Racecards
18:30 Fontwell Park
Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 162y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £9,300 added
- Winner: £4,684
- 2nd: £2,158
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £540
- Form 9231-PP
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
chased winner, ridden after 3 out,soon outpaced and well beaten, wandered left last, dropped to last final 100yds
- Form 03P263-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Harry Reed
raced in last,jumped slowly and reminder 1st,shaken up before 3 out, mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression before next,went poor 2nd final 100yds
- Form 4112-11
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Kieran Burke
- Jockey Harry Kimber
travelled strongly made all, went well clear after 3 out, eased run in,very easily
In depth
Verdict
Though only 1-9 over hurdles so far, the four-year-old GENUFLEX is fancied to show a clean pair of heels to older rivals having had a pipe-opener on the Flat three weeks ago. Soul Icon will have to defy a further 8lb to record a fifth win in six starts but is clearly much improved. Quickbuck, however, is struggling at present.
Formwatch
Quickbuck (IRE) 11-4 (11-9) Chased leaders, lost ground before 2 out, soon pulled up, at Cartmel 2m 1f (4) gs in Jun.
Genuflex 50-1 (10-10) Prominent, pushed along briefly after 5f, lost place halfway, in rear and ridden over 5f out, soon beaten, 10th of 12, dist behind Singing The Blues (10-4) at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Soul Icon 10-11fav (10-3) Made all, not fluent 6th, ridden out, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Son Of Red (11-6) by 4 1/4l, 7 ran.