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Fontwell
14:00
BetGoodwin Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Fontwell Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £1.80 £1.90 £6.50 Exacta: £25.80 Tricast: £627.22 Trifecta: £366.50
Non-Runners: Engaging Sam (vet's certificate), Smith (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m3½f 2m5f 2m3f 2m3½f 3m½f
1st
Led but pestered - headed and pressed leader before 7th - nudged along and led again before 2 out - soon faced challenges - faced challenge towards finish - gamely (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form other than mare had recently received a course of treatment for ulcers)(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
5 M Poor
Robert Walford 142 lbs 4/1 Won
2m7½f 3m 2m4f 3m2½f 3m2½f
2m½f 2m 2m5½f 2m½f 3m2f
2nd
Held up in rear - steady headway before 4 out - pecked on landing 2 out - went second inside final 110yds - soon hung left - pressed winner towards finish - kept on well(op 5/1)
9 G Poor
Gary Brown 151 lbs 9/2 .5
2m7½f 3m1f
2m1f 2m1f 2m½f 2m1½f 2m7f
3rd
Towards rear - headway before 2 out - went second but hung right after last - lost second inside final 110yds - soon no extra(tchd 33/1)
6 M Poor
Seamus Mullins 151 lbs 40/1 4.75
2m7½f 2m3f 2m2½f 3m2½f 2m5½f
2m½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m4½f
4th
Took keen hold - midfield - headway before 6th - raced in third before 4 out - pressed winner before 2 out - switched left approaching last - lost two places run-in(op 10/3 tchd 4/1)
6 G Poor
Deborah Cole 149 lbs 7/2 2
2m3½f 2m4½f 2m3f
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m5½f 3m1f
5th
Prominent - raced in third before 2nd - lost third before 4 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened before last(op 9/4 and tchd 5/2)
7 G Poor
Toby Lawes 153 lbs 2/1F 9.5
2m7½f
2m1½f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m5½f
6th
Midfield - dropped to rear 7th - headway before 3 out - weakened before last(op 12/1 and tchd 16/1)
5 G Poor
Paul Nicholls 168 lbs 11/1 5.5
2m5½f 3m½f 2m3½f
2m3½f 3m½f 2m3f 2m1½f 2m3½f
7th
Pressed leader - led before 7th - headed before 2 out - soon weakened
6 G Poor
Joe Tizzard 142 lbs 9/1 11
2m3½f
2m5f 2m 2m3f 2m7f
99th
Raced wide - midfield - headway before 4 out - weakened gradually before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 66/1)
10 G Poor
Richard Rowe 144 lbs 80/1 -
2m5½f
2m 2m 2m4f 2m 2m
99th
Always behind - tailed off before 4 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said filly hung right-handed)(op 50/1)
4 F Poor
Peter & Michael Bowen 144 lbs 100/1 -
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