Hook Polo Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race).
Huntingdon · Thursday, 5 Feb · 18:35
· 1m 7f 171y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:35
Off time
7
Runners
Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.50
6/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.25
9/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
5.50
9/2
05 · —
7.50
13/2
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
34
33/1
09 · —
126
125/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | — |
Escort'kheops (G)
Made the frame all 3 completed starts in Irish points and likewise in a trio of runs over hurdles, most recently finishing a solid third of 14 on handicap debut at Catterick (19.3f, good). This drop back in trip shouldn't be an issue and h…
|
K Brogan | L Horsfall | 6 | 76.7 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
Alidam (G)
[T]
Fair form when placed on 3 of 4 hurdle starts in France but has shown very little in a couple of appearances for new connections.
|
Toby McCain-Mitchell | Mrs S Leech | 5 | 73.5 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 2nd | 3 | — |
Eastern Shores (M)
[HT]
£70,000 purchase after winning an Irish point in 2024 and has taken steps forward with each of her 4 starts in novice company, finishing third of 7 to the progressive Ninna Collina at Catterick (15.7f, good) last time. Will be a threat now…
|
J J Burke | F O'Brien | 6 | 73 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| — | 4 | — |
Golden Falls (F)
[H]
NON RUNNER.
|
Non Runner | L Wadham | 4 | 71.7 kg |
13
12/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Bushstreet Bowman (G)
Little to shout about in a bumper/3 starts in novice hurdles but he's in good hands and it will look significant if the market speak in his favour now pitched into a handicap.
|
Ben Jones | B Pauling | 6 | 71.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 1st | 6 | — |
Westlain (G)
[H]
Fair maiden on the Flat who, fitted with a hood, left his hurdles debut form behind when springing a 66/1 surprise in juvenile at Fontwell (17.7f, good to soft) in November. Respectable enough display when fifth of 14 back there for handic…
|
Lorcan Williams | Jack Jones | 4 | 70.3 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 5th | 7 | — |
Lunar Orbit (G)
FAV
[H]
Fairly useful maiden on the Flat and got the job done at the fourth time of asking over hurdles in a Market Rasen juvenile event (16.6f, good to soft) following a wind op in December. Market for handicap debut in this sphere looks fair and…
|
Paul O'Brien | W Greatrex | 4 | 69.9 kg |
2.50
6/4
|
| — | 8 | — |
Dissident (G)
[H]
Regressive on the Flat and while he responded well to the first-time blinkers added when bagging a Doncaster juvenile on second hurdles start, there wasn't much to shout about at Kempton next time. Improvement needed on handicap bow in thi…
|
R T Dunne | G & J Moore | 4 | 67.6 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| — | 9 | — |
Celine Man (G)
Showed nothing in a couple of runs for Henrietta Knight in 2024 (has undergone a wind operation in the interim) and this looks a tough ask from 9 lb out of the handicap on reappearance/stable debut.
|
James Best | J R Jenkins | 8 | 64.4 kg |
126
125/1
|
Betting forecast: Lunar Orbit (6/4), Escort'kheops (9/4), Westlain (4/1), Dissident (9/2), Eastern Shores (13/2), Bushstreet Bowman (12/1), Golden Falls (12/1), Alidam (33/1), Celine Man (125/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5281.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2430.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1215.0 GBP |
| P4 | 608.0 GBP |
| P5 | 303.0 GBP |