Racecards
14:55 Fontwell Park
Cantorsport 'Advantage Account' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Form 6F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
in touch, effort after 3 out, hard ridden to lead post
- Form 020/P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer T McCarthy
- Jockey C Llewellyn
keen hold, narrow lead to 4th, weakened rapidly and pulled up before 6th
Ginski
20- Form 0/0000-0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer C Drewe
- Jockey B Hitchcott
jumped right first, prominent until ridden and lost place from 6th
- Form 4/00
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
behind, mistake 5th, 5th and no chance when mistake 3 out, tailed off
Joshua's Bay
20- Form U60322
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Dave Crosse
held up, headway 6th, every chance 3 out, weakened after next
Martin Ossie
20- Form 000
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey J Mogford
not jump well, headway 5th, weakened next, tailed off
- Form 310
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
with leader, led narrowly 4th, headed after 3 out, every chance 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 550
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M Gingell
- Jockey Mr James Davies
prominent, took narrow lead after 3 out, hard ridden and caught post
- Form 30P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Teddy Mac (IRE)
168- Form P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer C Weedon
- Jockey M Batchelor
behind when fell 5th
Working Girl
58- Form 00
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer J Frost
- Jockey Mr Turlough O'connor
mistake 1st, in rear when hampered 5th, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
This doesn't look the strongest of races and presents a good opportunity for Alpine Slave to get off the mark over timber. Josh Gifford's charge was in the process of running a big race against useful rivals in a Class C event at Plumpton earlier in the week before taking a tumble. In light of this quick reappearance it is fair to assume that the gelding has suffered no ill effects from the experience and he should take advantage of this significant ease in grade. Ludlow bumper winner Musimaro had his limitations exposed when well beaten on his hurdling debut at the same venue in January and needs to have improved considerably for the experience to trouble the selection. Trusting Paddy was far from disgraced behind the well regarded Backbeat at Newbury on Friday and can reach a place if over those exertions while Ojays Alibi wasn't beaten far on his hurdling bow at Taunton last month and is open to improvement.