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13:10 Fontwell Park

Wbx.com Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 48.20s
  • Off Time: 13:13:38
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, primrose diamond, collar and sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 70P-8
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

led, 5 lengths clear after 3 out, ridden when not fluent next, headed last, no extra

2
Silk - Red and White stripes, Red sleeves, White spots
  • Form 3/55P03-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 103

mid-division, pecked 7th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out

3
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE seams, RED and WHITE hooped cap
100/1
  • Form 6-60
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

chased leader until 6th, soon behind

4
Silk - White, Purple spots, Purple sleeves, White spots
6/1
  • Form 1/P-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

always towards rear

5
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and EMERALD GREEN diabolo, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, quartered cap
10/1
  • Form 4-22
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

held up towards rear, headway after 7th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from next

6
Silk - Purple, Light Green chevron and sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form F/1-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

in touch, ridden after 3 out, went 3rd next, kept on same pace

7
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE spots, quartered cap
  • Form PP-F332
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 100

held up towards rear, headway 5th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from next

8
Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon (quartered), White sleeves

Vinando

251 bt
1/2
  • Form 334-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 119

mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway 7th, shaken up to chase leader 2 out, led last, kept on

9
Silk - Orange, emerald green seams, sleeves and cap
66/1
  • Form 70-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-7

not jumped well, always behind

10
Silk - Black, Yellow hollow box, Black and Mauve striped sleeves, check cap
  • Form 2/355-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-7

chased leaders, went 2nd 6th until after 3 out, weakened next

11
Silk - Scarlet, Turquoise hoop, quarterd cap
20/1
  • Form 74
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

in touch, effort after 3 out, 4th and held when blundered last

12
Silk - Red, Grey diamond, Grey cap
66/1
  • Form 0048-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

mid-division until 7th

13
Silk - Beige and Red diamonds, Red cap
  • Form 84-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-7

held up and always in rear

In depth

Verdict

Vinando has solid claims on his return to hurdling and is taken to make it a winning one and score at the main expense of My Skipper and Or Sing About. The selection has already shown far form over hurdles from limited opportunities and comes here on the back of a decent effort in the Cesarewitch. Limerick bumper winner Private Gracia makes his British debut over hurdles today and could be of interest, although his yard is hardly in flying form at present, while Theatre Groom has had plenty of chances and may be booked for a place at best again. Henrietta Knight's My Skipper is probably better than he showed on his reappearance but is hard to back on that evidence, while Or Sing About has shown good form in bumpers and is another to consider. Vinando has obvious claims though and Charlie Egerton's gelding is hard to oppose.

Formwatch

My Skipper (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Held up mid-division, driven half way, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Square Mile (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (E) gd in Oct '05, 12 ran.

Or Sing About (FR) 7-4fav (10-11) Mid-division, lost place over 5f out, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 14, 4l behind Waldo's Dream (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f mdn nhf (6) gf in Jun.

Theatre Groom (USA) 11-4 (10-12) Held up, headway 9th, switched right and chased winner approaching 2 out, hit last, edged left flat, ran on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Bob Mountain (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd in Sept.

Vinando 7-2 (11-2) Raced wide, headway before 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, 4th of 5, 11l behind Senorita Rumbalita (11-2) at Sandown 2m nov hdl Grd 2 (1) sft in Feb.

Crafty Lady (IRE) 9-2 (10-11) Led to 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 14, 19l behind Schumann (11-4) at Lingfield 2m nhf (H) gd in Oct '05.

Just Poppytee 20-1 (10-5) With leader until 5f out, one pace final 3f, 8th of 12, 26l behind Sherwoods Folly (10-12) at Exeter 1m 5f 4yo nhf (5) sft in Feb.

Premier Hope (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, every chance 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 3f out, 4th of 14, 20l behind Ring Back (10-11) at Warwick 2m mrs nhf (6) hvy in Mar.