14:50 Fontwell
Saturday 18 March 2017
All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10
Ian Vass 60th Birthday Celebration Mares' Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  Class 3  |  2m 5f 139y  |  Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |  5 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:51Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 34.50s
T:Â C GordonJ:Â Harry Teal (7)
Behind, pushed along after 3rd and again after 7th, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, rallied under pressure into 2nd 2 out, ridden to lead run-in, stayed on gamely tchd 11/1
T:Â A J HoneyballJ:Â David Noonan (3)
Occasionaly jumped right, led after 1st, ridden clear before 2 out, headed and kept on same pace run-in op 11/8
T:Â D W P ArbuthnotJ:Â L P Aspell
Chased leading pair, went 2nd after 4th, pushed along and lost 2nd after 3 out, outpaced before next, went modest 3rd last op 10/3
T:Â K Bailey & M NichollsJ:Â David Bass
Raced keenly, led until after 1st, chased leader until after 4th, challenging for 2nd when hit 8th, pushed along after 3 out, awkward and weakened next, went poor 4th run-in op 9/2
T:Â N J HendersonJ:Â Ned Curtis (5)
Tracked leading trio, mistake 6th, 2nd after 3 out until 2 out, soon ridden, weakened and lost modest 3rd last, lost 4th run-in op 11/2 tchd 5/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£11.70Pl:£4.80, £1.50EX:£29.90Trifecta:£72.50SF:£26.61
Forecasts
Midnight Tune (13/8), Queens Present (11/4), Sainte Ladylime (7/2), Leaderofthedance (7/1), Loves Destination (10/1)
This is a difficult race to pick the winner of, because Leaderofthedance and Sainte Landylime provide some of the best form on offer, but both have trouble completing their races. The former seems to just lose interest in her races sometimes and has been pulled up in two of her last four starts, while the latter needs to improve her jumping. A safer option, therefore, is the more consistent MIDNIGHT TUNE. The drop in trip and ground should both suit and he seems better handicapped than most of the rest. If the other two fail to see their races out, she'll almost certainly be the one to pick up the pieces.
- Midnight Tune
- Sainte Ladylime
- Leaderofthedance
Prize Money
1st: £5,317.002nd: £1,571.003rd: £785.004th: £393.005th: £197.00
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