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Piaff The Champagne Of The Open Handicap Hurdle
Fontwell Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2021 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3 Place: £1.70 £3.10 Exacta: £13.60 Tricast: £38.74 Trifecta: £50
Non-Runners: Katahdin (vet's certificate), Vital Sign (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m3f 2m7½f 2m7½f
1st
Made virtually all - pushed along briefly before 6th - pushed along and reminder before 4 out - ridden and hard pressed 3 out - went clear before 2 out - not fluent last - kept on strongly run-in - comfortably(op 9/4 tchd 5/2)
9 G AVG
Chris Gordon 166 lbs 2/1F Won
3m1f 2m7½f 2m4f 3m4½f 3m
2m2½f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m 3m1f
2nd
Chased leaders - bad mistake 4th - went second 3 out - ridden before 2 out - soon no chance with winner - hung right and no extra run-in(op 5/1)
10 G AVG
Nick Gifford 162 lbs 11/2 13
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m½f 2m4f 3m1½f
2m3½f
3rd
Disputed lead - tracked leader from 1st - mistake 2nd - close up on inner when blundered then stumbled 3 out - soon ridden - well held but stayed on run-in(tchd 18/5 and tchd 9/2)
N/A Poor
Venetia Williams 166 lbs 4/1 1.25
2m4f 2m7½f 3m1f 2m3½f 2m4f
-
4th
Raced wide - ran in snatches - held up in rear - ridden after 3 out - held from 2 out - stayed on and went fourth run-in(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
7 M AVG
Paul Nicholls 161 lbs 15/2 3
2m5f 2m6f 1m7½f 2m5f 2m4f
2m4½f 2m4f
5th
Towards rear - headway when bit short of room on turn after 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden before 2 out - briefly went fourth approaching last - weakened run-in(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
7 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 163 lbs 16/1 6.5
2m4½f 2m7f
2m1f 2m½f 2m1f 2m
6th
Towards rear - bumped 4th - not fluent 6th - ridden after 3 out - well held when not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 8/1)
N/A AVG
Michael Scudamore 160 lbs 10/1 6.5
2m4½f 3m1f 2m7½f 3m
2m½f
99th
Chased leaders - not fluent 1st - jumped left and bumped rival 4th - pushed along briefly and reminder after 5 out - stumbled 4 out - soon pushed along - ridden and dropped to last after 3 out - soon pulled up (trainer's rep said that the gelding was never travelling)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
N/A Poor
David Pipe 166 lbs 5/1 -
2m3½f 3m½f 2m3f 2m3½f 2m4f