11:57 Fontwell

Monday 26 December 2022

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 1f 162y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 11:58  |   Winning time: 4m 36.84s
1st
Horse silk
1
611-7
4/9f
T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan (3)
Made all, ridden approaching 2 out, not fluent last, readily asserted run-in op 4/11 tchd 1/2
2nd
Horse silk
5
10
511-0
10/3
T: O MurphyJ: W T Kennedy
Prominent, not fluent 2nd, mistake 3rd, headway and ridden before 2 out where not fluent, kept on approaching last, no match for winner run-in op 7/2 tchd 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
14
7
16/1
T: C GordonJ: Rex Dingle
Jumped slightly right, prominent, dropped to midfield 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on into 3rd towards finish op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
66/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Mitchell Bastyan
Midfield, pushed along before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, lost 3rd towards finish op 80/1 tchd 50/1
5th
Horse silk
10
3
20/1
T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon (7)
Mid-division, not fluent 1st, ridden before 3 out, some headway approaching last, weakened close home op 22/1
6th
Horse silk
3
6
18/1
T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste
Close up, ridden before 2 out, weakened approaching last op 20/1
7th
Horse silk
5
5
14/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: J R Wildman (7)
Prominent, ducked right and lost position 1st, not fluent 2nd, tailed off before 4 out op 10/1
8th
Horse silk
4 ¾
14
250/1
T: N J GiffordJ: Charlie Hammond
Always in rear, not fluent 5th, tailed off before 2 out op 200/1
9th
Horse silk
4 ½
11
50/1
T: O SherwoodJ: Sean Houlihan
Prominent, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, tailed off before 2 out
10th
Horse silk
10
9
411-0
150/1
T: P PhelanJ: M Goldstein
Held up in midfield, ridden before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 80/1
11th
Horse silk
18
13
300/1
T: Miss A M Newton-SmithJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)
Always in rear, slightly hampered 2nd, pushed along before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 200/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
2
80/1
T: W GreatrexJ: Dylan Kitts (10)
In touch with leaders, ducked right and unseated jockey 2nd op 66/1 tchd 50/1
R
Horse silk
12
66/1
T: O SherwoodJ: Miss Victoria Malzard (7)
Towards rear, slightly hampered 1st, tailed off when refused 3 out op 80/1

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Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
Puddlesinthepark64
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 4
T: Evan Williams  J: Adam Wedge
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.45Pl:£1.10, £1.20, £3.50EX:£2.70Trifecta:£13.30SF:£2.24Swingers:£1.10, £3.40, £5.10

Forecasts

Givega (4/9), Rambo T (10/3), Hunting Brook (14/1), Proper Twelve (16/1), Night Jet (18/1), Forest Jump (20/1), Puddlesinthepark (20/1), Scrum Diddly (50/1), Hector Jaguen (66/1), Vintage Rascal (66/1), Allanah's Boy (80/1), Qeyaady (150/1), Yesnosorry (250/1), Uncertain Times (300/1)

Verdict

Winning pointer GIVEGA justified string support on Rules debut at Lingfield a month ago and in a race lacking strength in depth, he can defy a penalty. Rambo T can do better in this sphere based on his bumper form and he's a big threat, with Hunting Brook also open to progress.

  1. GIVEGA (FR)
  2. RAMBO T (IRE)
  3. HUNTING BROOK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Hecouldbetheone
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 4
16/5

Prize Money

1st: £4,901.002nd: £2,258.003rd: £1,129.004th: £565.00

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