3:40 Huntingdon: 2m Class 4 handicap hurdle
PricedUp Bet Handicap Hurdle Race (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier)
Most of the recent winning form belongs to Virtual Rock and Cayman Dancer, with Gallivanted and Blues Singer bringing course form, while Lewisham Grove, Turn And Finish and Amalfina all return from breaks. Virtual Rock stands clear on our figures, with a gap behind it before a group of runners closely matched on what they have shown.
The runners
In order of our rating, best first. The rating is in pounds, so the gap says how far behind the top each one is: a 2lb race is open, a 10lb race is not. Press Form on any horse for its runs, the case for and against, and what suits it. Prices as at 10:00.
12Virtual Rock t1/8112 · Jonathan Burke · Des Donovan118121top2/1Won twice off 107, then beaten a neck in Class 3 off 116; back at 2m, where it has won 2 of 4.class drop
Won at Uttoxeter on 15 Sep off OR 107, beating Norman Fletcher 3L, who has since been 2nd off OR 112, and followed up at Fontwell on 22 Sep off the same mark. Stepped up to Class 3 at Wetherby on 14 Oct and made the running, beaten only a neck off OR 116 over 2m3½f on good to firm. Races off OR 118 today, up from the 107 it won off. Has won 2 of its 4 hurdle runs at this trip, including 26 Jul 2024 Uttoxeter over 2m on good. The 8th at Cartmel on 29 Aug, beaten 42¼L in Class 3, came behind Morning Mayhem, since twice 2nd in Class 2.
Drops to 2m and Class 4 after the Wetherby run, on good ground, first run at Huntingdon, tongue tie kept on.
Up to 118 from the 107 it won off, and it pulls hard early.
Our figure (in testing): 1st of 8. The read has him 1st.
5 earlier runs
26Gallivanted tp133-72 · Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham109118-35/2Third beaten 1½L off 109 in a Class 2 at Ascot that has thrown up winners; same mark today, placed in both Huntingdon runs.first-time gear
Third, beaten 1½L, off OR 109 in the 29 Mar Ascot Class 2 juvenile handicap, a race that has produced winners since in Mojito Des Mottes (won Class 4 off OR 118) and Paddockwood, 9th that day, who won off OR 116. Before that 7th, beaten 49¾L, in a Class 2 at Chepstow on good to soft. Has placed in both runs here and 4 of 6 at the trip, and won on the Flat off OR 80 at Goodwood on 1 May. Cayman Dancer, 5¾L behind at Ascot, is 3lb worse off today.
Same mark of 109 and same course, trip and ground as its 28 Oct second, with first-time tongue tie and cheekpieces. First time in headgear.
Our figure (in testing): 3rd of 8. The read has him 2nd.
5 earlier runs
33Blues Singer/3914- · Tom Bellamy · Alan King117115-67/2Course-and-distance winner off 114 in a race that produced 5 winners, but flopped last time and returns from 211 days.c & d
Won over this course and trip on 11 Mar off OR 114, beating Cluain Chormaic 4¾L in a 15-runner race that has produced 5 winners since, mostly at lower levels. Earlier finished 3rd, beaten 12¾L, at Newbury on 29 Dec 2025 behind Minella Yoga and Act Of Innocence, who has since won a Listed race and been 2nd in a Grade 1. The 9th in the Kempton Grade 2 is excused by being badly hampered at the first. Last run at Hexham on 13 Apr was poor, 4th beaten 18½L off OR 118 after weakening before the last. Returns from 211 days and has 0 wins from 3 runs off earlier breaks, with 2 placed.
Off OR 117, above the 114 it won off here, back after 211 days for Alan King and Tom Bellamy.
Weakened tamely at Hexham last time and has not won after a break.
3 earlier runs
44Cayman Dancer526-41 · Freddie Mitchell(3) · Jamie Moore & Josh Moore110114-75/1Won a 6-runner Plumpton race off 110 but was 5¾L behind Gallivanted at Ascot and is 3lb worse off with it today.winning mark
Won at Plumpton on 2 Nov off OR 110, held up and quickening clear from the last in a 6-runner Class 4. Was 6th, beaten 7¼L, in the 29 Mar Ascot Class 2 off OR 114, 5¾L behind Gallivanted, and is 3lb worse off with that rival today. Its 2nd at Fontwell on 14 Mar came on soft ground, beaten 0L, with Handmedownastar, 14L behind, since winning off OR 110. Has won 1 of 6 at the trip.
Same trip and good ground as its Plumpton win, Freddie Mitchell claims 3lb, first run at Huntingdon.
Carries 167lb, more than the 165lb it won under, and the Plumpton win came in a small field.
5 earlier runs
51Lewisham Grove22152- · William Shanahan(5) · Jennie Candlish118112-916/1Beaten 2¾L by a subsequent Class 3 winner off 120, but best over 2m4f-plus and back from 242 days.
Won at Newcastle on 15 Jan off OR 112 over 2m4½f, a 16-runner race in which Port Station, 9¾L back, has since won off OR 107. Last run at Doncaster on 13 Mar was 2nd of 4, beaten 2¾L off OR 120 by Count Of Vendome, who won a Class 3 off OR 118 next time. In between it was well beaten over 3m in a Class 2 at Musselburgh. Has 0 wins from 3 hurdle runs at around this trip and returns from 242 days, though it won after its only earlier break of 60-plus days.
OR 118 with William Shanahan claiming 5lb, first run at Huntingdon, and 2m is likely short of its best trip.
Returns from 242 days dropping to a trip at which it has not won.
Our figure (in testing): 4th of 8. The read has him 5th.
2 earlier runs
65Mister Cessna p264-74 · Fern O'Brien(5) · Fergal O'Brien113108-1318/1Won a 2m hurdle off 120 on 2 Apr 2025; chase form poor, but drops to 113 over hurdles in first-time cheekpieces.first-time gear
Over hurdles it won at Ludlow on 2 Apr 2025 off OR 120 over 2m and was 2nd there, beaten 1¼L, off OR 125, and it returns to hurdles off OR 113. That Uttoxeter race has worked out, with 3 of the 4 to run again winning, including Sweeper System, a neck behind it, off OR 103. Has won 1 of 5 at the trip and wears first-time cheekpieces.
Back over hurdles at 2m on good off OR 113 with first-time cheekpieces and Fern O'Brien claiming 5lb. First time in headgear.
Beaten at least 26L in each of its recent chase runs.
5 earlier runs
77Turn And Finish626-8P · Charlie Hammond · Steph Hollinshead105102-1950/1Down to 105 from the 125 it won off, but pulled up last time and has never placed after a break.
Its best hurdles form is old: won at Catterick on 31 Jan 2025 off OR 125 and 2nd at Newcastle off OR 122. Was 8th, beaten 9½L, in a Class 5 Flat race at Wolverhampton. Returns from 170 days and has 0 placed from 2 runs off earlier breaks. Has won 1 of 12 at the trip with 6 placed.
Down to OR 105, returns from 170 days for Steph Hollinshead, 2m on good.
Pulled up on 24 May and last of 8 at Warwick before that.
Our figure (in testing): 7th of 8. The read has him 7th.
5 earlier runs
88Amalfina737 · Harry Atkins(5) · D. J. Jeffreys9292-2925/1Off 92, best effort a 23½L third; nothing in its hurdle form suggests it can live with this field.
Best run was 3rd of 10 at Uttoxeter on 7 Jul, beaten 23½L by Eternal Angel, who has since won a Class 3 off OR 120. Last time 7th of 13, beaten 7¾L, at Uttoxeter on 24 Jul in a race whose runners have not won since. Has 0 wins from 3 hurdle runs, races off OR 92 and returns from 109 days, with no placings from 2 earlier breaks. Its only placed Flat form came in a Class 6 at Ayr off OR 63.
Off OR 92 with Harry Atkins claiming 5lb, 2m on good, after 109 days.
Beaten 7¾L or more in every hurdle run.
5 earlier runs
How to read this table
Rating is the read's own figure for each horse today, in pounds on one scale for the race. Our figure, a separate mechanical rating, is in testing and shows inside each horse's form until it has a record worth showing.
Days is days since the horse last ran. OR is its official rating. A small letter after the name is headgear (b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue tie, h hood).
Key form lines
The past races that say most about this one, and what they mean today.
Virtual Rock, beaten a neck in Class 3 off OR 116, has already run to a level that would win this Class 4.
Gallivanted's 1½L third off OR 109 in a Class 2 that has produced winners is the best handicap line in the field, and Cayman Dancer, 5¾L behind, is 3lb worse off today.
Blues Singer won over course and distance off OR 114 in a 15-runner race that has thrown up 5 winners, mostly at lower levels.
A chase that has worked out strongly, so Mister Cessna's 26L fourth there is not as bad as it reads.
Where today's runners have met
Races two or more of today's runners have run in, the last 18 months first. "Terms" shows how the weights have moved since, against the best-placed of them that day.
| Finished | Behind Gallivanted | Terms v Gallivanted | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallivanted | 3rd | — | the yardstick |
| Cayman Dancer | 6th | 5¾L | 3lb worse off |
The others in that race, since
Earlier meetings: 1 race before 10 May 25, newest first
| Finished | Behind Mister Cessna | Terms v Mister Cessna | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mister Cessna | 18th | — | the yardstick |
| Turn And Finish | 19th | 12L | 10lb better off |