16:10 Fontwell

Sunday 28 February 2021

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:10

PIAFF The Champagne Of The Open Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 5f 164y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:10  |   Winning time: 5m 37.41s
1st
Horse silk
1
2/1f
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Led narrowly, pushed along to hold lead at times, driven after 3 out, extended lead before last where not fluent, stayed on strongly flat op 9/4 tchd 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
13
6
11/2
T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies
Midfield, blundered 4th, pressed leader 3 out, driven before last, kept on but no chance with winner flat op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
4/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: G Sheehan
Pressed leader, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 3 out and stumbled slightly after, ridden and lost place before 2 out, kept on from last tchd 18/5 and tchd 9/2
4th
Horse silk
3
7
15/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
In rear, pushed along after 7th, headway 8th, one pace from 2 out op 7/1 tchd 8/1
5th
Horse silk
6 ½
5
16/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up in touch, awkward 3rd, towards rear 4th, modest headway before 3 out where ridden, slightly short of room on bend before 2 out, one pace op 14/1 tchd 18/1
6th
Horse silk
6 ½
8
10/1
T: M ScudamoreJ: Brendan Powell
Held up towards rear, awkward 6th, ridden after 8th, in rear but in touch 3 out where ridden, weakened before last op 8/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
5/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up behind leaders, sharp reminder after 4th, reminder after 7th, awkward 8th and lost place, in rear and ridden 3 out, well beaten when pulled up before 2 out op 9/2 tchd 4/1

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Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Katahdin46
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 8
T: C L Tizzard  J: Aidan Coleman
NR
9
Horse silk
Vital Sign371
Weight: 10-9|  Age: 8
T: R Rowe  J: Tabitha Worsley
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.70, £3.10EX:£13.60Trifecta:£50.00Tricast:£38.74SF:£13.02Swingers:£2.80, £2.30, £3.60

Forecasts

Blame The Game (2/1), Penny Mallow (4/1), Grangeclare Glory (5/1), Northern Poet (11/2), Katahdin (7/1), Whiskey Lullaby (15/2), Let Me Entertain U (10/1), Imperial Acolyte (16/1), Vital Sign (33/1)

Verdict

A competitive handicap with the narrow vote in favour of GRANGECLARE GLORY. There's been plenty of promise to glean from both hurdle starts so far this winter and it's highly likely there is more to come now handicapping up in trip. Penny Mallow, on the back of a short break, Blame The Game and Katahdin head up the dangers.

  1. GRANGECLARE GLORY (IRE)
  2. PENNY MALLOW (FR)
  3. BLAME THE GAME (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Ostuni
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 7
10/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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