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15:20 Fontwell Park

Brightwells Auctioneers Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class G) (Class G)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 11.30s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Wayward Melody

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Be My Own (IRE)

    9/1

      3
      Silk -

      Tweli

      6/1

        1
        Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Emerald Green sleeves, White and Yellow quartered cap

        Tweli

        6
        6/1
        • Form P60PF0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-12

        led, ridden before 3 out, headed 2 out, one pace flat

        2
        Silk - Dark Green, Light Green sleeves, Dark Green cap, Light Green spots

        Dusky Light

        11
        6/1
        • Form 34-60
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-10

        pulled early and hard up towards rear, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out

        3
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap

        Ben More

        30
        11/4
        • Form 330523
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-5

        held up in touch, ridden 6th, mistake 3 out, pulled up before last

        4
        Silk - Maroon, Light Blue sleeves, White diamonds, White cap, Maroon diamond

        Wayward Melody

        124
        7/2
        • Form 16504R
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-5

        held up in mid-division, headway on bit 3 out, ridden to lead and mistake 2 out, driven clear flat

        5
        Silk - Red, Yellow disc, quartered cap

        Katy The Duck (IRE)

        11 v
        11/2
        • Form 106-F04
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-3

        mid-division, ridden 7th, weakened before 3 out

        6
        Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), Maroon sleeves and cap

        Be My Own (IRE)

        28
        9/1
        • Form 0B0/0PF
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-9

        chased leader, ridden after 3 out, stayed on one pace from 2 out

        7
        Silk - Brown and Beige (quartered), halved sleeves, Maroon and Beige quartered cap

        Forest Green Flyer

        10
        20/1
        • Form 25P-P00
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-7

        prominent, ridden before 3 out, weakened from last

        8
        Silk - PURPLE, WHITE stars, WHITE sleeves, PURPLE stars, PURPLE cap, WHITE stars

        Viva Bingo (IRE)

        25 b
        50/1
        • Form P00-R0F
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-5

        close up and pulled hard, jumped slowly 2nd, ridden 6th, mistake 7th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out

        9
        Silk - White, Black armlets, quartered cap

        Silver Sleeve (IRE)

        29
        12/1
        • Form 650450
        • Age 12
        • Weight 10-3

        held up last, bumped along 6th, no impression

        In depth

        Verdict

        Ben More has shown enough to warrant support in a weak contest in which only Dusky Light and Wayward Melody would appear to offer any resistance. This is not an event to get too involved in but Ben More does at least have some placed form to his name, most recently over longer here last month when he failed to see out the trip but hung on to third place. Prior to that, Kelly Marks¿s six-year-old was returning from a two-month break when nearly managing to make all at Ludlow in similar company. He should now be spot on and the slightly shorter trip will help him to finally open his account. Dusky Light showed a modicum of ability on his bumper debut in 2002, finishing third to the useful Bourbon Manhattan at Taunton. He has failed to progress since then and the fact that he turns out here speaks for itself. Wayward Melody was a lucky juvenile winner here last September, when capitalising on carnage at the final flight, but he himself ran out at Exeter on his latest outing in December and is no reliable betting medium. All in all, this looks best left to Ben More to small stakes.