14:45 Fontwell

Monday 11 December 2017

All12:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:40

John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 1f 162y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:47  |   Winning time: 4m 49.1s
1st
Horse silk
8
6/4f
T: R WalfordJ: H Cobden
Raced wide, made most, drew clear on bit from 2 out, unchallenged after, very easily op 10/11 tchd 4/5
2nd
Horse silk
11
6
15/2
T: N J GiffordJ: Tom Cannon
Held up in rear, chased leaders 3 out, went 2nd before next, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner between last 2 op 7/1 tchd 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
19
5
411-2
13/2
T: Miss J S DavisJ: Jack Sherwood (3)
With winner until driven and lost place before 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, no chance with front pair after op 10/1 tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
3
411-6
6/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 5th, driven and outpaced before 2 out, plugged on to dispute modest 3rd from last op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and 9/1
5th
Horse silk
42
2
25/1
T: Mrs F M ShawJ: Ian Popham
Prominent on inside, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off op 14/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

N/A
Horse silk
1
10/1
T: Mrs A J PerrettJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)
Nonrunner
N/A
Horse silk
4
411-4
20/1
T: Mrs N S EvansJ: J E Moore
Nonrunner
PU
Horse silk
7
5/1
T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell
Tracked leaders on outside, not fluent and lost place 4 out, soon ridden and behind, tailed off next, pulled up after 2 out op 9/2 tchd 7/2
N/A
Horse silk
9
20/1
T: R RoweJ: A Glassonbury
Nonrunner

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.50, £2.40EX:£8.50Trifecta:£32.20Tricast:£25.69SF:£8.28Swingers:£1.70, £1.80, £5.80

Forecasts

Our Merlin (6/4), Born Legend (5/1), Argyle (6/1), Marmont (13/2), Jebs Gamble (15/2), Sensible Friend (10/1), Maroc (20/1), Celma Des Bois (20/1), The Mighty Ash (25/1)

Verdict

OUR MERLIN absolutely bolted up at Plumpton last week and providing he handles the quick turnaround will take some beating with the 7lb penalty surely still leaving him well below his soon to be revised mark. Born Legend steps into handicaps after winning last time out himself and he has scope for improvement so rates an obvious danger. Argyle ran well in his first handicap at Lingfield so he too is worth considering off the same mark.
  1. Our Merlin
  2. Born Legend
  3. Argyle

Previous Winners

2016
Bohernagore
Weight: 10-6  |Age: 7
40/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00

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