17:20 Fontwell

Wednesday 5 May 2021

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Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 5m 25.29s

Noble Glance^b¹⁹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: C Poulton| OR: 100| CD

28/1

Won small-field C&D event in summer 2019. Not so good in handicaps when last seen but her mark is come down a bit more ahead of this first run for 6 months.

Form: 45/755P-

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Big 'n Better³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: M Goldstein| T: M Madgwick| OR: 100| C

16/1

Off the mark with 100/1 success in 19.2f novice hurdle here in March. Not impossible he could do better again now handicapping up in trip.

Form: 590F/81-

Catch The Cuban^b1,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Kimber⁽⁷⁾| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 100

28/1

Fair 2m winning hurdler but he's been out of sorts in handicaps over both sets of obstacles. His mark has dropped plenty at least and he now sports blinkers.

Form: 94/6799-

Good Bye²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Patrick Cowley⁽³⁾| T: A E Jones| OR: 99

14/1

A couple of fair runs over hurdles since winning jumpers' bumper in February. Claimed from Milton Harris after Exeter selling second latest and one to note.

Form: 210352-

Coastal Drift^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: D A Jacob| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 99

20/1

Showed fair form when third in a Plumpton novice hurdle in January 2019 but disappointing in handicaps since, dropping in the weights all the while.

Form: P37/5P7-

Ballydoyle^v¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 96

13/2

Fair on the Flat and has shown quite a bit over hurdles, this longer trip likely to suit him here. He can go well off a reduced mark.

Form: 4/3346-

The Wire Flyer^b²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Charlie Price⁽⁵⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 96

7/2

Off the mark in 2m Ffos Las conditionals' handicap hurdle in February and back to form when second at Plumpton last time. Probably best over shorter.

Form: 0313B2-

Full Spes^h1⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex| OR: 94

20/1

Fair form when in the frame first 2 bumper starts but disappointing since, including over hurdles. Hood on. His mark still looks on the high side.

Form: 065880-

Frankie Baby^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex| OR: 93

7/1

Useful NH pedigree but is underachieving in handicaps, no real threat once the race began in earnest at Stratford (26.4f) last time.

Form: 96P346-

Andapa^p1³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: David Noonan| T: M Roberts| OR: 90

22/1

Fairly useful dual bumper winner. Struggled after 4 months off at Plumpton but remains lightly raced and cheekpieces go on now. Could be a player off a reduced mark.

Form: 583/258-

Flintara⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: R Bandey| OR: 90

12/1

Some promise in handicaps, notably over C&D in December, and might have a race in her when it all falls right.

Form: 05/5460-

Miss Yeats^b1⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 90

50/1

Modest hurdler/chaser who ran no sort of race after 15 months off over fences at Huntingdon 7 weeks ago. Blinkers go on.

Form: 544P6/P-

Apple Mack^b1⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: K Brogan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Mitford-Slade| OR: 88

10/1

Fair maiden who struggled last season and has work to do in first-time blinkers.

Form: 27/54P0-

Sheila's Spirit¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: D J Coakley| OR: 88

16/1

Little impact over hurdles thus far but he's in good hands, his yard among the winners, and a bigger performance could be forthcoming at some point.

Form: 438996-

Josie Abbing^h³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 86

9/2

Has fallen a long way in the weights and offered some encouragement on first outing since leaving Christian Williams at Plumpton (17.8f) last month. One to note up in trip.

Form: 997084-

Uae Soldier³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: P Butler| OR: 86

200/1

Little show after 14 months off at Plumpton and hard to fancy upped markedly in trip.

Form: 666/8-

Forecasts

The Wire Flyer (7/2), Josie Abbing (9/2), Ballydoyle (13/2), Frankie Baby (7/1), Apple Mack (10/1), Flintara (12/1), Good Bye (14/1), Big 'n Better (16/1), Sheila's Spirit (16/1), Coastal Drift (20/1), Full Spes (20/1), Andapa (22/1), Noble Glance (28/1), Catch The Cuban (28/1), Miss Yeats (50/1), Uae Soldier (200/1)

BALLYDOYLE leaves the impression he has a bigger effort in him over hurdles over this sort of trip and he's chanced in a wide-open handicap. Josie Abbing and Good Bye are a couple of the other interesting contenders.