April 11 / 17.05 Huntingdon

17.05

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Join The 20 Club At Huntingdon Racecourse Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3300.62
  • 2m 3f 137y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Join The 20 Club At Huntingdon Racecourse Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

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8/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.67
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 371331 CD

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
In-form 7yo who scored over C&D (good) last month and is now 2-4 since cheekpieces were refitted in December; latest 3lb rise does not look excessive and he's likely to be right in the thick of things again.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

1

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 34y

Class 4

16:30 Market Rasen

Cuban Court

12st 0lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

3-4 over fences, the last two wins gained by wide margins in small fields at Doncaster (2m3f, good/good to soft); shooting up the weights but evidently in very good nick.

2/1

1st

2

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 31y

Class 4

14:22 Doncaster

Cuban Court

11st 7lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

Got right back on the up when making it 2-3 over fences in C&D handicap two weeks ago; hiked up 8lb but well on top at the finish there so he's a big player for stable well among the winners.

7/4

1st

4

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 31y

Class 4

14:20 Doncaster

Cuban Court

10st 9lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

Disappointing at Taunton (2m, good to soft) last month but reportedly unsuited by that tight track; prior to that he won here (2m, good to soft) on his chase debut, and his last two hurdle wins came over 2m3f; has a strong record at this course and could play a leading role now back here.

3/1

5/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 1343P3

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Came good over hurdles on stable debut at Hereford (2m5f, good) in November and, barring a disappointing chase debut in February, has remained in good form since; very respectable third in first-time cheekpieces here (2m4f, good) last month; probably won't be far away.
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Verdict Starting price

12

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

19:20 Fontwell

Greenways

10st 4lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Ryan Potter

Successful over 2m at Uttoxeter (good) but out of form since, with recent 14.5l third at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) no big step back in the right direction.

16/1

3rd

5

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

15:55 Market Rasen

Greenways

10st 3lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Ryan Potter

Badly out of form since the autumn but has a first-time tongue-tie fitted here and is now now 10lb lower than when winning at Uttoxeter (2m, good) last summer; well worth a glance in the betting.

20/1

6th

6

18th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

14:00 Hereford

Greenways

10st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Ryan Potter

Drying conditions will be in his favour but this 7yo has been struggling for a while now on all sorts of surfaces; potentially on a good mark even from out of the handicap but he's a risky proposition at the minute.

25/1

Form: 7-3P5

Last run: 26 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Belied 33-1 odds when placed here on hurdle debut (2m, good) in November and, after a lesser effort on soft ground, again showed significant promise when fifth at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) last month; not obviously well treated for this handicap debut but may still have potential.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

17:05 Huntingdon

El Rayo

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Billy Aprahamian

Belied 33-1 odds when placed here on hurdle debut (2m, good) in November and, after a lesser effort on soft ground, again showed significant promise when fifth at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) last month; not obviously well treated for this handicap debut but may still have potential.

5/1

3rd

1

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

17:05 Huntingdon

El Rayo

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Billy Aprahamian

Belied 33-1 odds when placed here on hurdle debut (2m, good) in November and, after a lesser effort on soft ground, again showed significant promise when fifth at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) last month; not obviously well treated for this handicap debut but may still have potential.

5/1

Form: 0-674P

Last run: 83 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Unexposed after only four hurdling starts but was pulled up when upped to 3m for handicap debut in January; needs combination of wind surgery and drop back in trip to enable significant improvement.
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7th

9

21st Apr 2026

Soft

2m 3f 83y

Class 4

17:42 Ffos Las

Calli Black

10st 2lb

J: James Davies

T: David Weston

Won readily at Worcester (2m4f, good) last spring and is still lightly raced over fences but her subsequent three runs (latest was over hurdles) were disappointing and she's 2lb wrong on first outing since December.

25/1

Form: 6-690P

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Well beaten over today's trip in his first two handicaps; addition of cheekpieces needs to make a massive difference.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

17:05 Huntingdon

Glenvango

11st 0lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Sam Allwood

Well beaten over today's trip in his first two handicaps; addition of cheekpieces needs to make a massive difference.

25/1

4

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

17:05 Huntingdon

Glenvango

11st 0lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Sam Allwood

Well beaten over today's trip in his first two handicaps; addition of cheekpieces needs to make a massive difference.

25/1

7

22nd Mar 2025

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

14:15 Bangor-on-Dee

Glenvango

11st 1lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Sam Allwood

Couldn't raise his modest profile when tailed off on handicap debut (2m3f, good to soft) and was weak in the betting.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £3.70
Straight Forecast £3.95
Trifecta £6.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Cuban Court

POSTDATA:

El Rayo

RP RATINGS:

Greenways

Telegraph:

El Rayo

D Express:

El Rayo

Daily Mirror:

El Rayo

The Star:

Greenways

The Times:

Cuban Court

The Guardian:

Cuban Court

Daily Mail:

Cuban Court

The Sun:

Cuban Court

Daily Record:

Cuban Court