Shaw's Charge Looks Overpriced At Huntingdon

Outlaw Josey Wales was a bitter disappointment and he ran no sort of race. Maybe the soft ground didn't play to his strengths as none of the promise he showed on his debut was evident. Hopefully tomorrow's selection  can run a better race at Huntingdon!

Unex Modigliani is a very interesting runner and this 7yo son of Hurricane Run finally makes his handicap hurdle debut in the 2.40 at Huntingdon, a 15.5f heat that will be run on soft ground. This gelding finally earned a mark of 110 with a more than decent effort on his first hurdle run for well over a year on good to soft ground in a 2m class 4 novice event at Leicester last time (15.5f good to soft). He jumped very well and wasn't given too hard a race in finishing 4th.

He is of huge interest on his first maiden hurdle run over tomorrow's course and distance, back when he was trained by Dan Skelton. That day he was a close 2nd, beaten by less than a length on good to soft ground, and it is no surprise to see connections returning to Huntingdon for his handicap debut. The horse that beat him that day, Speedy Tunes, hasn't done much for the form but  he had Shubaat in behind, and he won a class 2 handicap by 7L off 130 back in August as well as a maiden and two novice events.

He has been freshened up since his last run and his yard was among the winners last week with Stun Gun hosing up at 20/1 in a flat race at Southwell. Mr Shaw's horses have mostly been running well and hitting the frame and he has shown already with Polarbrook this season that he is just as capable with national hunt horses as he is on the flat. The worry would be the ground if it was to come up very testing, but there is very little rain forecast and soft or better should be fine. James Davies keeps the ride having rode him last time out, and at his current odds of 33/1 he looks worthy of an each way interest returned to the track he ran so well at on his hurdling debut.

STEVOS SELECTION: 2.40 HUNTINGDON-UNEX MODIGLIANI E/W 33/1