13:40 Fontwell
Saturday 17 March 2018
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E.B.F. Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 5f 164y  |  Heavy  |  10 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 13:40Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 6m 2.96s
T:Â Miss E C LavelleJ:Â Nick Scholfield
Held up towards rear, headway to take 3rd 2 out, led last, clear run-in op 6/1 tchd 7/2
T:Â Miss S SmithJ:Â Jack Sherwood (3)
Led, jumped right, ridden before 2 out, headed last, kept on and no chance with winner op 9/1
T:Â N J HendersonJ:Â J McGrath
Tracked leaders, went 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace op Evens
T:Â R WalfordJ:Â Matt Griffiths
Rear division, plugged on from 2 out, went 4th towards finish
T:Â Miss A MurphyJ:Â J M Quinlan
Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4th, ridden before 2 out, weakened run-in, lost 3rd place towards finish tchd 22/1
T:Â S ThomasJ:Â James Davies
Chased leaders, reminders before 4 out, weakened after 3 out op 16/1
T:Â J W MullinsJ:Â Kevin Jones (5)
Always towards rear
Also Ran
T:Â Mrs L C JewellJ:Â Thomas Garner (3)
Always behind, pulled up op 200/1
T:Â L WadhamJ:Â G Sheehan
Held up mid-division, pushed along before 7th, weakened before and pulled up before 2 out op 5/2
T:Â C J MannJ:Â Harry Bannister
Tracked leaders, weakened before 2 out, pulled up op 28/1 tchd 33/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£1.40, £1.90, £1.10EX:£28.50Trifecta:£50.20SF:£24.81Swingers:£2.60, £2.00, £2.10
Forecasts
Big Robin (13/8), Potters Sapphire (2/1), Illtellmema (9/2), Belle Empress (8/1), Oscars Little Rose (16/1), Chloe's Court (20/1), Strawberry Spirit (25/1), Boola River (50/1), Welcome Polly (50/1), Jolly Jet (100/1)
Potters Sapphire has plenty of racecourse experience, and she produced her strongest effort yet at Market Rasen latest, and on that evidence she should be suited by stepping back up in trip. For those seeking slightly more value, Illtellmema rates as a potentially interesting rules debutante for Suzi Smith, with her pedigree strongly implying that she'll have no issues with either trip or ground conditions. However, the more obvious play is the Nicky Henderson trained BIG ROBIN. She is clearly a work in progress, and has a 7lb penalty to carry for her Taunton success, but on balance she's found a relatively weak contest in which to attempt to do so.
- Big Robin
- Illtellmema
- Potters Sapphire
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £301.00
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