18:07 Huntingdon 07 Oct 2025
JCB Mini-Excavator Handicap Hurdle
Class 5 | 3YO plus
Winner £3,697 - 8 ran
mid-division on outside, hard ridden appraoching 2 out, headway upsides last, led final 100 yards, ran on well
prominent on outside, led 7th, ridden home turn, hard pressed 2 out, challenged last when untidy, soon headed, kept on
mid-division, pushed along and outpaced home turn, stayed on well from last
mid-division on inside, headway under pressure to challenge on outside 2 out, outpaced when untidy last, no extra flat
held up towards rear, ridden off pace approaching 2 out, plugged on from last
chased leader on inside, pushed along and weakened 3 out
always in rear, never a factor
led, ridden and headed 7th, weakend rapidly thereafter, pulled up before 3 out
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (Div 1) | Good | 8 | Harry Gulliver | 6 | 10 5 | 76 | 560-F0U | 10 days | A M Hales (96 miles) | Bryan Carver | 28/ 1 | 4:40.06 | |
| 2024 (Div 2) | Good | 11 | No Worries | 10 | 10 2 | 73 | 4C3C6C8H9HPH-4H6H2H | 30 days | N P Mulholland (140 miles) | Dylan Johnston | 8/ 1 | 4:39.72 | |
| 2023 | Good | 7 | Mikhailovich | 6 | 11 12 | 100 | 3-P73P | 196 days | K Bailey & M Nicholls (110 miles) | David Bass | 11/ 2 | 4:36.40 | |
| 2021 (Div 1) | Good | 10 | Midnight Jewel | 5 | 11 1 | 85 | P32141 | 21 days | C E Longsdon (79 miles) | Tom Buckley | 6/ 4 | 4:54.13 | |
| 2021 (Div 2) | Good | 10 | Soul Icon | 4 | 10 1 | 73 | 9YUH4H-4H | 34 days | Keiran Burke (174 miles) | Mr F Procter | 66/ 1 | 4:46.43 | |
| 2020 | Good | 12 | Eyeofthescorpion | 6 | 12 2 | 101 | 40-5 | 18 days | D Killahena & G McPherson (97 miles) | Kielan Woods | 2/ 1 | 4:44.20 | |
| 2019 (Div 1) | Good | 10 | Bentons Lad | 8 | 11 0 | 85 | 906580 | 190 days | D Killahena & G McPherson (97 miles) | Max Kendrick | 12/ 1 | 4:36.40 | |
| 2019 (Div 2) | Good | 10 | Akkapenko | 5 | 10 10 | 82 | /0H2H3H0H5H-4H4H2H1H | 27 days | Tim Vaughan (186 miles) | R Johnson | 9/ 4 | 4:34.10 | |
| 2018 | Good | 15 | Macksville | 5 | 12 0 | 102 | 944-523 | 30 days | J M P Eustace (28 miles) | Jack Quinlan | 4/ 1 | 4:38.40 | |
| 2017 (Div 1) | Good | 10 | Sissinghurst | 7 | 11 9 | 95 | 436PPP | 185 days | F O'Brien (110 miles) | Paddy Brennan | 3/ 1 | 4:38.35 | |
| 2017 (Div 2) | Good | 9 | Cosmic Diamond | 7 | 10 5 | 79 | 7H6H0H/5H6H8H4H4C-2H | 150 days | P R Webber (66 miles) | G Sheehan | 12/ 1 | 4:43.25 | |
| 2016 | Good | 14 | Suffice | 7 | 10 6 | 80 | P7P-716 | 32 days | Mrs L J Young (179 miles) | Gavin Sheehan | 7/ 1 | 4:34.85 |