Racecards
13:50 Huntingdon
Betfair Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £334
- Form 159P-P3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 114
prominent, led approaching 12th, hit 14th, headed next, weakened 3 out, pulled up next
- Form 17871-P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 109
led until 3rd, tracked leaders, lost ground 12th, ridden 14th, weakened 3 out
- Form 314136
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey W T Kennedy
slowly 1st, soon behind, jumped very big next and stumbled on landing, struggled on until pulled up 3 out
- Form 1/55242-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P J Brennan
close up, led 3rd, blundered 12th and nearly unseated rider, chased winner 16th, clear with winner 2 out, became very tired run-in
- Form 3-11553
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Mrs A E Brooks
- Jockey C Poste
in touch, headway to track leaders 10th, led 15th, clear with 2nd 2 out, ran on, eased near finish
- Form 121234
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Danny Cook
prominent, joined leader 3rd until 9th, ridden 14th, weakened 3 out
Rivermouth
194- Form 00926-1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
in touch, ridden and outpaced 3 out
Verdict
RIVERMOUTH, a half-brother to winning chaser Kealshore Boy, cane good over hurdles at Hereford in April. He should do even better over fences and may have got in lightly here on his debut over the larger obstacles. Overnight Fame is similarly unexposed and one to note, while last month's Chepstow third Rossbrin may be best of those with previous experience as Golden Dream has disappointed since scoring at Bangor in August and was tailed off from a comparable mark over C&D in January.
Formwatch
I've Been Framed (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) In touch, not always fluent, lost touch 12th, went remote 3rd approaching last, 3rd of 4, 30l behind Five Star Wilsham (11-4) at Stratford 2m 7f beg chs (4) gd in Oct.
Traffic Chaos (IRE) 9-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, jumped left and not always fluent, behind and reminders after 6th, tailed off 12th, pulled up after 3 out, in a race won by Ballagio (10-12) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct, 7 ran.
Only Witness (IRE) 13-2 (11-7) Raced wide, always in rear, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Loch Ba (11-2) at Kempton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Oct.
Overnight Fame (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden to challenge when not fluent 2 out, narrow lead when not fluent last, soon headed, no extra, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Inkberrow Rose (9-12) at Bangor 3m mares hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Mar.
Rossbrin (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 5 out, mistake next, stayed on approaching last, never reached leaders, 3rd of 12, 12l behind Wyck Hill (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Golden Dream (IRE) 3-1fav (10-12) Led, clear 5th, mistake next, headed 3 out, no extra from 2 out, 4th of 9, 16l behind Tilly Ann (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Oct.
Rivermouth 7-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders after 4th, led 3 out, soon ridden, challenged when hit last, stayed on strongly, won at Hereford 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Apr beating Only Hope (10-10) by 8l, 9 ran.