15:45 Fontwell

Thursday 14 February 2019

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Lucky Laura Mares' Novices' Hurdle

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 1f 162y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:46  |   Winning time: 4m 39.20s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Dame du Soir23
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-5| J: T Scudamore| T: D G Bridgwater| OR:  122
7/2
Dual bumper winner in France who justified stable confidence to open her acount over hurdles at Leicester. Relishes soft ground and capable of defying a penalty against a similar calibre of opponent.
2
Horse silk
Millarville31
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Sherwood| CD
5/1
Fetched €52,000 after landing a Point-to-point in Ireland a year ago. Flopped on stable debut but underwent wind surgery and ran out an easy winner over C&D under today's rider. Meets better horses here, but remains hard to rule out.
3
Horse silk
Bullfrog12
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-12| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore
11/4
Highly tried on hurdling debut when conditions were testing. As a result she produced a highly commendable effort to finish third given the amount of time she had been absent. Sure to improve for the run and the one to beat given her allowance.
4
Horse silk
Deja Vue323
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: A J Honeyball
4/1
Lovely pedigree being a Fame And Glory half-sister to Jetstream Jack. Recorded a modest time when outclassing her rivals to land an Inch point-to-point. Bought for £82,000 but likely to want a stiffer test than this.
5
Horse silk
My Lady Grey29
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-12| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard
33/1
Showed some ability in bumpers but has failed to deliver in two outings over hurdles. This looks a better than average race for it's type around here and she needs to raise her game considerably.
6
Horse silk
Pomme De Nuit57
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-12| J: Paul O'Brien(3)| T: C E Longsdon
66/1
Well beaten in both bumpers and has fared no better in two runs over hurdles. Has no aparent chance in the toughest challenge she has faced.
7
Horse silk
Regarding Ruth44
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-12| J: Maxime Tissier(5)| T: L Wadham
7/1
Placed in a bumper on debut and ran her best race since when finishing 3L third in a Fakenham maiden hurdle. Hurdles debut that day and improvement likely over this longer trip on softer ground.
8
Horse silk
The Cull Bank67
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-12| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King
6/1
Showed improved form to land a Tattersalls Farm mares maiden point-to-point in December in a reasonable time. Changed hands for£50,000 and has joined a top yard with a 33% strike rate with their hurdlers here.

Forecasts

Bullfrog (11/4), Dame du Soir (7/2), Deja Vue (4/1), Millarville (5/1), The Cull Bank (6/1), Regarding Ruth (7/1), My Lady Grey (33/1), Pomme De Nuit (66/1)

Verdict

This is an above-average race for the type around here having atrracted Deja Vue and The Cull Bank who are interesting recruits from the point-to-point circuit in Ireland. Dame Du Soir and Millarville both showed a turn of foot to quicken clear when scoring last time, but preference is for bumper winner BULLFROG. The mare landed an AW bumper and had been absent more than a year when taking on fitter rivals on her hurdling debut. She finished third to a winner who looks a good yardstick so she should be hard to beat against her own sex in receipt of a 7lb allowance.
  1. Bullfrog
  2. Millarville
  3. Dame du Soir

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00

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