Fontwell
15:05
AK Bets Big Prices Big Limits Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Fontwell Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 Distance: 3m2f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £26.70 Place: £5.90 £1.30 £14.90 Exacta: £124 Tricast: £4390.40 Trifecta: £3042.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Groom De Cotte (FR) 9 G Poor Gary Brown 144 lbs 20/1 Won Held up in rear - smooth headway into midfield 9th - disputed lead going easily 3 out - led home turn - shaken up before last - pushed out run-in - won going away (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefited from the step up in trip from 2m to 3m1f)(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
2nd 3 Lucky Rose (IRE) 7 M Poor Noel Williams 161 lbs 100/30 7 In touch with leaders on inner - not fluent 1st - hit 6th - lost position before 4 out - rallying before 2 out - went second before last - no match for winner(op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
3rd 11 Nan Brady (IRE) 5 M Poor Barry Brennan 142 lbs 66/1 4.25 Prominent - not fluent 5th - briefly disputed lead 6th - disputed lead 3 out - ridden but pressed leader home turn - no extra when lost second before last - weakened gradually run-in(op 40/1)
4th 2 Bahtiyar (FR) 7 G Poor Dan Skelton 158 lbs 4/1 1.25 Took keen hold - held up in last - headway into midfield after 3rd - in touch with leaders when not fluent 3 out - raced wide home turn - keeping on 2 out - no extra when pecked on landing last - weakened run-in(op 10/3)
5th 10 Wearapinkribbon (IRE) 9 G Poor Helen Nelmes 143 lbs 16/1 8 Raced wide - in touch with leaders on outer - outpaced 3 out - rallying home turn - weakened quickly from 2 out(op 12/1)
6th 4 Farceur De Maulne (FR) 9 G Poor Richard Hawker 157 lbs 16/1 .75 Held up in rear - hit 3rd - some headway after 3 out - no chance before 2 out(op 10/1)
7th 8 Redbridge Rosie (IRE) 7 M Poor Sarah Humphrey 136 lbs 9/1 10 Midfield on outer - dropped to rear with one circuit to go - no chance from 3 out(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
8th 1 Confidential Gosip (IRE) 5 M Poor Laura Horsfall 161 lbs 25/1 6.5 In touch with leaders in centre of group - hit 4 out - lost ground quickly from 3 out - no chance when mistake 2 out(op 20/1)
9th 12 Baby Sham (GB) 6 M Poor Seamus Mullins 135 lbs 9/1 .75 Midfield - pushed along and lost position 4 out - struggling from 3 out - no chance before 2 out(op 11/1)
10th 7 Hurley Girly (IRE) 5 M Poor Neil Mulholland 147 lbs 14/1 11 Midfield on inner - dropped to rear 4 out - struggling from 3 out - tailed off before 2 out(op 18/1)
99th 9 Stripe Of Honour (IRE) 11 G AVG Anthony Day 137 lbs 50/1 - Unseated rider before start - towards rear - pushed along briefly 9th - tailed off from 3 out - pulled up before last(op 33/1)
99th 5 Propelled (GB) 7 G Poor Nicky Henderson 155 lbs 3/1F - Led at steady pace - joined briefly 6th - awkward jump 7th - niggled along briefly with one circuit to go - faced challenges when bad mistake 3 out - soon headed and lost ground - weakened quickly before 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding made a mistake at 3rd last hurdle)(op 10/3 tchd 11/4)