16:50 Fontwell

Sunday 28 May 2023

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4516:1516:50

At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 26.9s

1^st

Happy Company

912-0

11/2

T: J G M O'SheaJ: Ned Fox (5)

Held up in 5th, good headway on outside into 2nd 3 out, led home turn, hit 2 out, ridden and stayed on run-in tchd 6/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Happy Index

510-11

13/8

T: P R WebberJ: G Sheehan

Held up in 4th, pushed along and went 3rd home turn, ridden in 2nd between last two, stumbled badly last, stayed on same pace run-in op 5/4

3^rd

Balgowan

411-1

8/1

T: M F HarrisJ: H Cobden

Raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, closer and hit 3 out, went 2nd home turn, soon pushed along, every chance 2 out, lost 2nd between last two, no impression in 3rd when mistake last, weakened badly run-in op 5/1

4^th

One Man Party

610-7

11/8f

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leader, led before 3 out, headed and weakened quickly home turn, soon behind, tailed off op 3/1

Also Ran

Penna Rossa

411-12

16/1

T: C PoultonJ: Bradley Harris (5)

Led, hung right on paddock bend both circuits, hit 2nd and 4th, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 10/1

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Non-Runners

Prince Cleni²²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: Christian Williams J: Jack Tudor

Coconut Twist⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: B Barr J: Harry Reed

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.50, £1.40EX:£15.40Trifecta:£45.30SF:£15.64Swingers:£4.30

Forecasts

One Man Party (11/8), Happy Index (13/8), Prince Cleni (11/4), Coconut Twist (4/1), Happy Company (11/2), Balgowan (8/1), Penna Rossa (16/1)

HAPPY INDEX wasn't fully extended to open her account at Ludlow a fortnight ago and, with Paul Webber's mare potentially still having a fair bit more improvement in her, she gets the nod to follow up. Happy Company is back down to his last winning mark, so he heads up the possible dangers, with the in-form Coconut Twist rounding off the shortlist.