14:30 Fontwell

Thursday 17 August 2017

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Roy Cook '80 Today' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 6m 33.10s

1^st

Findusatgorcombe

510-3

5/1

T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost (5)

Pulled hard and prominent, went 2nd 3rd, left in lead 9th, joined and hit 2 out, strongly pressed run in, held on gamely op 11/2 tchd 6/1

2^nd

Lee Side Lady

711-12

3/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed (7)

Held up in touch, left in 4th place 9th, 3rd next, 2nd after 3 out, every chance run in, no extra close home op 11/4 tchd 5/2

3^rd

Mount Vesuvius

910-6

5/1

T: P HendersonJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up in rear, badly hampered 9th, 3rd 3 out, switched right and kept on running

4^th

Little Windmill

711-3

5/1

T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan

Chased leader 1st, led 2nd, blundered badly and headed 9th, chased leaders, weakened 3 out op 11/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

Burgess View

711-9

33/1

T: Mike HammondJ: Charlie Hammond (7)

Led until jumped slowly 1st, left in 2nd place 9th, ridden and lost 2nd after 3 out, soon weakened

Also Ran

Drive On Locky

1011-2

12/1

T: J FarrellyJ: Brendan Powell

In touch, headway chasing leaders 3rd, fell 9th

Simply Blessed

610-0

5/2f

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Jumped right and raced wide, led 1st until next, chased leaders, lost place and behind 7th, badly hampered and unseated rider 9th op 3/1

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Non-Runners

Miss Mayfair⁶¹²

Weight: 10-8| Age: 10

T: Mrs L Hill J: Charlie Deutsch

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.40Pl:£2.60, £2.00EX:£29.50Trifecta:£175.40Tricast:£78.10SF:£20.72Swingers:£6.30, £6.20, £2.20

Forecasts

Simply Blessed (5/2), Lee Side Lady (3/1), Findusatgorcombe (5/1), Mount Vesuvius (5/1), Little Windmill (5/1), Miss Mayfair (6/1), Drive On Locky (12/1), Burgess View (33/1)

Stamina looks a pre-requisite to success and Drive On Locky has little to fear on that score and this Brendan Powell trained dual Plumpton scorer might be a shade fitter than when lining up at Southwell last month and shouldn't be readily dismissed. However, LITTLE WINDMILL is worth chancing as he seeks to take advantage of a lower hurdles mark (still a maiden) than over fences (three time winner). He is another horse who has proven stamina and appears to relish a decent racing surface which should be on the cards.