Racecards
14:20 Fontwell Park
Brighton And Hove Life Magazine 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 110y
- Going: Good
Spud One
23- Form 1251
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey R Johnson
mid-division, hit 2nd, headway after 6th, chased winner approaching 2 out, weakened
Afro Man
23- Form F1-006
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey J R Kavanagh
held up, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
- Form 0-346
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J P McNamara
made all and soon clear, stirrup leather broke approaching 6th, blundered next, kept on well when challenged flat
- Form 1-1223
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey J Tizzard
chased winner, ridden after 3 out, stayed on well and every chance flat, just failed
- Form 6F6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey Mr R Young
always towards rear,tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
Mr Phipps
17- Form F06
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Winkworth
- Jockey F Keniry
in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened
- Form 2-510P5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer L Wells
- Jockey L P Aspell
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace
- Form 500
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Reserve
always towards rear, tailed off from 3 out
Spinaround
31- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N Gaselee
- Jockey C Llewellyn
never fluent in rear, tailed off from 5th
- Form 0-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before last
In depth
Verdict
Not much strength in depth here and although 12 go to post there are only three to be interested in. Brendan Powell has a useful prospect in the shape of Colonel Frank, and he would have no trouble winning an ordinary novice around here, but he faces two above average performers in Desmond Tutu and Spud One, and third place looks the best he can hope for. Desmond Tutu, a dual bumper winner, has been a little disappointing over timber to date, proving costly for punters to follow, having gone off favourite on two of his three outings over hurdles, once at long odds on. It may again pay to oppose him with Spud One, who impressed when seeing off the well-regarded Tollbrae at Huntingdon. The faster ground there seemed to bring about some improvement, so with the ground drying out all the time, he should have conditions to suit.