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15:10 Fontwell Park

Matthew Brown Memorial Westend Racing Southampton Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,800 added
  • Winner: £3,119
  • 2nd: £916
  • 3rd: £458
  • 4th: £229
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 40.10s
  • Off Time: 15:10:17
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Hazzaat (IRE)

50/1

    2
    Silk -

    Nathans Pride (IRE)

    12/1

      1
      Silk - Light blue, white epaulets, halved sleeves, red cap

      Discay

      14 D
      4/5
      • Form 1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-5

      not always fluent, left tracking leader 1st until before 7th, switched right before 2 out, every chance last, no extra towards finish

      2
      Silk - Mauve and dark blue stripes, dark blue sleeves, mauve stars, dark blue cap, mauve star

      Nathans Pride (IRE)

      27
      12/1
      • Form 1/184-U1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5

      tracked leaders, slightly hampered 1st, went 2nd before 7th, led approaching 2 out, edged right before last, headed close home

      3
      Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow check

      Norfolk Sky

      28 C
      9/4
      • Form 8614-1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 123

      led, fell 1st

      4
      Silk - Red, Brown sleeves and cap

      Rob Conti (FR)

      28 D
      13/2
      • Form 24427-3
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 117

      left in lead 1st, slow and went right 3rd and 4th, headed before 2 out, 4th and no extra last

      5
      Silk - Red, black seams, black sleeves, red stars, red cap

      Hazzaat (IRE)

      18
      50/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-8

      hampered 1st, held up in touch in rear, closed 2 out, challenged last, shaken up to lead close home

      Previous results

      2013
      Silk -

      Experimentalist

      7/4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      Norfolk Sky won over a slightly shorter trip here in March and made all over 2m at Wincanton last time. But Brian Barr's mare looks vulnerable in this against less-exposed types. DISCAY dotted up at Huntingdon on his hurdling debut and there should be plenty more to come from the five-year-old who won four times on the Flat and seems oblivious to the state of the ground. Nathans Pride won a Worcester maiden hurdle last month but faces better opposition here and Rob Conti has been coming up short in hunter chases. Hazzaat was a modest maiden on the level and will find easier opportunities in the coming months.

      Formwatch

      Discay 7-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 3 out, challenged going well 2 out, led before last, easily, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in May beating Blazing Glen (11-0) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.

      Nathans Pride (IRE) 4-6fav (11-0) Tracked leader, left in lead 4th, wandered approaching 3 out, not fluent next, 2 lengths ahead last, kept on well run-in, ridden out, won at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in May beating Danisa (10-7) by 2l, 6 ran.

      Norfolk Sky 7-4fav (11-4) Made all, ridden before last, kept on well, won at Wincanton 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gd in May beating Ellin's Tower (10-11) by 2 1/2l, 15 ran.

      Rob Conti (FR) 5-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, plugged on from 3 out, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Popaway (11-4) at Southwell 2m 4f hts chs (6) gd in May.

      Hazzaat (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) In touch in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon chased clear winner, staying on inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Camelopardalis (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in May (flat).