16:20 Fontwell

Friday 29 March 2019

All14:1014:4015:1515:4516:2016:5017:20

Alex And Travis Celebration Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 5m 27.40s

1^st

Victarion

711-1

5/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up, headway 2 out, led last, ridden and edged right flat, driven out op 11/2

2^nd

1 ½

Deebaj

711-9

6/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Held up in touch, pushed along approaching 2 out, every chance last, ridden and not quicken flat tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1

3^rd

Fawsley Spirit

611-4

14/1

T: B PaulingJ: David Bass

Led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, no extra flat op 12/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

Manning Estate

511-12

7/2

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Always prominent, every chance when hit 2 out, soon ridden, one pace flat op 10/3 tchd 3/1

5^th

Sammylou

611-4

15/2

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Held up and behind, effort after 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out op 9/1 tchd 7/1

6^th

Espoir De Loire

511-6

13/8f

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Always prominent, hit 3 out, weakened 2 out op 7/4

7^th

Vue Cavaliere

511-7

50/1

T: Miss S SmithJ: G Sheehan

Held up in rear, blundered 7th, lost touch from 3 out, eased flat op 40/1

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Non-Runners

Steel Bob¹⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: George Baker J: M Goldstein

Howlongisafoot¹⁵⁶

Weight: 10-7| Age: 10

T: C Gordon J: Tom Cannon

Fenlons Court²¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: J W Mullins J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.10Pl:£2.20, £2.20EX:£26.30Trifecta:£177.20Tricast:£383.36SF:£32.56Swingers:£4.70, £8.20, £7.60

Forecasts

Espoir De Loire (13/8), Manning Estate (7/2), Victarion (5/1), Steel Bob (5/1), Deebaj (6/1), Sammylou (15/2), Howlongisafoot (12/1), Fawsley Spirit (14/1), Fenlons Court (20/1), Vue Cavaliere (50/1)

The Ben Pauling yard have certainly perked up of late with the trainer two-handed in this handicap hurdle with Fawsley Spirit and ESPOIR DE LOIRE, the latter looking the much better of the duo after his Warwick win which saw him score with a bit in hand. Manning Estate won well enough at Doncaster and isn’t harshly treated for his handicap debut over a trip he ought to appreciate. Steel Bob had a tough race last time but can’t be left out of this and neither can Victarion who ran well for a fair way last time over 3m, this distance will suit him far better.

Espoir De Loire
Manning Estate
Victarion

Previous Winners

2018

Norman The Red

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 8

J: Matthew Batchelor | T: J E Long

6/1

Prize Money

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