Racecards
16:35 Fontwell Park
Porto Racing Specialist Horse Racing Saddlery Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 33y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 1P-8
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
took keen hold, held up last, headway tracking winner 6th until blundered badly next and dropped to 3rd, reminders and struggling after 3 out, never able to recover
- Form 146150
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey David Noonan
raced keenly, chased winner until mistake 6th, soon pushed along and weakened, tailed off from next
- Form 2F595
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 7th, no chance with winner from 3 out, plugged on run-in, closed near finish, never able to challenge
- Form 46P541
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Mrs F M Shaw
- Jockey Ian Popham
raced keenly, made all, clear when blundered 3 out, ridden between last 2, driven and all out near finish but unchallenged, saddle slipped
- Form 18P8-57
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey Patrick Cowley
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Bound Hill finally got off the mark with a victory over track and trip last month but has been raised 9lb. PROUTS PUB (NAP) has been keeping better company and won the 2015 renewal of this off today’s mark. A conditional’s allowance further helps his cause and Nick Gifford’s charge should go close back in this lower grade. Poisoned Berry has been well beaten since winning a novice hurdle and Serpico has shown no progress over timber so far.
Formwatch
Bad Boy Du Pouldu (FR) 9-1 (11-0) Held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Poker School (11-5) at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Poisoned Berry (IRE) 33-1 (11-11) Led until 1st, chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, ridden 5th, weakened before 3 out, 10th of 16, 37 1/2l behind Cobolobo (11-6) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Serpico (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Mid-division, ridden after 7th, no extra before 2 out, modest 5th before last, 5th of 16, 22 1/2l behind Reilly's Minor (11-13) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Bound Hill 4-1 (11-1) Made all, not fluent 3 out, drawing clear last, comfortably, won at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Rafafie (11-9) by 7l, 10 ran.
Prouts Pub (IRE) 28-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 5 out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, dist behind Three Ways (11-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.