20:25 Fontwell

Thursday 17 May 2018

All17:0017:3018:0518:4019:1519:5020:25

bettrendsshop.co.uk Open Hunters' Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 6  |   2m 1f 165y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:26  |   Winning time: 4m 30.2s
1st
Horse silk
1
7/2
T: David O'BrienJ: Mr David O'Brien (7)
Chased leaders, pecked 8th, 2nd 2 out, stayed on to lead near finish op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
10
50/1
T: Mrs Claire HardwickJ: Mrs C Hardwick (3)
Led until 3rd, led again 5th, over 1 length ahead last, driven and headed near finish op 33/1
3rd
Horse silk
10
9
4/1
T: D M ChristieJ: Mr D Maxwell
Held up in touch, 2nd before 3 out until next, kept on same pace in 3rd op 10/3
4th
Horse silk
17
4
10/1
T: R PotterJ: J Martin (5)
Pulled hard, headway to lead 3rd until 6th, chased leaders, weakened 3 out
5th
Horse silk
11
5
1112-0
50/1
T: Miss S McQueenJ: Mr Byron Moorcroft
Soon in rear, never a factor, tailed off op 40/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
8/11f
T: M BowenJ: Mr Peter Bryan (5)
Chased leader until blundered and lost place 5th, tailed off when veered left after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op Evens
UR
Horse silk
6
22/1
T: A GardnerJ: Shane Quinlan (3)
Held up, blundered and unseated rider 3rd op 20/1 tchd 25/1
UR
Horse silk
8
33/1
T: Miss B ChildsJ: Mr N Lawton (7)
Held up and behind, headway chasing leaders 9th, weakened 3 out, went right and unseated rider next op 28/1

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Next Surprise11
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 9
T: S Spice  J: Mr D Andrews
NR
2
Horse silk
Starkie12
Weight: 12-4|  Age: 11
T: Anthony Ward-Thomas  J: Miss K Lyons
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£1.30, £7.40, £1.30EX:£76.50Trifecta:£0.00SF:£130.97Swingers:£4.30, £1.40, £0.00

Forecasts

Wells De Lune (8/11), Numbercruncher (7/2), Velvet Maker (4/1), Brave Jaq (10/1), Starkie (10/1), Le Bacardy (22/1), Next Surprise (25/1), Noble Friend (33/1), Exclusive Rights (50/1), Jamrham (50/1)

Verdict

Only a handful make any appeal in the finale, and NUMBERCRUNCHER, who likes decent ground and this sort of trip, can get the better of Starkie, back to form last time and another for whom this trip is ideal. Exclusive Rights simply doesn't get much further than this and so it's easy to forgive may of her recnet efforts. She could reward each-way support. Wells De Lune and Velvet Maker would hold chances if coming back to form, but that's far from a given.
  1. Numbercruncher
  2. Starkie
  3. Exclusive Rights

Previous Winners

2017
Darwins Fox
Weight: 12-4  |Age: 11
2/5

Prize Money

1st: £1,248.002nd: £387.003rd: £193.004th: £97.00

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