13:45 Fontwell

Thursday 23 October 2025

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Bet Clever BetGoodwin Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 56.4s

Big Bert²³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: James Owen

9/2

Runner-up in a bumper at Carlisle in December and showed more than on hurdles debut when second at Huntingdon in the spring. That isn't form to be getting carried away with but he's in good hands.

Form: 1/2952-

Country Style Boy²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: James Owen

200/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including unreliable 6f/7f winner Star Lad. Bred for the Flat and showed nothing on debut here (17.7f) 3 weeks ago.

Form: P

Fountains Blenhein²⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball| C

5/1

From a family which has served the yard well and looked a good prospect himself with a strong-galloping success in a bumper here in March. Eased off in Grade 2 contest a month later but in very good hands ahead of this hurdles debut. and this trip sure to suit.

Form: 410-

Keno Black¹⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland

20/1

€34,000 3-y-o, first foal, dam, maiden on Flat in France, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Monte Cristo out of French 15f-17f hurdle winner Rylara des Brosses. Placed on last of 3 starts in Irish points in April.

Form: 6F3-

Legal Weapon²²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

13/2

Warwick bumper winner in December but he raced too freely when ninth of 10 in similar company at Windsor the following month and then shaped as if amiss back at Warwick in March. Hurdles debut.

Form: 190-

Maldini Milano³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

6/4

Won a bumper at Exeter last November and runner-up twice since, including on hurdles bow at Newton Abbot (11/4) 34 days ago, warming to his task after early mistake. Open to improvement for top yard.

Form: 102-2

Pounds At The Time³¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: K Brogan| T: T Lawes

14/1

Runner-up in a bumper at Tramore in November but failed badly to back that up at Naas a month later. Has left P.Tobin and off 10 months.

Form: 629-

Rap Soul¹⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Bannister| T: R Bandey

33/1

Kamsin gelding. Dam, made frame both starts over hurdles in France, half-sister to fairly useful French hurdler/chaser (17f winner) Bathilde. Runner-up in Irish point (Nov 2024) but had a breathing operation after and didn't show much in a bumper at Ffos Las in April.

Form: 27-

Vol Royale²⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Godfrey| T: K Woollacott

18/1

Point winner who showed ability when fourth both bumper starts in February/March, shaping like a stayer in the process. This distance will therefore suit now hurdling.

Form: 4/144-

Asta La Vista⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: David Bass| T: C E Longsdon

12/1

Telescope gelding. Brother to fair 2½m chase winner Slade Shore, and half-brother to useful hurdler/very smart chaser Kylemore Lough. Dam unraced. Sound start when fourth of 7 in a Worcester bumper and he's a hurdler on pedigree.

Form: 4

Dancing Sky²⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss S Smith

25/1

Off the mark at the third time of asking in maiden points and lacked the pace to be competitive in a Warwick bumper in February.

Form: U51/7-

Forecasts

Maldini Milano (6/4), Big Bert (9/2), Fountains Blenhein (5/1), Legal Weapon (13/2), Asta La Vista (12/1), Pounds At The Time (14/1), Vol Royale (18/1), Keno Black (20/1), Dancing Sky (25/1), Rap Soul (33/1), Country Style Boy (200/1)

MALDINI MILANO appeals as the type to show above-average improvement on second hurdles start given how he shaped at Newton Abbot a month ago and if that proves to be the case, he looks the way to go. There are several interesting bumper recruits in opposition though, notably Fountains Blenhein and Asta La Vista.