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13:35 Fontwell Park
Country Inns - Pubs, Restaurants & Rooms Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 164y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,300 added
- Winner: £4,684
- 2nd: £2,158
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £540
- Form 4022-3P
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey J J Burke
mid-division, pushed along and headway on outer to press leaders 2 out, soon ridden and gradually faded
Vengeance
48- Form 3863-2
- Age 4
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer H Whittington
- Jockey D A Jacob
towards rear, headway home turn, chased front rank 2 out, ridden and every chance before last, kept on, always held, slightly hampered closing stages
- Form 3-3164
- Age 4
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
led, ridden and headed 7th, soon dropped away quickly and pulled up
- Form 20/0-324
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey M Goldstein
chased leaders, led narrowly 2 out, ridden run-in and drifted left but stayed on gamely
- Form 7226/P-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 95
in rear, in touch, pushed along omitted 3 out, beaten before 2 out
- Form P548-24
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey T J O'Brien
handy, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and every chance approaching last, stayed on one pace
- Form 674-P66
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey N F Houlihan
prominent, led 7th, pushed along home turn, headed approaching 2 out, ridden before last, no extra and hung right run-in
- Form 7660-74
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer A Irvine
- Jockey James Best
towards rear, pushed along and chased leaders home turn, not fluent 2 out or last, stayed on run-in and took 2nd close home, not trouble winner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Back over hurdles, El Hageb Rose won in this grade at Plumpton and is only 4lb higher. San Pedro was second at the same track in October, when Dusky Days was pulled up, but didn’t run up to that form at Lingfield. Prison Break returned from a break with a fair fourth at Hereford and this step up trip might suit the maiden Alexandra Romanov but VENGEANCE looks more progressive and gets the nod.
Formwatch
Dusky Days (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Led, not fluent and headed 8th, tracked leader, weakened tamely before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Vengeance 6-1 (11-2) In rear, in touch, headway into close 4th before 2 out, ridden and every chance after last, kept on, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Montgomery (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 3f mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Prison Break (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Led, pushed along after 2 out, wandered around before last where not fluent, soon ridden and headed, no extra and weakened final 110yds, 4th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Kiss My Face (10-11) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Alexandra Romanov (IRE) 3-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden along 2 out, kept on until no extra flat, 4th of 8, 15 3/4l behind Maclaine (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Nov.
El Hageb Rose (FR) 100-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, still plenty to do 3 out, pushed along and headway before 2 out, ridden to challenge approaching last, ran on to lead after last, won at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Nov beating Beaufort West (12-2) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
San Pedro (IRE) 10-3 (10-10) Prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 7, 33 1/2l behind Last Quarter (11-7) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Aikenbreakinheart (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Mid-division, dropped to rear 11th, soon pushed along, faded before 2 out, 6th of 7, dist behind El Hageb Rose (11-5) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Hesbehindyou (IRE) 22-1 (10-13) Held up in touch, ridden and lost place before 2 out, 4th of 10, 28 1/2l behind Accidental Legend (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Nov.