October 17 / 17.00 Huntingdon

17.00

Good

Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5281
  • 1m 7f 171y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 221191 C

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Generally in very good form this season and appreciated the return to quicker conditions when scoring narrowly at Ludlow last week; beat a frustrating sort there but he escapes a penalty.
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1st

6

(5)

7th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Enthused

9st 8lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: James Owen

Doesn't win too often on the Flat these days but he has been placed on his last two starts, chasing home Seraphic at Chelmsford four weeks ago (1m2f); each-way claims again.

4/1

3

(8)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Enthused

9st 10lb

J: Alexandra Egan

T: James Owen

Prolific winning hurdler who opened AW account with clear win in amateur riders' race at Chelmsford in June; returned to the Flat with two below-par runs at Kempton this month, though, and has only dropped 1lb.

25/1

3

(8)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Enthused

9st 10lb

J: Alexandra Egan

T: James Owen

Prolific winning hurdler who opened AW account with clear win in amateur riders' race at Chelmsford in June; returned to the Flat with two below-par runs at Kempton this month, though, and has only dropped 1lb.

25/1

15/2

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 7168-6 D

Last run: 146 days

W: 11st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Has been coming up well short in some strong middle-distance handicaps on the Flat this summer; hasn't progressed as hoped over hurdles since his Newbury win earlier this year and went down by 7l on his handicap debut; cheekpieces may improve matters.
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4th

9

(4)

29th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 2

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Postmark

8st 12lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Anthony Charlton

led, headed and raced in second after 2f

14/1

3rd

3

(2)

14th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

19:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Postmark

9st 4lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Anthony Charlton

The handicapper was in command on the Flat this summer and although his latest hurdle second (October) was respectable, he will need to raise his game to win here.

14/1

2nd

4

17th Oct 2023

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

17:00 Huntingdon

Postmark

11st 9lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Milton Harris

in touch with leaders, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in, no match for winner

15/2

Form: 372-23 D BF

Last run: 159 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Bumped into a well-backed improver when clear second on handicap debut at Warwick (2m, good) and his run ten days later may have come too soon, though again he ran well (in a first-time hood, which is now discarded); could do with settling better but has races in him off this 3lb higher mark.
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8th

2

2nd Nov 2025

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

14:55 Huntingdon

Parc DAmour

11st 12lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Course winner over hurdles; returned from long absence with low-key hurdle run last month but is now 1lb lower than when scoring on chase debut in May 2024; contender if that recent outing brought him on.

6/1

Form: 133-5U BF

Last run: 77 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Juvenile hurdle winner and won on the Flat this June; beaten under 8l when fifth on his return to hurdling (under Isabelle Ryder) and went well for a long way before unseating on chase debut latest; he's a possible.
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5th

3

(9)

1st Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

19:45 Windsor

Graffiti

9st 7lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Gary Brown

Has caught the eye a couple of times recently, but isn't proving easy to win with despite a declining mark; needs first-time blinkers to make a difference.

9/1

5th

1

(5)

13th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 37y

Class 6

20:12 Bath

Graffiti

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Gary Brown

On a long losing spell but has shaped encouragingly in two AW outings this year and remains on a workable mark; effective on turf and difficult to dismiss.

7/2

3rd

4

(6)

26th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Graffiti

9st 8lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Gary Brown

It's now 12 starts since his last victory but he got back on track in first-time cheekpieces when fourth of eight in 1m2f Lingfield handicap last month; headgear is dispensed with now but he still needs considering eased 1lb.

12/1

Form: 3343F-

Last run: 172 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Can race keenly over hurdles and he also jumped moderately before falling late on (held at the time) at Southwell in April (2m, good to soft); ran no more than okay on the Flat 13 days ago after a break.
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5

26th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 85y

Class 5

12:27 Wetherby

Aristobulus

11st 6lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

Made all in small-field novice handicap hurdle at Southwell (2m4f, heavy; comfortably off 6lb lower) four weeks ago, adding to his Flat wins; possibilities provided he's just as effective over fences; tongue-tie applied.

4/1

1st

6

28th Nov 2023

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

15:40 Southwell

Aristobulus

10st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

made all, going best before 2 out, ridden and hung left approaching last, kept on well run-in, eased towards finish, comfortably

20/1

4th

7

17th Oct 2023

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

17:00 Huntingdon

Aristobulus

10st 7lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

set good pace, pushed along after 3 out, headed before 2 out, pecked on landing 2 out, weakened run-in

12/1

Form: -51354 D

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Good strike-rate of 6-18 over hurdles for Milton Harris; poor last time but only 1lb above the last mark he defied and interesting to see what Dan Skelton can do with him.
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6th

5

17th Oct 2023

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

17:00 Huntingdon

Appreciate

11st 7lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

towards rear, outpaced and lost touch after 3 out, tailed off

7/2

4th

4

3rd Sep 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:05 Worcester

Appreciate

11st 4lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Milton Harris

6-17 over hurdles, the latest win gained at Cartmel (2m1f, good) in May; very respectable fifth off today's career-high mark in competitive race at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft) in July; probably won't be far away.

7/1

5th

3

22nd Jul 2023

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

14:05 Market Rasen

Appreciate

11st 13lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Milton Harris

Has very good 6-16 strike-rate over hurdles, the latest win gained at Cartmel (2m1f, good) in May; current mark probably requires a career-best effort but he could plausibly have untapped potential over this trip.

9/1

Non-runners

John Betjeman

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £11.90
Straight Forecast £12.73
Trifecta £25.10

Selections

RP RATINGS:

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SPOTLIGHT:

Parc D'Amour

The Star:

Appreciate

The Guardian:

Parc D'Amour

D Express:

Parc D'Amour

Daily Mirror:

Parc D'Amour

TOPSPEED:

Enthused

POSTDATA:

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The Times:

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Telegraph:

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Daily Mail:

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The Sun:

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