handicap (2m4f, soft) on his return last month; mark is tumbling but he has plenty to prove and can only be watched.

50/1

Form: 8P55-P

Last run: 244 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Unplaced in six starts over hurdles and pulled up on chase debut most recently; cheekpieces are now added but he's 6lb out of the handicap and very opposable.
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17

13th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

13:00 Huntingdon

Captain Grinnaway

10st 2lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Matt Sheppard

Unplaced in six starts over hurdles and pulled up on chase debut most recently; cheekpieces are now added but he's 6lb out of the handicap and very opposable.

66/1

Non-runners

Gold Souk

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £88.60
Straight Forecast £71.79
Tricast £338.09
Trifecta £645.70

Selections

WEST COUNTRY:

Monjules

RP Ratings:

Sermando

Telegraph:

Clapton Hill

The Sun:

No No Tango

SPOTLIGHT:

Pearly Island

The Times:

Maid On The Moon

D Express:

Clapton Hill

The Guardian:

Monjules

Daily Mail:

Monjules

Daily Mirror:

Monjules

POSTDATA:

Sermando

The Star:

Sermando

Daily Record:

Sermando