16:39 Fontwell

Saturday 3 October 2020

All14:1914:5415:2916:0416:3917:1017:40

Bigmore Associates Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 49y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:39  |   Winning time: 5m 8.47s
1st
Horse silk
3
2/1f
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Disputed lead, ridden to assert 2 out, stayed on well op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
6
9/4
T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Chased leaders, headway 3 out, challanged run in, kept on one pace op 11/4 tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
2
4
14/1
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Disputed lead, ridden over 2 out, every chance, lost second run in op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
9
9
22/1
T: S ThomasJ: Charlie Deutsch
Prominent, ridden and outpaced by leaders 3 out, kept on, mistake last tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1
5th
Horse silk
16
8
410-12
4/1
T: Ella PickardJ: Nick Scholfield
Mid-division, ridden over 3 out, kept on one pace op 7/2 tchd 10/3
6th
Horse silk
hd
7
28/1
T: O MurphyJ: Callum McKinnes (7)
Towards rear, ridden over 3 out, kept on, never threatened tchd 33/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
40/1
T: R RoweJ: James Davies
In rear, ridden 3 out, no impression tchd 50/1
8th
Horse silk
10
1
410-12
15/2
T: W GreatrexJ: R Johnson
Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, weakened op 5/1
9th
Horse silk
5 ½
10
150/1
T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (3)
Held up in rear, pushed along over 4 out, never a factor op 125/1 tchd 200/1
10th
Horse silk
3 ¾
11
410-12
18/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge
Mid-division, ridden over 3 out, weakened op 14/1
11th
Horse silk
17
5
80/1
T: Miss S SmithJ: M G Nolan
Always in rear, tailed off tchd 100/1
12th
Horse silk
28
13
100/1
T: L HorsfallJ: Fergus Gregory (3)
Prominent, pushed along and weakened with a circuit to go, tailed off op 80/1

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14
Horse silk
Sei Bella226
Weight: 10-5|  Age: 6
T: M McGrath  J: T J O'Brien
NR
12
Horse silk
Valleres224
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 5
T: A King  J: D A Jacob
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.30, £1.20, £3.60EX:£7.90Trifecta:£59.00SF:£6.78Swingers:£1.40, £7.30, £7.30

Forecasts

Beyond The Pale (2/1), Fifty Ball (9/4), Valleres (10/3), Getalead (4/1), Audacity (15/2), Blame The Game (14/1), Smarter (18/1), Sei Bella (20/1), Kala Noire (22/1), Friary Land (28/1), Bannixtown Boy (40/1), Counteract (80/1), Follow The Paint (100/1), Lakeside Lad (150/1)

Verdict

Plenty of depth to this novice, but point-winner VALLERES shaped with plenty of promise when third in what is traditionally a strong bumper at Kempton in February and this step up in trip is sure to suit on hurdles debut. Fifty Ball and Smarter are both better than they could show last time and head the opposition.

  1. VALLERES (FR)
  2. FIFTY BALL (FR)
  3. SMARTER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019
Neff
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 4
16/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £277.00

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