Racecards
15:00 Fontwell Park
Cortaflex Novices' Hurdle (Class E) (Class E)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
Forto (GER)
14- Form 3301
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer D Williams
- Jockey P Flynn
held up in touch, challenged 6th, led 4 out, hard driven approaching 2 out, stayed on gamely run-in
Grandee Line
15- Form 0/1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
in touch, weakened 4th, pulled up after 3 out
Infini (FR)
10- Form 1110P2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
chased winner from 4 out, going well and every chance approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 5-000F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Jane Southcombe
- Jockey C Rafter
tried to refuse 1st, led 3rd, jumped slowly and headed next, tailed off from 6th
- Form F135
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T McGovern
- Jockey C Bolger
took keen hold, made most to 4th, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 00/40
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
held up in touch, steady headway 6th, weakened 4 out
- Form 321633
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey S Stronge
held up in touch, stayed on from 3 out, challenged last, hung badly left and not quicken under pressure run-in
- Form 0P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
Top Light
22- Form 0-300P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Buckler
- Jockey J R Kavanagh
pulled hard, led 4th to 4 out, weakened rapidly and pulled up before next
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Lady Herries
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up early, effort and hard ridden approaching 3 out, soon no chance
In depth
Verdict
Puzzle, making his debut over hurdles here, sets a poser, for he is a half-brother to high class sprinter Efisio. French Executive, hasn't always looked straightforward and is passed over. This looks to rest between Forto and Grandee Line, with preference for the former. He improved for the step up in trip last time and won with far more in hand than the official verdict.