14:45 Fontwell

Monday 11 December 2017

All12:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:40

John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 4m 49.10s

1^st

Our Merlin

510-9

6/4f

T: R WalfordJ: H Cobden

Raced wide, made most, drew clear on bit from 2 out, unchallenged after, very easily op 10/11 tchd 4/5

2^nd

Jebs Gamble

611-2

15/2

T: N J GiffordJ: Tom Cannon

Held up in rear, chased leaders 3 out, went 2nd before next, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner between last 2 op 7/1 tchd 15/2

3^rd

Marmont

411-2

13/2

T: Miss J S DavisJ: Jack Sherwood (3)

With winner until driven and lost place before 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, no chance with front pair after op 10/1 tchd 14/1

4^th

Argyle

411-6

6/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 5th, driven and outpaced before 2 out, plugged on to dispute modest 3rd from last op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and 9/1

5^th

The Mighty Ash

711-12

25/1

T: Mrs F M ShawJ: Ian Popham

Prominent on inside, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off op 14/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

N/A

Sensible Friend

411-12

10/1

T: Mrs A J PerrettJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)

Nonrunner

N/A

Maroc

411-4

20/1

T: Mrs N S EvansJ: J E Moore

Nonrunner

Born Legend

310-9

5/1

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Tracked leaders on outside, not fluent and lost place 4 out, soon ridden and behind, tailed off next, pulled up after 2 out op 9/2 tchd 7/2

N/A

Celma Des Bois

510-6

20/1

T: R RoweJ: A Glassonbury

Nonrunner

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.50, £2.40EX:£8.50Trifecta:£32.20Tricast:£25.69SF:£8.28Swingers:£1.70, £1.80, £5.80

Forecasts

Our Merlin (6/4), Born Legend (5/1), Argyle (6/1), Marmont (13/2), Jebs Gamble (15/2), Sensible Friend (10/1), Maroc (20/1), Celma Des Bois (20/1), The Mighty Ash (25/1)

OUR MERLIN absolutely bolted up at Plumpton last week and providing he handles the quick turnaround will take some beating with the 7lb penalty surely still leaving him well below his soon to be revised mark. Born Legend steps into handicaps after winning last time out himself and he has scope for improvement so rates an obvious danger. Argyle ran well in his first handicap at Lingfield so he too is worth considering off the same mark.

Our Merlin
Born Legend
Argyle

Previous Winners

2016

Bohernagore

Weight: 10-6 |Age: 7

J: Frankie Penford | T: Miss Z C Davison

40/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00