Racing Blogger Handicap Hurdle – Huntingdon

Huntingdon

13:50

Racing Blogger Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-12-22

Distance 2m3f137y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

Rain 3%

Winning Time 5m 1.60s (slow by 31.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Albie Littlewood (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	11/8F	Won
2nd	Little Pi (FR) Richard Patrick · Sam Allwood	13/2	0.3
3rd	Pottersmattyeeehaa (GB) Jack Quinlan · Matt Crawley	12/1	2.25
4th	Cuillin Ridge (GB) David Bass · Henry Daly	15/2	5.5
5th	Ebselysees (GB) James Davies · Noel Williams	15/2	11
6th	Idaho Bridge (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	16/1	4
7th	Ramaah (GB) James Best · Sarah-Jayne Davies	33/1	1.25
8th	Hiero Sport (FR) Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	7/2	2.75
9th	Harthill (FR) Tom Bellamy · David Dennis	28/1	21

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Catalan King (GB) Ciaran Gethings · Alex Hales	33/1
P.U.	L'Air du Large (FR) Toby Wynne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	50/1

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Albie Littlewood Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	163	—	8/865	95	90	50	40d	—	—	-13	22.7	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Has modest form but looks the type to improve now handicapping and up in trip.
7	Hiero Sport Grey J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	153	—	44185-	85	101	84	356d	—	—	+3	18.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Got off the mark over hurdles at Fakenham in October last year off 3lb lower.
10	Little Pi Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Sam Allwood	J:Richard Patrick T:Sam Allwood	151	p	5-76P2	83	101	79	27d	—	—	0	11.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Returned to form back over hurdles when second at Hereford last month.
4	Ebselysees Bay J:James Davies T:Noel Williams	J:James Davies T:Noel Williams	160	b	636-P2	92	103	70	30d	—	—	+3	13.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Sole success came over C&D last November and good second here last time.
5	Cuillin Ridge Chestnut J:David Bass T:Henry Daly	J:David Bass T:Henry Daly	155	—	67-857	87	98	74	29d	—	—	+4	11.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Maiden who fared no better on handicap debut up in trip when seventh at Exeter last month.
6	Pottersmattyeeehaa Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Matt Crawley	J:Jack Quinlan T:Matt Crawley	154	—	3-3354	86	100	78	27d	—	—	+6	13	3.00/1	12/1 8%
0-5 over hurdles and is not progressing as yet but steps up in trip.
2	Idaho Bridge Chestnut J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	166	h	69-F95	98	91	81	41d	—	—	+9	13.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Yet to make the frame from six starts; steps up in trip on handicap debut.
12	Ramaah Chestnut J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	145	b	58P-P4	77	97	54	28d	—	—	+4	7.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Yet to win in this sphere but ran best hurdle race when fourth at Ludlow four weeks ago.
9	Harthill Grey J:Tom Bellamy T:David Dennis	J:Tom Bellamy T:David Dennis	152	—	4/U31/	84	-	-	781d	—	—	+5	9.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Got off the mark at Stratford in November 2023 but has been absent since.
8	L'Air du Large Bay J:Toby Wynne T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	152	p	447-09	84	85	20	28d	—	—	+6	9.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Yet to be placed from five starts and not progressing; steps up in trip.
13	Catalan King Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alex Hales	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alex Hales	144	—	996-PP	76	97	-	18d	—	—	+5	7.2	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Has shown nothing in five hurdle starts and has been pulled up in his two runs this term.
NR	Kenzoko Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Olly Murphy	J:NON-RUNNER T:Olly Murphy	168	—	90-06	100	89	-	37d	—	—	—	12.5	—	—
Has shown little in three starts over hurdles but steps up in trip on handicap debut.
NR	Cher Monsieur Chestnut J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	147	p	90-354	79	99	62	20d	—	—	—	7.3	—	—
0-7 over hurdles and has shown bits of form, best of it when third at Uttoxeter in May.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Albie Littlewood	5/4	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Hiero Sport	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	4/1
Little Pi	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Ebselysees	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2
Cuillin Ridge	11/1	11/1	11/1	9/1	11/1
Pottersmattyeeehaa	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Idaho Bridge	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Ramaah	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	20/1
Harthill	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
L'Air du Large	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Catalan King	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Kenzoko	-	-	-	-	-
Cher Monsieur	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Albie Littlewood

22.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Hiero Sport

18.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Ebselysees

13.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Idaho Bridge

13.3

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Pottersmattyeeehaa

OR: 9 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Kenzoko

12.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Cuillin Ridge

11.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Little Pi

11.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Harthill

9.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

L'Air du Large

9.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Ramaah

7.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Cher Monsieur

7.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Catalan King

7.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kenzoko	100	89	—
Idaho Bridge	98	91	81
Albie Littlewood	95	90	50
Ebselysees	92	103	70
Cuillin Ridge	87	98	74
Pottersmattyeeehaa	86	100	78
Hiero Sport	85	101	84
Harthill	84	—	—
L'Air du Large	84	85	20
Little Pi	83	101	79
Cher Monsieur	79	99	62
Ramaah	77	97	54
Catalan King	76	97	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Catalan King	18d ago	Fit
Cher Monsieur	20d ago	Fit
Little Pi	27d ago	Fit
Pottersmattyeeehaa	27d ago	Fit
Ramaah	28d ago	Fit
L'Air du Large	28d ago	Fit
Cuillin Ridge	29d ago	Fit
Ebselysees	30d ago	Fit
Kenzoko	37d ago	Fit
Albie Littlewood	40d ago	Fit
Idaho Bridge	41d ago	Fit
Hiero Sport	356d ago	Long break
Harthill	781d ago	Long break