12:32 Fontwell

Sunday 26 December 2021

All11:5712:3213:0713:4214:1714:5215:27

Barber Kurakina Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   3m 1f 166y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:33  |   Winning time: 7m 9.5s
1st
Horse silk
2
9/2
T: B PaulingJ: N F Houlihan (5)
Held up, niggled along early, pushed along off pace 2 out, looked to have no chance last when stayed on strongly run-in, got up close home op 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
¾
5
711-6
10/3
T: M F HarrisJ: Harry Reed
Chased leader, mistake 2nd last when challenging, rider lost whip run-in, kept on well final 100 yards, headed close home op 7/2 tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
6
4/1
T: C GordonJ: J E Moore
Led, not fluent last when every chance, tailed left run-in, no extra close home op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
3
4
9/4f
T: Mrs L RichardsJ: M Goldstein
Chased leader, pushed along behind leaders 2 out, kept on same pace from last op 3/1 tchd 10/3

Also Ran

RTR
Horse silk
1
25/1
T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (3)
Refused to race op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 28/1
PU
Horse silk
3
17/2
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Nick Scholfield
Chased leader, bad mistake and lost ground 6th, pulled up 4 out op 15/2 tchd 7/1
PU
Horse silk
7
12/1
T: O SherwoodJ: Alfie Jordan (10)
Always towards rear, pulled up before 2 out op 16/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 20/1

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Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
Dell Oro12
Weight: 10-3|  Age: 8
T: D Steele  J: Sean Houlihan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.40, £2.10EX:£16.40Trifecta:£74.00Tricast:£63.94SF:£20.10Swingers:£2.50, £3.10, £3.10

Forecasts

Certainly Red (9/4), Khan (10/3), The Tin Miner (4/1), Not At Present (9/2), Ballintubber Boy (17/2), Manning Estate (12/1), Humaniste (25/1), Dell Oro (33/1)

Verdict

NOT AT PRESENT is on a roll and can defy a 4 lb rise for his latest Kempton victory and make it 4 wins from his last 5 starts. The Tin Miner is a clear danger, while Ballintubber Boy can't be dismissed defending an unbeaten record over hurdles for all his mark doesn't look overly-generous.

  1. NOT AT PRESENT (IRE)
  2. THE TIN MINER (IRE)
  3. BALLINTUBBER BOY (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £3,159.002nd: £1,455.003rd: £727.004th: £364.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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