14:10 Fontwell

Tuesday 12 December 2023

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

BetMGM: It's Showtime Novices' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 5f 164y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:10  |   Winning time: 5m 58.19s
1st
Horse silk
2
11/8f
T: W GreatrexJ: S Bowen
Prominent on outer, pushed along home turn, pressed leaders 2 out, ridden and led bypassed final flight, kept on tchd 6/4
2nd
Horse silk
3 ½
4
7/1
T: J TizzardJ: Tom Cannon
Mid-division, smooth headway on inner into 2nd after 3 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed bypassed final flight, no extra run-in op 13/2 tchd 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
1
12/1
T: C Boultbee-BrooksJ: Mr Tommie M O'Brien (3)
Towards rear, pushed along and headway 3 out, went 4th home turn, every chance jumping 2 out, soon ridden and ran on one pace op 9/1 tchd 17/2
4th
Horse silk
27
8
10/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle
Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, soon well behind op 15/2 tchd 7/1
5th
Horse silk
5
3
8/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Max Kendrick
Disputed lead, led narrowly 4th, headed approaching 2 out, ridden before bypassed last, tired quickly run-in op 11/1
6th
Horse silk
35
6
25/1
T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon (5)
In rear, pushed along halfway, tailed off op 22/1 tchd 28/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
16/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon
Disputed lead, headed and remained close up 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened quickly before next op 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
14/1
T: R WalfordJ: R T Dunne
Handy, pushed along and dropped away home turn, pulled up 2 out op 16/1 tchd 18/1
PU
Horse silk
9
4/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed
In touch on outer, pushed along after 3 out and no response, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out tchd 18/5
PU
Horse silk
10
100/1
T: Cynthia WoodsJ: Benjamin Poste
Chased leaders, ridden and lost ground after 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.38Pl:£1.20, £1.90, £2.90EX:£9.50Trifecta:£54.30Tricast:£87.24SF:£12.58Swingers:£2.30, £4.80, £11.20

Forecasts

Herakles Westwood (11/8), Inspector Lynley (4/1), Talimar Pearl (7/1), Bombay Sapphire (8/1), Fortuitous Favour (10/1), Bertie B (12/1), The Cox Express (14/1), Letmetellusomethin (16/1), Ipso Falco (25/1), Crookbarrow (100/1)

Verdict

The manner in which HERAKLES WESTWOOD forged clear in the closing stages at Lingfield recently suggests even a 9 lb rise may not stop him with the longer trip here promising to see him in an even better light. Talimar Pearl was runner-up twice in the spring and should go well if resuming in similar form. The likes of The Cox Express, Letmetellusomethin and Fortuitous Favour are potential improvers in handicappers and need monitoring in the betting.

  1. HERAKLES WESTWOOD (FR)
  2. TALIMAR PEARL (FR)
  3. THE COX EXPRESS

Previous Winners

2022
Alexandra Romanov
Weight: 11-11  |Age: 5
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,406.002nd: £1,567.003rd: £784.004th: £392.005th: £195.00

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