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14:25 Fontwell Park
Doyle & Palmer Wealth Management Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 29y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,700 added
- Winner: £4,193
- 2nd: £1,932
- 3rd: £966
- 4th: £484
Ballynorth (FR)
226- Form 443-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
led, headed 2nd, led next, headed 5th, lost second before 2 out, held when blundered last
- Form 95-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Poulton
- Jockey James Davies
took keen hold, didn't jump well, held up in rear, went fourth 6th, in touch when fell 3 out
- Form 23-7
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey C O'Farrell
chased leaders, went second approaching 2 out, ridden to challenge before last, edged right flat, kept on
Queen's Theatre
211- Form 3-1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
not fluent at times, prominent, led 2nd, slow and headed next, led 5th, joined 2 out, stayed on from last
- Form 12
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Caoilin Quinn
raced wide, held up in touch, dropped to rear 6th, fourth and held when fell 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Ballynorth (FR) 11-2 (11-11) Pr, ld aftr 2nd, sl mstk 6th, 1/2l adv 1/2way, rdn & hdd bef 2out, drpd to 3rd bef last, ko, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Viscountess Nelson (11-11) at Ballysteen 3m mdn Yielding in Apr.
Izakaya (GER) 8-1 (8-4) Rear mid-division, steady headway on outer 4f out, went 3rd over 2f out and pushed along, led approaching final furlong, kept on, won at Newbury 2m hcp (5) sft in Oct beating Aighear (8-6) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Pollyanna's Dream 22-1 (11-2) Held up in mid-division, never seriously involved, 7th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Celestial Tune (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m lst (1) sft in Nov.
Queen's Theatre 6-5fav (10-3) Close up, lost ground when briefly pushed along after 6f, briefly outpaced 3f out, rallied when pushed along entering home straight, ran on strongly and made rapid headway from 2f out, led 1f out, asserted final 110 yards, ran on well towards finish, won at Plumpton 2m 2f (5) gd in May beating I'm A Believer (10-10) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Shutfrontdoor 10-3 (10-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression on winner from over 1f out, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 5, 5 1/2l behind Jentobello (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gd in Jun.
Shotgun Shirley 22-1 (11-2) Taken down early, took keen hold, prominent, pushed along rounding home turn, went second over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on but no match for winner, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Celestial Tune (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m lst (1) sft in Nov.