April 01 / 12.35 Huntingdon

12.35

Good To Soft

Happy Easter From Rhino.Bet Mares’ Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4092.77
  • 2m 7f 129y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Happy Easter From Rhino.Bet Mares’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 3-PP44

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Maiden over hurdles and fences whose best form has come at up to 2m5f; wasn't beaten too far when last of four from well out of the weights at Ludlow in February and has a much more obvious chance off her correct mark in this grade but stamina worries remain.
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6

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:33 Huntingdon

Moon Eagle

11st 0lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Tom Gretton

0-6 over hurdles and hasn't run over them since March 2023 but unpenalised for 2m7f chase win here (good) in April and ran well over 2m4f at Cheltenham next time; place chance.

13/2

6

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:33 Huntingdon

Moon Eagle

11st 0lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Tom Gretton

0-6 over hurdles and hasn't run over them since March 2023 but unpenalised for 2m7f chase win here (good) in April and ran well over 2m4f at Cheltenham next time; place chance.

13/2

4th

6

27th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:25 Huntingdon

Moon Eagle

11st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Tom Gretton

disputing second, raced in third before 9th, outpaced and reminders 3 out, carried head awkwardly before 2 out, lost third last, weakened run-in

9/2

2/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 22-PP2

Last run: 28 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Maiden who can lack fluency but weighted to win a race and was back in better form, with tongue-tie discarded, when runner-up to a subsequent winner at Plumpton (3m1f, soft) last month; one of the better contenders.
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1

7th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

19:40 Fontwell

River Tyne

12st 0lb

J: James Davies

T: Nick Gifford

10lb higher than when taking this race 12 months ago but won again here on Boxing Day off this mark; not the most consistent of mares but she's dangerous to discount given her liking for the track.

7/1

1

7th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

19:40 Fontwell

River Tyne

12st 0lb

J: James Davies

T: Nick Gifford

10lb higher than when taking this race 12 months ago but won again here on Boxing Day off this mark; not the most consistent of mares but she's dangerous to discount given her liking for the track.

7/1

3rd

3

23rd Mar 2025

Good

3m 0f 54y

Class 5

16:48 Exeter

River Tyne

11st 3lb

J: James Davies

T: Nick Gifford

pressed leader, prominent from 3rd, went second again 11th, lost second 4 out, weakened after 3 out

100/30

Form: -17946

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 6lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Hurdle winner off this mark at Warwick (2m3f, soft) in November but lesser efforts since, including over 3m1f; just minor promise when last seen over fences in early 2021 and guesswork involved on return to them.
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3rd

2

1st Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

12:35 Huntingdon

Annie Day

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Ben Case

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, jumped left 2nd, outpaced after 3 out, no match for first two

7/1

3rd

2

1st Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

12:35 Huntingdon

Annie Day

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Ben Case

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, jumped left 2nd, outpaced after 3 out, no match for first two

7/1

6th

6

4th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

16:10 Southwell

Annie Day

11st 1lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Ben Case

Won on reappearance at Warwick (2m3f, soft) in November and just 2lb higher here, but she's struggled on her three outings since.

16/1

Form: 53/P3P

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 6lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner in 2021 who was off the track for nearly two years after running a fair race in a 3m1f hurdle here in March 2022; not yet recaptured her form this winter but she goes chasing off a rock-bottom mark.
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6

6th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 114y

Class 5

14:45 Plumpton

Set In The West

10st 5lb

J: James Davies

T: Richard Rowe

in touch with leaders, reminder after 5th, soon dropped to last and struggling, pulled up before 6th

14/1

6

6th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 114y

Class 5

14:45 Plumpton

Set In The West

10st 5lb

J: James Davies

T: Richard Rowe

in touch with leaders, reminder after 5th, soon dropped to last and struggling, pulled up before 6th

14/1

4th

8

1st Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

12:35 Huntingdon

Set In The West

10st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Richard Rowe

jumped left on occasions, in touch with leaders, not fluent 8th, bad mistake and lost ground 4 out, struggling when jumped left 2 out, not recover

8/1

Form: 18P0

Last run: 81 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Won mares maiden point in Ireland last spring and galloped on strongly to beat a Skelton hotpot in a Market Rasen bumper last June; hasn't covered herself in glory over hurdles and a hood is now fitted but she should have more to offer now handicap/chasing off a lowly mark.
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9th

16

31st Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

15:35 Stratford

The Gambler

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Max Young

led, 5 lengths ahead with one circuit to go

66/1

9th

16

31st Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

15:35 Stratford

The Gambler

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Max Young

led, 5 lengths ahead with one circuit to go

66/1

12th

12

11th Sep 2024

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

16:03 Worcester

The Gambler

10st 3lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Max Young

Displayed improvement when keeping-on second at Stratford (2m3f, good) in May, her third chase, but was no match for the winner there and has been safely held twice since; others look stronger.

25/1

Form: 3P4-6P D

Last run: 59 days

W: 10st 9lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
All three chase wins over 2m7f at Newcastle, on ground ranging from good to soft, most recently in November 2022; lightly raced since and although she didn't do badly in this race last year she hasn't run well in either start this winter; first-time blinkers replace cheekpieces.
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10

9th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

14:25 Huntingdon

Catlin

10st 7lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Nick Kent

0-10 over hurdles; all three chase wins over 2m7f at Newcastle, most recently in November 2022; lightly raced since and out of form last term but a stirrup leather broke when she unseated at the first on latest outing, when 8-1 and first-time blinkers replaced cheekpieces.

12/1

10

9th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

14:25 Huntingdon

Catlin

10st 7lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Nick Kent

prominent, jumped badly left 1st, soon reminder

12/1

6

1st Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

12:35 Huntingdon

Catlin

10st 9lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Nick Kent

led, unseated 1st

8/1

Form: -P7474

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 8lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Showed promise in Irish pointing days in 2022; not seen much action since and well held on handicap debut back over fences here (2m, good) last week but this looks a weaker race and 2m7f will suit better.
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7

7th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 5

15:15 Fakenham

Stop This Train

10st 2lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Sarah Humphrey

soon prominent, not fluent 11th, joined leader 12th, disputed lead before 3 out, lost position 2 out

12/1

7

7th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 5

15:15 Fakenham

Stop This Train

10st 2lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Sarah Humphrey

soon prominent, not fluent 11th, disputed lead from 12th, lost position 2 out, weakened quickly on turn after 2 out, fell heavily last

12/1

5th

7

1st Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

12:35 Huntingdon

Stop This Train

10st 8lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Sarah Humphrey

jumped left on occasions, prominent, led 2nd, disputed lead 10th, headed 13th, weakened 5 out, pulled up just after 2 out

7/1

Non-runners

Arctic Footprint

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £24.70
Straight Forecast £21.05
Tricast £105.53
Trifecta £95.00

Selections

RP RATINGS:

River Tyne

The Times:

Annie Day

SPOTLIGHT:

The Gambler

D Express:

Stop This Train

Telegraph:

Arctic Footprint

The Guardian:

Annie Day

The Star:

Annie Day

POSTDATA:

River Tyne

Daily Mail:

River Tyne

Daily Mirror:

River Tyne

The Sun:

River Tyne

Daily Record:

River Tyne