14:45 Fontwell

Sunday 26 May 2019

All14:1014:4515:1515:4516:1516:5017:25

John Hills 65th Birthday Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 1f 162y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:45  |   Winning time: 4m 25.22s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Zamperini14
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-7| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR:  115
11/4
Experienced campaigner on the Flat but has only had three starts over hurdles and displayed clear improvement when powering clear late in his success at Plumpton over two miles. Should have more to offer over this extra distance and a contender.
2
Horse silk
Tomorrow Mysteryt20
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR:  122
1/4
Lightly-raced sort over hurdles (fairly useful on the Flat) and has failed to finish outside the first three in five hurdling starts. Produced improvement when winning at Kempton at the beginning of the month and a reproduction should be enough.
3
Horse silk
Ace Combat31
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-10| J: M Goldstein| T: M Madgwick
20/1
Winner on the Flat in Ireland for Joseph O'Brien but has struggled to make an impression in this country in two Flat starts and a well beaten third over obstacles at Kempton. Pulled up on his previous try over hurdles and hard to fancy.
4
Horse silk
33/1
Tailed off in all three starts since joining this stable including in two runs following a lengthy absence. Has only shown ability in one bumper start so far, so remains best watched.
5
Horse silk
66/1
Finished last and tailed off on her only previous start over hurdles at Newton Abbot in July last year and little to take away from two well beaten efforts on the Flat this year. Hard to have any confidence in.

Forecasts

Tomorrow Mystery (1/4), Zamperini (11/4), Ace Combat (20/1), Barcalona (33/1), Lyn's Secret (66/1)

Verdict

TOMORROW MYSTERY gained an overdue win over hurdles following a few close efforts and sets a clear standard. Zamperini rates the only feasible opposition and was impressive in his breakthrough hurdling success, with the promise of more to come at this extra distance. Ace Combat looks the pick of the other three.
  1. Tomorrow Mystery
  2. Zamperini
  3. Ace Combat

Prize Money

1st: £3,509.002nd: £1,030.003rd: £515.004th: £258.00

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