14:35 Fontwell

Tuesday 26 December 2017

All12:2012:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Winner Plant And Access Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 4m 45.30s

1^st

Knocknanuss

711-12

5/4f

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Raced wide, tracked leaders led going well and hung left before 2 out, clear when went left and hit last, kept on strongly tchd 6/5 and 11/8

2^nd

Notre Ami

611-8

6/1

T: N J GiffordJ: Conor Ring (3)

In touch, outpaced 3 out, rallied next, went 2nd approaching the last, one pace and no chance with winner op 7/1

3^rd

Broughtons Rhythm

811-0

12/1

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Held up in touch, headway approaching 2 out, went 3rd last, ridden and kept on same pace run-in tchd 10/1

4^th

Vicenzo Mio

711-10

8/1

T: C GordonJ: James Bowen (5)

Raced wide, tracked leader, hit 5th, every chance 3 out, 2nd approaching next until approaching last, weakened run-in

5^th

2 ½

Le Precieux

411-12

33/1

T: G & J MooreJ: A Glassonbury

Last pair, never a factor, outpaced 3 out, modest 5th approaching last op 25/1

6^th

Champagne George

710-10

10/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed (7)

Led until pushed along and headed before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, hung right and weakened between last 2 tchd 12/1

7^th

Its'afreebee

711-10

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Ian Popham

Raced on inside, tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before next op 8/1

Also Ran

Rafafie

910-7

9/2

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner (3)

Held up in rear, some headway on inside before 6th, outpaced and reminders in rear 3 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after op 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10Pl:£1.30, £2.00, £2.80EX:£9.50Trifecta:£66.10Tricast:£63.08SF:£9.98Swingers:£3.10, £7.10, £9.10

Forecasts

Knocknanuss (5/4), Rafafie (9/2), Notre Ami (6/1), Vicenzo Mio (8/1), Champagne George (10/1), Its'afreebee (10/1), Broughtons Rhythm (12/1), Le Precieux (33/1)

Switched to handicaps today KNOCKNANUSS can regain the winning thread. This classy bumper performer still holds plenty of ability and could prove capable of further improvement given his relative inexperience over hurdles. Its'afreebee is respected and at his age he should still hold all ability which makes him a very dangerously handicapped horse and blinkers are a most interesting addition. Broughtons Rhythm must bounce back but he is off a useful mark if doing so.

Knocknanuss
Its'afreebee
Broughtons Rhythm

Previous Winners

2016

Divine Spear

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: Ned Curtis | T: N J Henderson

7/4

Prize Money

1st: £5,393.002nd: £1,584.003rd: £792.004th: £396.00