17:35 Fontwell

Thursday 30 August 2018

All16:3517:0517:3518:0518:3519:0519:35

Roy Pettifer 70th Birthday Celebration/Avantis Wealth Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 6m 27.30s

1^st

More Than Luck

711-12

9/2

T: O MurphyJ: David England

Held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders after next, led before last, drew clear flat op 7/2 tchd 5/1

2^nd

Mr Mulliner

910-0

4/1

T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan

Led, driven when challenged 2 out, headed before last, no extra closing stages op 5/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

Dropzone

910-0

5/1

T: B ForseyJ: Rex Dingle (7)

Tracked leaders, hit 8th, under pressure 4 out, soon lost place, rallied after 2 out, stayed on into 3rd after last, nearest finish op 11/2

4^th

Keep To The Beat

711-1

7/2f

T: P PhelanJ: Sean Houlihan (5)

Tracked leader, driven to challenge before 2 out, weakened last op 3/1

5^th

Royals And Rebels

811-12

4/1

T: C J MannJ: Harry Bannister

Held up in touch, outpaced 9th, soon lost place, rallied after 3 out, never on terms op 6/1

6^th

Sky of Stars

511-7

22/1

T: F BrennanJ: Ben Hicks (7)

In touch, under pressure 3 out, soon beaten, tailed off op 25/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

Norm The Storm

510-13

8/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Pulled very hard early, held up, hit 2nd and 6th, headway 4 out, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 2 out tchd 9/1

Amber Flush

910-3

11/1

T: C EllamJ: T Scudamore

Behind, struggling 8th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up after next op 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.30Pl:£2.00, £1.50, £2.80EX:£25.40Trifecta:£132.20Tricast:£95.86SF:£24.66Swingers:£1.90, £5.20, £4.90

Forecasts

Keep To The Beat (7/2), Mr Mulliner (4/1), Royals And Rebels (4/1), More Than Luck (9/2), Dropzone (5/1), Norm The Storm (8/1), Amber Flush (11/1), Sky of Stars (22/1)

Not that many here that you would want to trust and it’s hard to ignore the claims of Keep To the Beat at least as a place chance having managed to hit the frame in her last two races with the most recent coming over C&D. It might pay to give NORM THE STORM a chance though as he switches to handicaps for the first time and with a pedigree that has plenty of stamina within it. Dropzone isn’t the quickest but is capable of plugging on over trips such as this while More Than Luck will appreciate the slight drop in grade and the return of his winning headgear combination.

Norm The Storm
Keep To The Beat
Dropzone

Previous Winners

2017

Findusatgorcombe

Weight: 10-3 |Age: 5

J: Bryony Frost | T: J D Frost

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00