14:40 Fontwell

Sunday 17 November 2024

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BetGoodwin Best Odds Guaranteed Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 28.35s

Quantock Hills^h1³²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-7| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex

9/5

Fairly useful form over hurdles in France, confirming debut promise when successful at Dieppe (16.9f) in June. Acquired for €130,000 after and bright start for new yard when second of 6 in a Wetherby juvenile (2m) last month. Obvious claims with progress anticipated. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 212

Belcamo²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales

12/1

Belardo gelding. Dam half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2¾m) Hawkhill. Fair on Flat (likely to stay 1¾m), successful at Goodwood (12f) in June. Should strip fitter for his yard debut third at Southwell in October and market can guide now attentions switch to hurdling.

Form:

Fine Point¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 96

14/1

Fair maiden at up to 10.5f on the Flat in Ireland and showed benefit of his hurdles debut experience when second of 5 in juvenile hurdle at Newcastle (16.2f, good, 16/1) 17 days ago. Claims of being in the mix again.

Form: 42

Our Papa Smurf^p⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: G & J Moore

40/1

Modest form when getting off the mark on the Flat in a Goodwood handicap (9.9f, good) in June. Didn't offer a great deal of short-term encouragement on hurdles debut at Plumpton (17.7f) in September and well-beaten on Flat either side of that effort.

Form: 5

Rapid Mission^h²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: Anthony Charlton

50/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 12.5f) but only a modicum of promise to glean from exploits in pair of juvenile hurdles for this yard to date. Looks a likely type for handicaps further down the line.

Form: 56

Small Fry²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| BF

8/15

Harzand gelding who has developed into a fairly useful handicapper on the Flat, registering 3 victories at up to 14.5f. Solid runners-up efforts on each of his last 2 starts in October and he's respected now hurdling for yard that do well in this sphere.

Form:

St Lukes Chelsea²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: R Walford

100/1

Modest maiden on Flat (stays 1m) for Ralph Beckett at 2. Sent off at long odds and shaped like a non-stayer after 12 months off when seventh of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Wincanton (15.2f) on NH debut 21 days ago. Best watched.

Form: 7

By Farhh The Best¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins

250/1

Only achieved a low level of form on the Flat for Kevin Philippart De Foy and offered little starting out in this sphere for new yard when last of 4 in juvenile hurdle at Fakenham (2m) 18 days ago.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Small Fry (8/15), Quantock Hills (9/5), Belcamo (12/1), Fine Point (14/1), Our Papa Smurf (40/1), Rapid Mission (50/1), St Lukes Chelsea (100/1), By Farhh The Best (250/1)

A winner on the second of his 2 hurdle outings in France, QUANTOCK HILLS made a solid start for new connections when second in a juvenile hurdle at Wetherby 32 days ago and a repeat here could well be enough to see him go one place better. Small Fry has progressed well on the level this year and he, along with Fine Point, heads up the dangers.