May 27 / 16.55 Huntingdon

16.55

Good To Soft

Boost Your Winnings At Rhino.Bet Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4092.77
  • 1m 7f 171y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Boost Your Winnings At Rhino.Bet Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

5/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form: 1P4F-1 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Justified good support on debut for this stable at Plumpton (2m, good to soft) in October last year and back to form under 7lb claimer Ciaran O'Shea to win a Fakenham seller (2m, good; first-time with this equipment together) from out of the weights on this month's return after a four-month break; 1lb higher here but respected if the headgear continues to have a positive effect.
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4th

2

26th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

13:25 Sedgefield

King Otis

12st 0lb

J: Ben Bromley

T: James Owen

prominent behind clear leaders

16/1

4th

2

26th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

13:25 Sedgefield

King Otis

12st 0lb

J: Ben Bromley

T: James Owen

prominent behind clear leaders

16/1

3rd

4

12th Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

12:50 Huntingdon

King Otis

10st 11lb

J: Ciaran O’Shea

T: James Owen

in touch with leaders on outer, headway and went second before 3 out, went clear with winner home turn, no extra when jockey dropped whip before last, weakened and lost second run-in

14/1

Form: 3/43-2 BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Four-time Flat winner at up to 1m2f (AW/good); 0-7 over hurdles but he's been running respectably since switched to handicaps including when runner-up at Hereford (2m, good) this month in the refitted cheekpieces (discarded here); remains on a good mark given his Flat ability and enters the equation but ground worse than good to soft would dampen enthusiasm.
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3rd

4

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 166y

Class 4

16:40 Plumpton

Sanitiser

11st 2lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Doing surprisingly well over fences as he's not bred for them; he might just be a shade high in the weights now after his hat-trick bid came up shy in a three-runner race but he must still have some sort of chance on ground he handles.

3/1

2nd

4

23rd Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 149y

Class 4

15:47 Wincanton

Sanitiser

11st 2lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Not bred for fences but has collected small-field chase wins on soft ground at Plumpton (2m1f) and Fontwell (2m2f) in recent weeks, and may be even better suited by the forecast good ground on this hat-trick attempt.

4/5

1st

3

14th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 1f 165y

Class 4

16:20 Fontwell

Sanitiser

11st 4lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Plenty of short-priced defeats to go with his sole win over hurdles; ended a losing run when winning over fences at Plumpton (2m1f, soft) last time, off a 4lb lower mark, but needs to build on that against a couple of progressive rivals.

3/1

Form: 18PP5-

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Running well on the AW this year but not so good in this discipline and has plenty to prove after last month's heavy defeat over hurdles at Market Rasen (2m, good to soft).
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3rd

8

4th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Warwick

Seraphic

10st 2lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Won twice on the Flat this year and was competitive over hurdles during the opening half of last year; belatedly tries a hood this afternoon; considered with so little weight to carry.

12/1

5th

5

(6)

13th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 179y

Class 5

14:52 Leicester

Seraphic

9st 6lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Won at Brighton (1m2f) on almost this day last year and has scored twice (1m2f/1m3f) on AW in 2026, including at Kempton on latest start; also effective at 1m4f and well capable of another bold show.

4/1

1st

6

(3)

18th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Seraphic

9st 3lb

J: Luke Morris

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Can flatter to deceive, like when trading at 11-10 in-running before giving best to Enthused at Southwell two runs ago having beaten him at Chelmsford in January; ran better than finishing position suggests latest but is two poor runs from two here.

6/1

Form: 2F46-1 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Doubled his tally over hurdles when winning at Plumpton (2m, good) off 5lb lower this month; more exposed than some but can't be ruled out.
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Form: P1765-

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Made all in the newly fitted cheekpieces against own age group at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft) in October; not so good since with the headgear removed but he did perk up somewhat behind Salvatore at Kempton (2m) this month back on good ground and has each-way claims if building on that.
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6th

5

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

13:38 Sedgefield

Lahire

10st 13lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Won C&D juvenile hurdle in 2023 and is well handicapped on some of last season's placed efforts but his Flat form in second half of last year was mixed and he fell when back over hurdles in January; others have less to prove.

8/1

2

(5)

16th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Lahire

9st 12lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Donald McCain

Won over hurdles in October 2023; modest third on first two Flat starts at the end of the summer; faded to finish seventh switched to AW here on his qualifying run but low-grade handicaps provide him with a much more realistic chance.

10/1

7th

3

(3)

27th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 5

17:25 Southwell (AW)

Lahire

10st 0lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Donald McCain

Won over hurdles in October 2023; switched to the Flat in his last two starts and was a respectable third at Carlisle (1m3f, soft) last time but was beaten 5l in that race and this is much tougher on his AW debut.

14/1

Form: 6987-9 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
1-26 over hurdles and that win came nearly two years ago; soundly beaten on three runs over the winter and fared little better on this month's return after a four-month break.
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8th

9

30th Aug 2024

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

15:50 Fontwell

African Sun

10st 2lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

Only beaten about 10l when fourth at Uttoxeter (2m, soft) last month but is effectively only 1lb lower here and it's over two years since his only win.

25/1

4th

13

9th Jul 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

19:05 Uttoxeter

African Sun

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

Won this race in 2022 but yet to add to that success, and it's a good while since he was placed; 6lb wrong today; difficult to enthuse over.

50/1

7th

7

27th May 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

16:55 Huntingdon

African Sun

10st 2lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

in rear

40/1

OUR TIP

Form: 75921- D

Last run: 35 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Good ground Flat winner in France in 2022; unable to justify heavy market support when a well-held second on April's handicap hurdle debut at Plumpton (2m, soft; first-time cheekpieces/tongue-tie combination); proved the money wasn't far amiss in the same headgear when appreciating the return to good ground for a ready win at Kempton (2m) 35 days ago; 5lb rise should be manageable but more of a concern would be the forecast rain should it arrive.
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0

6

15th Dec 2023

Heavy

3m 0f 30y

Class 3

13:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Salvatore

11st 1lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Mel Rowley

Won soft-ground hunter chase over C&D in February 2022 and was also successful in that sphere at Musselburgh in March but struggled on last month's seasonal/handicap debut at Fontwell (2m3f, heavy); will be suited by today's move back up in trip but others have much less to prove.

20/1

6th

1

19th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 3f 104y

Class 4

13:00 Fontwell

Salvatore

12st 2lb

J: Alex Edwards

T: Mel Rowley

in touch with leaders, slow jump and lost position 4th, dropped to last when slow jump 6th, lost touch 9th

11/2

1st

2

1st Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 170y

Class 5

17:00 Musselburgh

Salvatore

12st 6lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: Philip Rowley

Won a hunter chase here (3m2f, soft) in February 2021 and landed another at Bangor (3m, soft) last February; fair second of four in a recent point-to-point (3m, good) and he's a leading contender now back under rules.

11/8

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Payout
Exacta £12.20
Straight Forecast £10.65
Trifecta £27.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Salvatore

RP RATINGS:

Sanitiser

The Guardian:

Ez Tiger

Daily Mirror:

King Otis

POSTDATA:

Salvatore

Telegraph:

Salvatore

Daily Mail:

Salvatore

D Express:

Salvatore

The Times:

Sanitiser

The Sun:

Sanitiser

The Star:

Sanitiser

Daily Record:

Sanitiser