Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 16:20 Freebets.co.uk Free Betting Handicap Chase3m 1f 110y

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £2,800 added, 5yo+, 6 runners
  • Winner £1,819 2nd £534 3rd £267 4th £134
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 7m 5.00s
  • Off time: 16:20:17
Pos Horse Odds
1st Huckleberry (IRE) 7/4
2nd Prime Edition (IRE) 7/2
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 2PP7/P6- Dark Green, White chevrons, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green cap, White star Accumulus 66 Course Winner 12 11-12 J A McCarthy G Deacon 98 18/1
2 6/23111- Yellow, Dark Blue hoop, Dark Blue and Yellow halved sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow quartered cap Huckleberry (IRE) 25 Distance Winner 10 11-7 Lee Edwards (3) A W Carroll 93 7/4
3 F4P614- Red, White triple diamond, hooped sleeves Cypress Grove (IRE) 42 Beaten Favourite 9 11-4 D Crosse B Ryall 90 6/1
5 324P/64- Red, Black stars, Black and Red hooped sleeves, Red cap, Black star Wickford (IRE) 46 13 11-1 p Mr Sam Painting (7) Adrian Wintle 87 12/1
6 649252- Yellow, Purple star, Purple and Yellow check sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple star Derawar (IRE) 19 13 10-13 p Ms Lucy Jones (7) Lucy Jones 85 11/4
7 75/099U- Pink and White check, Pink sleeves Prime Edition (IRE) 54 7 10-3 t1 A Conlon (5) Mrs D A Hamer 75 7/2
Non runners
49/13711-Paradise Expected911-4Tim VaughanMichael Byrne90

Verdict

HUCKLEBERRY is in terrific form, completing his hat-trick when beating Get Ready To Go by a length-and-a-half at Towcester last month. He's up a further 7lb here but is unlikely to have any problem getting through the heavy ground and can prevent Paradise Expected running up a hat-trick of his own after a couple of wins at Ffos Las. Tim Vaughan's nine-year-old may just find his stamina stretched under these conditions. Cypress Grove could also struggle to last home but veteran Derawar should be staying on when others have cried enough, though has been raised a pound since finishing second at Chepstow.

Formwatch

Accumulus 33-1 (11-6) Always in rear, not fluent 5th, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Flying Award (11-1) at Plumpton 3m 2f 5yo Am hcp 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.

Huckleberry (IRE) 15-8fav (11-9) Close up, went 2nd 11th, ridden after 3 out, led approaching last, soon 4 lengths clear, edged left and idled flat, driven out, won at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Apr beating Get Ready To Go (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.

Cypress Grove (IRE) 15-8fav (11-11) Held up in touch, last after 2nd, not fluent 4th, not fluent and lost touch from 6th, went remote 4th before 3 out, 4th of 5, well behind Try Catch Me (10-13) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Mar.

Paradise Expected 9-2 (10-10) Chased leaders, went 3rd before 9th, went 2nd before and challenged 4 out, led narrowly 3 out, headed next, one pace and looked held when leader blundered last, led soon after and clear, won at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Apr beating Cardigan Island (11-12) by 5l, 9 ran.

Wickford (IRE) 4-1 (12-5) (cp) blun 11; nvr gng aft; to when blun bad 2 out, 4th of 6, 27l behind Plenty Of Chat (12-5) at Whitfield 3m ptp gs in Mar.

Derawar (IRE) 40-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, chased winner from 9th, ridden before 3 out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Midnight Macarena (11-3) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Apr.

Prime Edition (IRE) 20-1 (10-4) Mid-division, mistake 4th, blundered and unseated rider 9th, in a race won by Huckleberry (9-11) at Chepstow 3m Conditional Handicap Chase (0-100) (5yo+) (5) sft in Mar, 13 ran.

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