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14:25 Fontwell Park

Selby & Dougie Gray Wedding Day Four Years Old Novices' Hdle

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 29.80s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Maclean

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Nippy Des Mottes (FR)

    4/9

      1
      Silk - Dark blue, pink sash, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

      Bailaora (IRE)

      12
      25/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      led, mistake 3rd, ridden, mistake and headed 6th, soon weakened, tailed off

      3
      Silk - Emerald Green and White stripes, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets, Orange cap

      Hermitage Court (USA)

      46 v
      16/1
      • Form P-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      tracked leaders, led after 6th until next, soon ridden, weakened

      4
      Silk - Purple, White spots, Emerald Green sleeves, White spots, White cap, Purple spots

      Maclean

      62
      7/2
      • Form 453-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 102

      held up, headway to track leader after 3 out, ridden to challenge last, kept on to lead final strides

      5
      Silk - Yellow, Black stars on sleeves, Black cap

      Mariday

      176
      20/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      chased leaders until weakened after 3 out

      6
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE diamond and diamond on cap

      Nippy Des Mottes (FR)

      14 t BF
      4/9
      • Form 463-B
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 106

      tracked leaders, led after 3 out, ridden approaching next, edged left from 2 out, no extra when caught final strides

      7
      Silk - Emerald Green, White diamond, Orange sleeves, White diamonds, Emerald Green cap, Orange diamond

      Cloud Catcher (IRE)

      9 bt
      66/1
      • Form 6P-0P6
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-5
      • Official Rating 60

      held up, lost touch after 6th, tailed off

      2
      NR

      Classic Croco (GER)

      19 b
      • Form 033-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 102

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Nippy des Mottes was still travelling well when brought down at Fakenham last time and is taken to gain ample compensation today with Classic Croco and Maclean the only serious rivals. The selection, a winner of a non-thoroughbred race on the flat in France, had shown promise in his first three starts in the UK since joining Paul Nicholls and, judged by those runs and his latest effort, should be more than capable of taking a race of this nature. Bailaora was rated 79 at his best of on the level but has lost his way over the last year and is probably best watched on his hurdling debut. Mariday would need to improve on the evidence of flat form and of more interest is Classic Croco, who has reached the frame in all three of his starts over timber and trainer Bridget Nicholls has decided to put blinkers on him for the first time today. Gary Moore's Maclean has shown ability in better races than this and has to be respected but Nippy des Mottes looks to have been found a suitable opportunity to open his account and is taken to do so.