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14:30 Fontwell Park
Smurf's Low Mileage Centre Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Form 87P4-41
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey T Scudamore
led to 2nd, chased winner to 3 out, ridden and weakened before next
- Form 63008-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey N D Fehily
chased leading pair, went 2nd 6th, led briefly 3 out, ridden and weakened quickly before next
- Form 0F846-9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey J W Farrelly
in touch, reminders 6th, soon lost place, well behind when pulled up approaching 2 out
- Form FP8P1-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 84
pushed along after 4th, always in rear, well behind 7th, tailed off
- Form 86900-9
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, ridden before next and found nil
- Form 43/665-5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 82
led 2nd, headed briefly 3 out, ridden and strongly pressesd from 2 out, edged right, kept on gamely flat
- Form 98696P-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Gemma Gracey-Davison
always behind, ridden and struggling 7th
- Form 97P0-84
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey R Johnson
in touch, headway travelling well behind leaders when not fluent 3 out, went 2nd going well before 2 out, every chance approaching last, found no extra flat
Itstooearly
21- Form 0/9P47-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey D R Dennis
took keen hold in rear, effort and in touch approaching 3 out, soon ridden and beaten
- Form 7P7420/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 80
held up towards rear, headway 7th, effort 3 out, strong challenge and every chance 2 out, found no extra flat
- Form P23749-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R Curtis
- Jockey Dave Crosse
in touch, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, weakened soon after next
- Form 04/3245-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, weakened 7th, well behind when pulled up approaching 2 out
Where Now Madame
138- Form 700/000-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M S Tuck
- Jockey Felix de Giles
ridden 5th, always behind
- Form 683/P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 85
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Verdict
Jonjo O'Neill has his team in good form so Mr Presley has to be respected but he was well held on his handicap debut at Exeter last month so looks best watched in a race where it is hard to get away from COPPER SOUND, who gets the vote over Tutor. Alison Thorpe's gelding has shown improved form in his last two starts and has every chance off just a 2lb higher mark than when a good second at Stratford last time. Quiditch D'ouxy was good value for his win at Huntingdon in March but disappointed off his new mark at Wincanton last time and he is hard to back with confidence following that effort. Jim Best's Hathaal was pulled up on his recent reappearance and is readily discounted, while Absolute Shambles is relatively lightly raced but needs to improve on recent form to trouble the judge. Michael Scudamore's Copper Sound has been running consistently well and showed improved form when running out the easy winner of a novices' handicap at Hexham last week. A reproduction of that effort should be good enough to see him win again.
Formwatch
Copper Sound 4-1fav (10-11) Made all, clear approaching last, ridden out, won at Hexham 2m Am nov hcp hdl (5) gf in May beating Sea Cove (9-7) by 12l, 13 ran.
Rothres (FR) 28-1 (10-6) Always in rear, mistake 6th, soon lost touch, 13th of 14, 47l behind Last Flight (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in May.
Play A Cord (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Mid-division, lost place before 3 out, soon hard ridden and weakened, 9th of 13, 45l behind Graze On And On (10-11) at Towcester 2m (5) gd in May.
Quiditch D'ouxy (FR) 16-1 (10-11) Always towards rear, no impression, 14th of 16, 49l behind Boogie Dancer (10-13) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in May.
Mr Presley (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Always towards rear, 9th of 16, 33l behind Passato (11-6) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Absolute Shambles 14-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, hampered 1st and 5th, weakened after next, 5th of 11, 31l behind Synonymy (10-6) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Path To Glory 40-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, soon prominent, chased leader approaching 3rd until before 3 out, weakened after 3 out, behind, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Grave Doubts (11-7) at Towcester 2m sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Apr, 15 ran.
Tutor (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, headway 5th, challenging when hit 3 out, led approaching 2 out, headed before last, no extra flat, 4th of 13, 3 1/2l behind All Three Fables (11-2) at Stratford 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in May.
Itstooearly 40-1 (10-12) Held up last, headway after 5th, ridden and stayed on from next, 5th of 10, 17l behind Je Ne Sais Plus (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f mrs nov hdl (4) gf in May.
Tabaran (FR) 18-1 (10-11) Always behind, 10th of 14, well behind Tayman (10-6) at Folkestone 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Oct '07.
Romney Marsh 20-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, weakening when not fluent 8th, tailed off, 9th of 15, well behind Benmadigan (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Apr.
Lilac Wine 7-1 (10-5) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 7th, stayed on from 2 out, 5th of 18, 9l behind Flying Spirit (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f sell hdl (5) gf in Aug.
Where Now Madame 16-1 (10-13) Mid-division, ridden 4 out, soon struggling, 12th of 16, well behind Pearl (10-13) at Chepstow 2m mrs hcp hdl (5) hvy in Jan.
Hathaal (IRE) 11-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden 5th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Bundle Up (10-11) at Huntingdon 2m sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May, 17 ran.