Fontwell
18:30
Play With The Finest Bookmaker Fitzdares..... Handicap Hurdle
Fontwell Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 Distance: 2m3f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.70 £1.30 Exacta: £7.70 Trifecta: £25.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 In The Air (FR) 7 G AVG Gary Moore 168 lbs 11/4 Won Travelled strongly - held up in last - shaken up and went second 3 out - not fluent when challenging last - ridden and led narrowly run-in - kept on and just did enough
2nd 5 Small Bad Bob (IRE) 9 G AVG Paul Henderson 150 lbs 13/8F 0.3 Led at fast pace - shaken up before 2 out - ridden and headed run-in - soon rallied and kept on - just held(tchd 11/8 and 7/4)
3rd 4 Times Are Blue (IRE) N/A AVG Oliver Sherwood 150 lbs 17/2 25 Jumped right throughout - raced in second - pushed along and lost position after 3 out - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped right-handed throughout)(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
99th 3 Watergrange Jack (IRE) 9 G AVG Neil Mulholland 159 lbs 4/1 - Swerved left start and refused to race(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)
99th 2 American Gerry (IRE) 8 G Poor Hughie Morrison 154 lbs 13/2 - Swerved left and unseated rider start(op 15/2 tchd 9/1)