Racecards
13:55 Fontwell Park
EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 162y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £3,119
- 2nd: £916
- 3rd: £458
- 4th: £229
- Form 57F0-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
chased leaders, 2nd before 3rd until pushed along before 3 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off and no chance when hampered 3 out
Hot Smoked
14- Form 6-50P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer R Walford
- Jockey James Best
chased leader until 3rd, chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out
- Form 050-00
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
raced keenly, led, clear when hit 4 out, reduced lead next, headed and hit 2 out, weakened between last 2, hung badly right run-in
- Form 9
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
mid-division on inside, towards rear and struggling after 3rd, lost touch 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 1-8
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
raced keenly, held up towards rear, smooth headway tracking leaders approaching 4 out, 3rd travelling well after next, went 2nd 2 out, led approaching last, kept on well
- Form 3/912-03
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey W T Kennedy
always in rear, reminders after 4th, tailed off when hampered 3 out, kept on from last, no threat
- Form 437-56
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Harry Bannister
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, hit 2 out, went 3rd between last 2, one pace, hit last
Pardon Me
19- Form 3-96239
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey J McGrath
chased leaders, fell 3 out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey J J Burke
mistake 1st, mid-division, weakened and behind 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 2-03
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey Max Kendrick
held up in mid-division, plugging on when brought down 3 out
- Form 0-22238
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 5th, 2nd before 3 out, led and hit 2 out, headed approaching the last, kept on same pace run-in
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SO LONELY started out with promise in bumpers in the UK and was placed in her two starts over timber in Ireland. Now with Dan Skelton, she'll have come on a bundle for her run at Newbury last month and should be winning soon, starting here. Pardon Me has been placed a couple of times but has never really looked like winning while winning point-to-pointer Millarville is surely better than she showed in a novices' hurdle at Warwick. Oriental Flame showed enough in bumpers to suggest it wouldn't be long before she was winning though she hasn't shown much in her two starts over timber at Taunton, the latest in a Listed contest.
Formwatch
Dancecraft 20-1 (10-12) Chased leader until hit 3 out, chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before next, 4th of 9, 14 3/4l behind Kentford Mallard (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) gd in Nov.
Hot Smoked 80-1 (10-12) Chased leaders to after 6th, behind from next, tailed off when pulled up before last, at Warwick 2m 5f (4) gs in Dec.
Hurricane Minnie 50-1 (10-7) Led until 3 out, soon dropped out, 10th of 12, dist behind Ebony Gale (11-0) at Leicester 2m mdn (3) gf in Dec.
Marlow Moss (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 16, 12 1/4l behind Misty Whisky (10-12) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Millarville (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, closed after 6th, every chance 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, 8th of 10, dist behind Maebh (10-12) at Warwick 2m 5f (4) gd in Nov.
Oriental Cross (IRE) 22-1 (10-12) Keen, tracked leaders, lost place after 3rd, rallied 8th, chased leaders 3 out, weakened next, remote 3rd, 3rd of 6, dist behind Monbeg Zena (10-12) at Southwell 3m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Oriental Flame 40-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders in 5th, weakened 3 out, last of 6, dist behind Posh Trish (11-7) at Taunton 2m lst (1) gs in Dec.
Pardon Me 20-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression between last 2, 9th of 16, 17 1/4l behind Midnight Midge (11-4) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Perle's An Icon Sixties Icon M out of Kahooting.
See Forever (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, not fluent 2 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 14 3/4l behind Coded Message (11-2) at Lingfield 2m (4) hvy in Dec.
So Lonely (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Mid-division on inside, pushed along before 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 20, 26 1/2l behind Rathhill (11-0) at Newbury 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.