October 30 / 13.15 Huntingdon

13.15

Good To Soft

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  • Prize money: £4901.4
  • 3m 1f 10y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.10
  • Place: £3.40

Form: 92P2-3

Last run: 148 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Best form was his second in a 2m3f handicap at Chepstow (good to soft) and perhaps found Fakenham (2m7f) too sharp next time; has races in him off this mark.
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8

17th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

13:35 Southwell

Boleyn Boy

10st 13lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Ben Case

in touch with leaders, reminder after 3rd, mistake 6th, headway before 8th, mistake when pressed leader 12th, lost ground with one circuit to go, struggling after 16th, pulled up before 3 out

14/1

4th

5

1st Jan 2025

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 5

14:00 Fakenham

Boleyn Boy

11st 7lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Ben Case

disputed lead, not fluent 2nd, prominent before 3rd, slow jump 5th, mistake last

9/1

4th

5

1st Jan 2025

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 5

14:00 Fakenham

Boleyn Boy

11st 7lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Ben Case

disputed lead, not fluent 2nd, prominent before 3rd, slow jump 5th, weakened before 3 out, no chance when mistake last

9/1

OUR TIP

5/2

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 9P13-2 BF

Last run: 173 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Won a 2m5f soft-ground handicap hurdle for Oliver Sherwood earlier this year and very nearly doubled his tally back at Fontwell on final appearance in May (3m2f); joined this yard for £22,000 and entitled to be involved.
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2nd

2

30th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

13:15 Huntingdon

Royal Lake

11st 7lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alastair Ralph

Won a 2m5f soft-ground handicap hurdle for Oliver Sherwood earlier this year and very nearly doubled his tally back at Fontwell on final appearance in May (3m2f); joined this yard for £22,000 and entitled to be involved.

5/2

2nd

2

30th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

13:15 Huntingdon

Royal Lake

11st 7lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alastair Ralph

Won a 2m5f soft-ground handicap hurdle for Oliver Sherwood earlier this year and very nearly doubled his tally back at Fontwell on final appearance in May (3m2f); joined this yard for £22,000 and entitled to be involved.

5/2

2nd

6

10th May 2023

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 4

18:45 Fontwell

Royal Lake

10st 12lb

J: Aidan Coleman

T: Oliver Sherwood

Off the mark over hurdles when winning going away here (2m5f, soft) last month; lost a shoe when third at Southwell (good to soft) since; up another 2lb and again in trip, so likely he'll need further improvement.

9/4

Form: 29-1F4 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Made successful handicap debut at Warwick (3m1f, good) in May and was running well when falling next time; may have needed it at Southwell a month ago on his return from a break; possible.
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2nd

10

8th Oct 2024

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 4

16:00 Huntingdon

Catuaba

10st 12lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Charlie Longsdon

prominent, pressed winner after 9th, 2 lengths down 2 out, kept on

6/1

Form: 54113- D

Last run: 216 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Improved to win two good-ground handicap chases (2m6f/3m) before getting stuck in the mud at Hexham (2m4f, heavy); returns to hurdling off what should be a good mark on stable debut; goes on good to soft.
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0

7

23rd Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

14:50 Market Rasen

Big Changes

11st 10lb

J: Lewis Dobb

T: Deborah Faulkner

Four wins (2m5f-3m, good/good to soft) from his nine chase starts for Laura Morgan; not disgraced from lower hurdle mark at Huntingdon on last month's stable and seasonal debut; could build on that performance now back chasing and with the tongue-tie reapplied.

12/1

4th

1

30th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

13:15 Huntingdon

Big Changes

11st 8lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Deborah Faulkner

Improved to win two good-ground handicap chases (2m6f/3m) before getting stuck in the mud at Hexham (2m4f, heavy); returns to hurdling off what should be a good mark on stable debut; goes on good to soft.

8/1

4th

1

30th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

13:15 Huntingdon

Big Changes

11st 8lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Deborah Faulkner

Improved to win two good-ground handicap chases (2m6f/3m) before getting stuck in the mud at Hexham (2m4f, heavy); returns to hurdling off what should be a good mark on stable debut; goes on good to soft.

8/1

Form: 51-P5P D

Last run: 120 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Form nosedived after winning over 3m at Wetherby in April (good to soft); only 1lb higher than for that win and could be refreshed after a break.
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3

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

17:50 Hexham

Dillarchie

11st 9lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Joanne Foster

Strong stayer who notched up three wins from February to April, though took a backward step last time over C&D off this mark; however, she's not out of this if repeating previous efforts with Oscar Palmer taking a valuable 3lb off her back.

15/2

4th

7

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

20:15 Hexham

Dillarchie

11st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Joanne Foster

In fine form having won her last three races, one at Catterick (3m1f, good to soft) and the others over 3m3f on good at Sedgefield (Wee Alki second on both occasions); up 7lb for latest win, but a possible.

7/1

1st

3

10th Apr 2026

Good

3m 3f 9y

Class 5

16:13 Sedgefield

Dillarchie

11st 8lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Joanne Foster

Repelled Wee Alki here three weeks ago and now has form figures of 1431 over C&D; a 3lb rise shouldn't be too damaging.

7/4

Form: 632342

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
14-race maiden but often thereabouts and seemed to try hard enough when going down by only 2l at Newton Abbot the final time (3m2f, soft); versatile tactically and unlikely to be far away.
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5th

4

30th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 110y

Class 5

13:10 Lingfield

Fortunate Fred

11st 10lb

J: Will Featherstone

T: Jamie Snowden

not fluent 4th, mistake 5th, not fluent last

8/1

6th

5

30th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

13:15 Huntingdon

Fortunate Fred

11st 4lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

14-race maiden but often thereabouts and seemed to try hard enough when going down by only 2l at Newton Abbot the final time (3m2f, soft); versatile tactically and unlikely to be far away.

7/2

Form: 63737-

Last run: 205 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Failed to progress for Alan King after running okay in a bumper and was sold on for £5,000; was placed in a handicap for previous yard (3m, good) off 2lb higher, so the ability is there.
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8th

5

12th Mar 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

12:58 Huntingdon

Aldsworth

11st 8lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Best granted a sharp, flat right-handed track, but present attainment level uncertain having overraced in front on November's seasonal return here (debuted blinkers are retained); from the family of Hand Inn Hand and Tom Brodie, so may yet take to his new vocation of chasing.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £36.40
Straight Forecast £32.91
Trifecta £167.10

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Fortunate Fred

TOPSPEED:

Catuaba

SPOTLIGHT:

Royal Lake

The Times:

Big Changes

Daily Mirror:

Catuaba

The Sun:

Catuaba

Telegraph:

Royal Lake

Daily Mail:

Royal Lake

The Guardian:

Big Changes

POSTDATA:

Fortunate Fred

LAMBOURN:

Fortunate Fred

D Express:

Fortunate Fred

The Star:

Fortunate Fred

Daily Record:

Fortunate Fred