15:40 Fontwell

Tuesday 11 December 2018

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 1f 162y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:40  |   Winning time: 4m 45.1s
1st
Horse silk
6
511-5
10/1
T: P PhelanJ: Sean Houlihan (5)
Mid-division, headway into 2nd after 5th, led after 3 out, clear next, pushed out, eased towards finish, very easily op 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
15
11
9/2
T: J ScottJ: Nick Scholfield
Led narrowly to after 1st, switched wide after next, remained in touch, outpaced 4 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with easy winner tchd 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
10
25/1
T: Miss S WestJ: M Goldstein
Tracked leaders, outpaced in 4th after 3 out, hit next, ridden and stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, no chance with easy winner op 20/1
4th
Horse silk
1
1
711-12
8/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Charlie Price (10)
Tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, ridden 2 out, chased clear winner between last 2, blundered last, never a threat, lost 2 places towards finish op 15/2
5th
Horse silk
13
2
18/1
T: N J GiffordJ: L P Aspell
Mid-division, outpaced 4 out, never able to challenge, beaten when hit 2 out op 16/1 tchd 12/1
6th
Horse silk
5
5
9/4f
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
With leader, led after 1st, driven and headed after 3 out, soon ridden, no chance with winner before next, weakened flat op 5/2 tchd 11/4
7th
Horse silk
9
4
611-7
20/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Mid-division, hit 4th, outpaced 4 out, never near leaders, weakened 2 out, tailed off
8th
Horse silk
6
3
411-8
3/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Alain Cawley
Held up behind, reminder after 5th, never involved, weakened and eased before 2 out, tailed off tchd 11/4
9th
Horse silk
hd
9
25/1
T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost
Always behind, tailed off 3 out op 33/1 tchd 28/1
10th
Horse silk
10
12
40/1
T: Mark GillardJ: Harry Stock (5)
Always towards rear, struggling after 5th, tailed off 3 out op 50/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
7
100/1
T: Mark GillardJ: Theo Gillard (7)
With leader, lost place and reminders after 5th, soon behind and weakened, pulled up before 4 out
PU
Horse silk
8
20/1
T: R RoweJ: A Glassonbury
Always towards rear, struggling 4 out, tailed off next, pulled up 2 out
PU
Horse silk
13
100/1
T: Miss Sarah RobinsonJ: James Best
Chased leaders on inside, reminders and lost place after 5th, behind from 4 out, blundered next, pulled up soon after

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.00Pl:£2.80, £1.90, £4.80EX:£54.30Trifecta:£1,109.00Tricast:£1,118.05SF:£52.53Swingers:£8.40, £39.90, £10.10

Forecasts

Sky Full Of Stars (9/4), Dan Gun (3/1), Blue April (9/2), Briac (8/1), Mazalto (10/1), Snowy Oscar (18/1), Zante (20/1), Laketour Leader (20/1), Fading Icon (25/1), Owners Day (25/1), Kingston Mimosa (40/1), L'Attesa (100/1), Dont Call Me Doris (100/1)

Verdict

A modest handicap hurdle which looks best left to BLUE APRIL, who represents an in-form stable off his last winning mark. Dan Gun caught the eye on his first run for this yard and can improve, while chances can be given to the likes of Briac, Sky Full Of Stars and handicap debutant Fading Icon.
  1. Blue April
  2. Dan Gun
  3. Sky Full Of Stars

Previous Winners

2017
Our Merlin
Weight: 10-9  |Age: 5
J: H Cobden  |  T: R Walford
1/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,119.002nd: £916.003rd: £458.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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