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Christmas Parties 2026 At Huntingdon Racecourse Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m4f (2m3f189y), Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-115, £5,413, 9 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to firm in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Bright but Breezy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Krak is our selection at Huntingdon, and the case rests on a fitness edge and a progressive profile that make him the one to side with over a 20f trip on good ground. He sits only four pounds behind Sopran Thor on our figures, a gap his sharper condition and upward curve can bridge. Sopran Thor is the chief danger as the top-rated runner, while Clap of Thunder and Scavengers Reign also hold solid claims in a competitive nine-runner field. Krak is the confident choice.
Runners
306 days
6yo, 12-1, OR 117 33/43-
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 5/23
Clap of Thunder is consistent, finishing third last time out, a fourth two starts back, then a third three and four starts back, and he has run on today's going before. Our rating of 121 ranks him third of nine, but 306 days off and 169 lb are the main risks.
- Sire
- Mount Nelson (GB)
- Dam
- Side Saddle (IRE) by King's Theatre
- Owner
- Robert Frosell
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 23 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 121
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton 17/80
Krak has been in the frame in four of his last six, including seconds two and three starts back, and he returns just 15 days after a fifth last time out. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 125 makes him a confident pick despite being yet to win.
- Sire
- Muhtathir (GB)
- Dam
- Buttercup (FR) by Limnos
- Owner
- St Racing Sunglasses Syndicate
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 17 wins from 80 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 61%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Jack Quinlan
Neil King 1/3
Cuban Court won three of his last five starts, including two starts back and three starts back, and has run over today's trip and going, but he was only fourth last time out and returns after 197 days off. Carrying 167 lb and ranked seventh of nine on our figures, he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Court Cave (IRE)
- Dam
- Havana Dancer (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- The Bench
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Wroughton, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 113
Gavin Sheehan
Oliver Signy 0/3
It's Top is hard to fancy after 209 days off, with a fifth last time out and a pulled up before that, while he carries 165 lb. On the plus side, he has run over today's trip and was a winner three starts back, and our rating of 112 ranks him eighth of nine.
- Sire
- It's Gino (GER)
- Dam
- Top Fun (FR) by Ballingarry
- Owner
- Adam Clare Signy
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling 0/19
Legal Weapon was unplaced last time out but had a fourth two starts back, another fourth three starts back, and a second four starts back, so he's been in the frame without landing a race lately. A 186-day absence and 165 lb are against him, though our rating of 116 sits above his official 113.
- Sire
- Al Wukair (IRE)
- Dam
- Lucretia (GER) by Sabiango
- Owner
- Oap Iv
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 19 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Harry Cobden
James Owen 9/51
Nazare won last time out and was third two starts back, but he returns after 141 days off and carries 165 lb, with his earlier runs ranging from a sixth to a ninth. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 115 ranks him sixth of nine.
- Sire
- Masterstroke (USA)
- Dam
- Caritas (GB) by Generous
- Owner
- Nazare Racing
- Foaled
- 11 May 2020
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 51 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 115
Murray Dodd (5)
Louise Allan 0/0
Sopran Thor signed off with a third last time out, and a fourth two starts back, while he has run over today's trip and going before and carries 163 lb off an official 111. Our top-rated runner on 129, he's a real threat, but 543 days off the track is the obvious risk.
- Sire
- Authorized (IRE)
- Dam
- Sopran Slam (IRE) by Grand Slam
- Owner
- John Whyte
- Foaled
- 3 Jun 2015
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 129
Jonathan Burke
James Owen 9/51
Scavengers Reign counts a win three starts back and a third two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 118 ranks her fourth of nine. The main risk is a 230-day absence, plus a weight of 162 lb and an unplaced run last time out.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Hasiteasy (IRE) by Kalanisi
- Owner
- Mrs C H N Chamberlain
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 51 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 118
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds 3/10
Fighting Falcon was sixth last time out and pulled up the run before, so the recent form is a worry despite a win three starts back. He has run over today's trip and on this going, and 21 days off is fine, but a bottom ranking of ninth of nine on our figures makes him hard to fancy, even carrying 156 lb.
- Sire
- Wings Of Eagles (FR)
- Dam
- Special Witness (IRE) by Mahler
- Owner
- M Kehoe
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Stewkley, Bucks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 10 runs (30%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 106
- Wind surgery
- w 2
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.