16:35 Fontwell

Thursday 29 August 2019

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Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 4m 11.90s

1^st

Musical Stardust

610-12

7/1

T: A M HalesJ: Kielan Woods

Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, every chance last, stayed on to lead closing stages tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Never A Word

510-11

7/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ross Turner (5)

Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, led and hit 2 out, strongly challenged last, headed and no extra towards finish op 8/1

3^rd

Raving Bonkers

611-9

9/1

T: M KeighleyJ: R Johnson

Held up in rear, hampered 2nd, headway 3 out, stayed on into 3rd after last, never a threat op 8/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

1 ½

Glimpse Of Gold

811-11

8/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Led until before 2 out, stayed on same pace closing stages tchd 9/1

5^th

2 ¾

Adrakhan

811-8

33/1

T: J & S BestJ: J E Moore

Prominent, after weakened 3 out tchd 50/1

6^th

1 ¾

Magen's Moon

511-9

28/1

T: P YorkJ: Mr P York (5)

Behind, pulled hard and headway 4th, jumped left throughout, chased leaders before 4 out, weakened 2 out op 25/1

7^th

Petrucci

711-8

7/4f

T: D J JeffreysJ: Thomas Bellamy

Prominent, keen early, steadied in touch after 3rd, mistake 4 out, weakened next op 13/8 tchd 11/8

Also Ran

Far Bihoue

411-12

3/1

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Mid-division, mistake 4th, beaten before 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out op 5/1

Little Folke

811-7

28/1

T: Mrs N S EvansJ: James Davies

Mid-division when fell 2nd op 25/1

Bit Spicy

810-0

100/1

T: R WoodmanJ: James Best

Unseated rider start op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£2.10, £2.50, £2.40EX:£53.40Trifecta:£564.70Tricast:£450.57SF:£53.75Swingers:£7.50, £12.60, £10.20

Forecasts

Petrucci (7/4), Far Bihoue (3/1), Musical Stardust (7/1), Never A Word (7/1), Glimpse Of Gold (8/1), Raving Bonkers (9/1), Magen's Moon (28/1), Little Folke (28/1), Adrakhan (33/1), Bit Spicy (100/1)

The obvious solution to this opening handicap looks to be with the rejuvenated last time out Stratford winner Petrucci who overcame a long absence to land a well-directed gamble last time. Penalised 7lb he could deliver a similar blow but this is a quick return after a long absence and the safer option may be to support MUSICAL STARDUST each-way back over a C&D that suits her off a mark that is still workable. Magen’s Moon hasn’t shown much over hurdles so far but lurks on a dangerous mark while connections could well be expecting more than we have seen so far over hurdles from Raving Bonkers with Richard Johnson booked.

Musical Stardust
Petrucci
Raving Bonkers

Previous Winners

2018

Magical Thomas

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: T Scudamore | T: N P Mulholland

5/4

Prize Money

1st: £2,794.002nd: £820.003rd: £410.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00