14:35 Fontwell

Friday 4 October 2024

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

BetGoodwin Best UK Betting Site Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 27.56s

Hell Hound^t¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Burke| T: N P Mulholland

7/2

Runner-up in an Irish point and left his bumper debut form well behind when taking a 16-runner event at Ludlow in April. Followed that with a winning hurdles debut upped to 20.4f at Southwell (soft) and this 5-y-o is open to improvement.

Form: 2/01-1

King William Rufus¹⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Freddie Gordon⁽⁵⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 112

11/8

Opened hurdles account at the sixth attempt when making all in a Plumpton maiden (2m, good to soft) in March. Subsequent second in a big-field conditionals' handicap under Freddie Gordon was no backward step and he will be a danger to all if tuned-up following a break.

Form: 725612-

Reach For The Moon⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 114

7/2

Smart Flat winner who struck at the fourth attempt in this sphere with a decisive display at Worcester (2m, good) in July. Probably has more to offer as a hurdler and he needs considering.

Form: 4-4C1

Dish Of The Day²⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: Nicky Martin

10/1

Hinted at ability sole outing in bumpers but he hasn't pulled up any trees in 2 starts over hurdles so far and is probably more one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 6/5P-

Getoverthathill²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: C Gordon

80/1

No show on sole start in Ireland in 2021 and while he landed a maiden point the following year, there were no positives to glean from his comeback run starting out for this yard in a 19f maiden here last month.

Form: 071/7

Summer In Milan¹⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon

13/2

Third sole start between the flags and showed ability on Rules debut when fourth of 10 in a 19f Cork bumper (heavy) in April. Should have a future in this sphere and it'll be interesting to see how he fares in the betting in relation to his stablemates, particularly King William Rufus.

Form: 34-

Tarbaan^t¹⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

80/1

Four-time winner on the Flat but hasn't shown much spark this year and he's probably best watched on hurdles debut.

Form:

The Brickey Ranger¹²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: James Best| T: J W Mullins

40/1

Winning pointer who made a sound start to Rules career when runner-up in a hunter at Tramore in April. However, he was safely held on hurdles debut for Ryan Potter at Uttoxeter in June and has since changed yards again.

Form: U122-26

Cher Monsieur¹³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland

50/1

Out of a dual French hurdles winner in France and placed both completed starts in points. Needs a second look in the betting on Rules debut, albeit Hell Hound is presumably the stable No 1.

Form: 3-S3

Luna Effect²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore

33/1

Some fair efforts on the Flat when in the care of Roger Varian but he hasn't fired in 3 starts for this yard and is probably worth taking on starting out over hurdles here.

Form:

Mutley Crew⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Walford

100/1

Twice-raced maiden and much better effort when third of 14 in novice hurdle here (18.5f, good) in August. Needs to raise her game.

Form: 93

Forecasts

King William Rufus (11/8), Reach For The Moon (7/2), Hell Hound (7/2), Summer In Milan (13/2), Dish Of The Day (10/1), Luna Effect (33/1), The Brickey Ranger (40/1), Cher Monsieur (50/1), Tarbaan (80/1), Getoverthathill (80/1), Mutley Crew (100/1)

It's probably best to concentrate on the three previous winners, headed by HELL HOUND, who did the job well when scoring on his hurdling bow at Southwell and he should have more to offer. That remark also applies to Reach For The Moon and he is feared most ahead of King William Rufus.