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15:00 Fontwell Park
Vickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 162y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,450 added
- Winner: £3,406
- 2nd: £1,567
- 3rd: £784
- 4th: £392
- Form 2P53
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Ben Godfrey
made all, not fluent 5th, went left and not fluent last, nudged out, comfortably
- Form 7-654P3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Bryony Frost
chased winner, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, switched left after 2 out, no impression flat
- Form 43-BP36
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer K Jewell
- Jockey Tom Cannon
switched left after 1st, chased leaders, went left and hit wing 6th, outpaced in 3rd before 2 out, plugged on
- Form 808662
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey James Davies
raced wide, chased leaders, not fluent 5th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 225/P8P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer P Gundry
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
withdrawn
In depth
Verdict
SOMESPRING SPECIAL ran out of steam in the closing stages at Wincanton when third over a longer trip. Improvement is expected on her handicap debut and second start after wind surgery and she gets the vote. Millies Mite went close over track and trip before disappointing at Newton Abbot but Yesnosorry produced a much better effort when second at Plumpton a fortnight ago and looks a bigger threat on the testing going. Mistral Nell is fitted with headgear and is preferred to Gio's Girl of the remaining pair.
Formwatch
Somespring Special (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Prominent, not fluent 6th, ridden to challenge 2 out, no extra and lost second flat, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Outlaw Peter (12-0) at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) gd in Mar.
Mistral Nell 3-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, ridden 4 out, headway next, stayed on to go 3rd approaching last, 3rd of 9, 22 1/2l behind Nothingtochance (10-13) at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) sft in Mar.
Millies Mite (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened thereafter, 6th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Appreciate (11-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Yesnosorry (IRE) 11-1 (10-3) Held up and keen, ridden and outpaced in 4th after 3 out, rallied and hit the last, stayed on into 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Brown Bullet (11-3) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Gio's Girl 20-1 (10-8) Held up in 8th, tailed off 4 out, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.