Fontwell Races
Fontwell
14:10
James Place "Hands And Heels" Handicap Hurdle (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys') (RE Initiative)
Fontwell
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025
Distance: 2m5½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £2.60 £2
Exacta: £17.30
Trifecta: £69.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Summer In Milan (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Chris Gordon | 160 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Jumped right on occasions - took keen hold - made all - clear 3rd - much reduced lead then mistake 5 out - went clear again before 4 out - reduced lead when not fluent 2 out - good jump last - kept on well(op 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Shuil Ceoil (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 168 lbs | 11/4F | 8 | Held up in last - brief headway on outer 3 out - soon outpaced - rallied 2 out - went second just after last - no match for winner(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Bobalot (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
Mr Sean O'Connor
(3)lbs
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Laura Horsfall | 158 lbs | 13/2 | 1.5 | Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - went second then not fluent and bumped rival 2 out - soon lost position - went third run-in - kept on(op 8/1) | |
| 4th | 6 | Pearl's Pirate (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Gary & Josh Moore | 150 lbs | 8/1 | .5 | Didn't jump with fluency - took keen hold - raced in second - carried head awkwardly home turn - lost position then bumped 2 out - disputing third run-in - kept on(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Ghasham (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 168 lbs | 100/30 | 3.5 | Held up in rear - jumped right 1st - not fluent 6th - not fluent 4 out - good headway on inner home turn - went second after 2 out - weakened and lost three places from last(op 3/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Bank On Frank (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Ben Pauling | 168 lbs | 4/1 | 65 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - disputing second when not fluent 5 out - dropped to last before 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the ground - described as good (good to soft in places) - and would prefer a slower surface; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 10/3) |