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12:40 Fontwell Park

John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 145y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,899
  • 2nd: £1,145
  • 3rd: £572
  • 4th: £286
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 31.10s
  • Off Time: 12:40:48
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, red chevron, red and yellow striped sleeves, red cap

Benbecula

19 b CD
6/1
  • Form 204-54P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 110

tracked leaders, lost place after 3 out

2
Silk - Yellow, Red braces, hooped sleeves and cap
5/1
  • Form 16F648-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 110

mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace

3
Silk - Maroon, black hoops, armlets and cap
11/4
  • Form 286-74
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 110

tracked leaders, mistake 3 out and soon hampered, ridden before last, kept on

4
Silk - Black, Orange epaulets, quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 114-517
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 110

held up towards rear, reminders after 3rd, soon in rear, never dangerous

5
Silk - Yellow, Red sash, Red cap, Yellow star

Wooly Bully

1022 CD
10/1
  • Form 4126P/
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 108

tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened

6
Silk - Red and Royal Blue check, Royal Blue sleeves, Red diamonds, Royal Blue cap, Red star
6/1
  • Form 475-754
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 102

towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden before last, no impression

7
Silk - Royal blue and white check, white sleeves, royal blue diamonds
9/1
  • Form 5731-42
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 100

mid-division, headway before 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, every chance last, kept on and well held

8
Silk - Black, yellow chevrons, armlets and cap

Thepartysover

23 t CD
8/1
  • Form 24-2746
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 96

always towards rear, weakened after 3 out

9
Silk - BLACK, YELLOW disc, striped sleeves and cap
40/1
  • Form 62-P666
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 90

made all, not fluent last, edged right run-in, kept on well

10
Silk - Dark blue and light blue diamonds, dark blue sleeves, dark blue cap, light blue diamond
  • Form 23630P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 81

towards rear, effort 3 out, no impression from next

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Gary Moore has won this three times in recent years so Hermosa Vaquera is respected after a good run on his return to hurdling at Plumpton, though this is a slightly better race. Benbecula has won on this tricky course though not for a long time and he ran poorly on his chasing debut at Wincanton last month. Thepartysover has also won on the track and is now on the same mark as when last successful while Cashanova showed his first sign of ability over timber at Kempton a month ago. Bulletproof, who completed a hat-trick last autumn, returned to winning ways at Kempton in May but ran a shocker on firm ground at Newton Abbot in July and hasn't been seen subsequently. GLOBAL THRILL hasn't won since March of last year but has generally competed at a slightly higher level and the assessor has given him a chance of returning to winning ways.

Formwatch

Benbecula 20-1 (10-10) Towards rear, well behind from 7th, pulled up before 3 out, at Wincanton 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.

Political Quiz 20-1 (10-4) In rear, not fluent 4th, headway 7th, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 14, dist behind Cottersrock (11-2) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.

Cashanova (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, every chance next, hampered last, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Herons Heir (11-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Bulletproof (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, outpaced before 4 out, headway after 3 out, no impression, 7th of 14, dist behind Stynes (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Wooly Bully 12-1 (11-5) Held up in last pair, tailed off 5th, pulled up before next, at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.

Global Thrill 6-1 (10-2) Tracked leading trio until before 3 out, weakened soon after, plugged on into modest 4th last, 4th of 5, 7l behind Midtech Valentine (10-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov.

Hermosa Vaquera (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) In rear, headway before 8th, went 2nd before 4 out, challenged before 2 out, led befor elast, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind John Biscuit (10-5) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct.

Thepartysover 8-1 (11-12) Held up behind, some headway after 3 out, driven to chase leaders when blundered next, never on terms, 6th of 11, 31 1/4l behind On The Road (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov.

Bohernagore (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Took keen hold, headway tracking leader after 2nd, mistake 6th, pushed along when lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened after 3 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Ding Ding (10-13) at Plumpton 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.

Mount Vesuvius (IRE) 25-1 (10-10) In rear, struggling after 6th, well behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov.