14:30 Fontwell

Wednesday 8 April 2026

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Mercedes-Benz Of Chichester Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 29y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:30  |   Winning time: 4m 55.06s
Odds by:
The word Sky in blue and Bet in white with a red background.
Live Odds
Odds
4
Hardly Surprising
8/11, 4/5
8/11
1
Cluain Chormaic
2/1, 85/40, 9/4, 11/5, 9/4, 11/5
9/4
5
Jetaway Holiday
9/1
17/2
10
Testing Patience
14/1, 12/1, 11/1
10/1
6
Knight Templar
28/1
11
Cockney Cleopatra
25/1, 22/1, 25/1, 22/1, 25/1
28/1
7
Maximum Benefit
40/1
33/1
3
Graeme The Grey
40/1
50/1
9
Style De Folie
40/1
50/1
13
Mega Etoile
66/1
80/1
12
Porridge
150/1, 200/1
250/1
8
Snowski
200/1
250/1
SP Book Percentage 124.07

Non-Runners

2
Horse silk
Dropematthestation39
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 6
T: B Pauling  J: Ben Jones
NR

Forecasts

Hardly Surprising (8/11), Cluain Chormaic (9/4), Dropematthestation (4/1), Jetaway Holiday (17/2), Testing Patience (10/1), Knight Templar (28/1), Cockney Cleopatra (28/1), Maximum Benefit (33/1), Graeme The Grey (50/1), Style De Folie (50/1), Mega Etoile (80/1), Porridge (250/1), Snowski (250/1)

Verdict

DROPEMATTHESTATION has shown enough in each of his 3 starts over hurdles to suggest a race of this nature is within his compass and in the hope a breathing operation since his previous start improves his finishing effort, he's fancied to get off the mark. Hardly Surprising ideally needs further but is an obvious threat based on the strength of his form, with Cluain Chormaic and Cockney Cleopatra also in the mix.

  1. DROPEMATTHESTATION
  2. HARDLY SURPRISING (IRE)
  3. CLUAIN CHORMAIC (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Twist Of Fatecatch
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 5
4/11

Prize Money

1st: £5,446.002nd: £2,509.003rd: £1,254.004th: £628.00

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