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14:08 Fontwell Park
Download The Vickers.Bet App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 164y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £4,357
- 2nd: £2,007
- 3rd: £1,003
- 4th: £502
- Form 5954-U1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 106
made all, 1 length ahead 3 out, soon pressed for lead and ridden, maintained advantage 2 out, kept up to work approaching last, kept on run-in, briefly wandered around close home, always doing enough
- Form 48
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Lewis Stones
midfield, not fluent 6th, ridden briefly before 8th where not fluent, ridden and no impression before 2 out where mistake, soon pulled up
- Form 600-PP6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up in rear, not fluent 6th, mistake 8th, headway into 3rd before 2 out, soon ridden, no impression approaching last
- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey C Gethings
chased leader, 1 length down 3 out, soon pressed leader and ridden, every chance 2 out, slightly hesitated approaching last, kept on run-in but not reach winner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
EN AVANT won easily having a first run for the yard at Worcester. He’s readily preferred to stablemate Grand Auld Tune and should also have too much for the Jennie Candlish pair Izzy's Grey, well beaten when third at Bangor, and Out For The Count.
Formwatch
En Avant (FR) 5-4fav (11-4) Made all, clear 2 out (normal 3 out), unchallenged, won at Worcester 2m mdn (4) sft in Jul beating Shengai Enki (11-0) by 7l, 11 ran.
Grand Auld Tune (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace approaching last, 8th of 11, dist behind Roll With It (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 5f (4) sft in Jul.
Out For The Count (IRE) 33-1 (10-4) Prominent, not fluent 4 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, tailed off before last, 6th of 10, dist behind Bergentown (10-13) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Izzy's Grey (IRE) 125-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway into midfield before 6th, 6 lengths 3rd 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, edged right 2 out, no extra and weakened approaching last, 3rd of 6, 27l behind The Big Jetaway (11-2) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f (4) gd in Aug.