Fontwell Races
Fontwell
15:10
Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle
Fontwell
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m3f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £2.80 £1.40
Exacta: £17.90
Tricast: £179.78
Trifecta: £200.60
Non-Runners: Maclaine (unsuitable ground), Runswick Bay (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Pearly Island (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Lucy Wadham | 158 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Prominent - not fluent 5th - led just after 3 out - went clear before 2 out - ridden briefly run-in - kept on well(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Kotmask (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 161 lbs | 5/2F | 7.5 | In touch with leaders - ridden and went second when mistake 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/4) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Krypton Gold (IRE) | 2 C | Poor | Stuart Edmunds | 162 lbs | 18/1 | 4.75 | Towards rear - ridden and some headway 2 out - went third approaching last - kept on(op 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Pyramid Place (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Milton Harris | 163 lbs | 5/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - ridden and some headway when mistake 2 out - held approaching last(op 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Lifetime Legend (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Neil King | 153 lbs | 4/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - dropped to rear 6th - ridden and struggling after 3 out (jockey said gelding ran flat)(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Guernesey (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Joe Tizzard | 166 lbs | 9/1 | 1.75 | Disputed lead - prominent 4th - lost position when mistake 3 out - soon ridden - held from 2 out(op 15/2) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Forever Blessed (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 168 lbs | 6/1 | 7.5 | Disputed lead - good jump and led clearly 4th - mistake 4 out - headed and pushed along just after 3 out - weakened 2 out - well held when blundered last (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) |