15:40 Fontwell

Tuesday 11 December 2018

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 45.10s

1^st

Mazalto

511-5

10/1

T: P PhelanJ: Sean Houlihan (5)

Mid-division, headway into 2nd after 5th, led after 3 out, clear next, pushed out, eased towards finish, very easily op 14/1

2^nd

Blue April

710-10

9/2

T: J ScottJ: Nick Scholfield

Led narrowly to after 1st, switched wide after next, remained in touch, outpaced 4 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with easy winner tchd 5/1

3^rd

1 ½

Fading Icon

310-10

25/1

T: Miss S WestJ: M Goldstein

Tracked leaders, outpaced in 4th after 3 out, hit next, ridden and stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, no chance with easy winner op 20/1

4^th

Briac

711-12

8/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Charlie Price (10)

Tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, ridden 2 out, chased clear winner between last 2, blundered last, never a threat, lost 2 places towards finish op 15/2

5^th

Snowy Oscar

511-11

18/1

T: N J GiffordJ: L P Aspell

Mid-division, outpaced 4 out, never able to challenge, beaten when hit 2 out op 16/1 tchd 12/1

6^th

Sky Full Of Stars

811-7

9/4f

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

With leader, led after 1st, driven and headed after 3 out, soon ridden, no chance with winner before next, weakened flat op 5/2 tchd 11/4

7^th

Zante

611-7

20/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Mid-division, hit 4th, outpaced 4 out, never near leaders, weakened 2 out, tailed off

8^th

Dan Gun

411-8

3/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Alain Cawley

Held up behind, reminder after 5th, never involved, weakened and eased before 2 out, tailed off tchd 11/4

9^th

Owners Day

811-2

25/1

T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost

Always behind, tailed off 3 out op 33/1 tchd 28/1

10^th

Kingston Mimosa

610-5

40/1

T: Mark GillardJ: Harry Stock (5)

Always towards rear, struggling after 5th, tailed off 3 out op 50/1

Also Ran

L'Attesa

911-5

100/1

T: Mark GillardJ: Theo Gillard (7)

With leader, lost place and reminders after 5th, soon behind and weakened, pulled up before 4 out

Laketour Leader

611-3

20/1

T: R RoweJ: A Glassonbury

Always towards rear, struggling 4 out, tailed off next, pulled up 2 out

Dont Call Me Doris

810-0

100/1

T: Miss Sarah RobinsonJ: James Best

Chased leaders on inside, reminders and lost place after 5th, behind from 4 out, blundered next, pulled up soon after

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.00Pl:£2.80, £1.90, £4.80EX:£54.30Trifecta:£1,109.00Tricast:£1,118.05SF:£52.53Swingers:£8.40, £39.90, £10.10

Forecasts

Sky Full Of Stars (9/4), Dan Gun (3/1), Blue April (9/2), Briac (8/1), Mazalto (10/1), Snowy Oscar (18/1), Zante (20/1), Laketour Leader (20/1), Fading Icon (25/1), Owners Day (25/1), Kingston Mimosa (40/1), Dont Call Me Doris (100/1), L'Attesa (100/1)

A modest handicap hurdle which looks best left to BLUE APRIL, who represents an in-form stable off his last winning mark. Dan Gun caught the eye on his first run for this yard and can improve, while chances can be given to the likes of Briac, Sky Full Of Stars and handicap debutant Fading Icon.

Blue April
Dan Gun
Sky Full Of Stars

Previous Winners

2017

Our Merlin

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 5

J: H Cobden | T: R Walford

1/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,119.002nd: £916.003rd: £458.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00