Fontwell
18:40
Starsports.Bet Handicap Hurdle
Fontwell Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 Distance: 3m2f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.63 Place: £1.40 £1.80 Exacta: £7.50 Tricast: £52.41 Trifecta: £47
Non-Runners: Aworkinprogress (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Travelled strongly - held up in rear - bit short of room and not fluent 3 out - headway on turn before 2 out - hampered and not fluent 2 out - shaken up when challenging last - ridden to lead run-in - soon carried head high - kept on and just did enough(tchd 7/4)
7 G Poor Neil Mulholland 153 lbs 13/8F Won
2nd
Raced lazily at times - soon towards rear - shaken up with one circuit to go - soon good headway on outer - lost ground when not fluent 3 out - rallying when bad mistake 2 out - challenging last - kept on(op 5/2)
5 G Poor Syd Hosie 163 lbs 11/4 .5
3rd
Took keen hold - soon prominent - not fluent 5th - soon led then clear - reduced lead before 8th - jumped left when faced challenge last - soon headed - weakened run-in(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
10 G AVG Diana Grissell 163 lbs 18/1 17
4th
Disputed lead - not fluent and prominent from 2nd - lost position 8th - rallied before 4 out - weakening when hit 2 out(op 15/2)
9 G AVG Sarah Humphrey 163 lbs 8/1 0.3
5th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - outpaced after 3 out - weakened before 2 out
4 F AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 166 lbs 11/1 2.5
6th
Disputed lead - led from 2nd - raced in second after 5th - lost position after 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 7/2)
8 G AVG Ben Clarke 159 lbs 4/1 7
7th
In touch with leaders - lost ground after 3rd - not fluent when towards rear 6th - not fluent 9th - outpaced after 3 out - no telling impression(op 28/1)
6 M Poor Syd Hosie 161 lbs 33/1 .5