13:30 Fontwell

Thursday 17 August 2017

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totepool Fontwell All Weather Bend Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 1f 162y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:30  |   Winning time: 4m 18.0s
1st
Horse silk
4
10/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily
Made all, jumped slowly 2nd, joined and hit last, hung right under pressure, run in, bumped 2nd 100 yards, found extra near finish tchd 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
3
6/1
T: G & J MooreJ: William Clarke (10)
Raced wide, in touch, headway chasing leaders 4th, 2nd after 3 out, challenged and hit last, every chance when bumped 100 yards out, held near finish op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
9
8
16/1
T: M KeighleyJ: Conor Shoemark
Keen in touch, not fluent 3rd, chasing leaders when hit 2 out, 3rd and one pace run in tchd 20/1
4th
Horse silk
2
10
710-0
16/1
T: B J LlewellynJ: James Bowen (7)
In touch, headway chasing leaders 6th, no extra in 4th run in
5th
Horse silk
11
5
4/1
T: S DrinkwaterJ: R T Dunne
Held up in last pair, not fluent 3rd, headway before 2 out, soon pushed along in 4th, weakened between last 2 op 9/2 tchd 7/2
6th
Horse silk
5
9
40/1
T: R StephensJ: C Gethings (3)
Keen, chased leaders, every chance when hit 3 out, weakened before next op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
1011-2
14/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Jason Nuttall (10)
Held up in rear, plugged on from last, never on terms
8th
Horse silk
11
1
10/11f
T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory (10)
Chased winner until after 3rd, weakened quickly after 3 out op Evens tchd 6/5

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Rob Robin38
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 7
T: C Gordon  J: M Goldstein
NR
2
Horse silk
Raleagh Mountain103
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 6
T: D Skelton  J: Harry Skelton
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.30Pl:£3.20, £1.90, £4.80EX:£64.00Trifecta:£614.50Tricast:£960.99SF:£69.34Swingers:£5.20, £22.80, £17.30

Forecasts

Sky of Stars (10/11), Rif Raftou (4/1), Hermosa Vaquera (6/1), Raleagh Mountain (6/1), Magical Thomas (10/1), Osgood (14/1), Rob Robin (14/1), The Kvilleken (16/1), Petrify (16/1), Jamesgiftkeysandal (40/1)

Verdict

Sky Of Stars sets a fairly solid benchmark for Olly Murphy, but he's risen sharply in the weights for those pair of successes at Stratford and Market Rasen and he might prove a shade vulnerable to a couple of the others, especially with some riders able to claim 10lb allowances. Hermosa Vaquera has proved herself over C&D in the past and she returned with a bang on the Flat at Lingfield late last month, so clearly comes into the reckoning. However, a chance is taken on the Samuel Drinkwater trained RIF RAFTOU. She has shown some ability in finishing in the places over longer trips at Worcester (held up), and if ridden more positively over this shorter trip could well out perform her likely odds.
  1. Rif Raftou
  2. Hermosa Vaquera
  3. Sky of Stars

Previous Winners

2016
Red Orator
Weight: 12-5  |Age: 7
J: J E Moore  |  T: Jim Best
6/4

Prize Money

1st: £2,599.002nd: £763.003rd: £382.004th: £191.00

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