15:30 Fontwell

Tuesday 10 December 2019

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John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 51.72s

1^st

Clondaw Robin

610-0

11/2

T: Miss Z C DavisonJ: Page Fuller (3)

Held up, steady headway chasing leaders before 4 out, challenged last, ridden and hung badly left run-in, stayed on to lead towards finish op 5/1 tchd 9/2

2^nd

Moonlit Sea

310-9

11/1

T: P PhelanJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Held up in mid-division, hit 5th, headway chasing leaders 3 out, led and hit last, ridden and stayed on run-in, headed towards finish op 12/1 tchd 14/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Pottlereaghexpress

610-7

10/3f

T: T LawesJ: L P Aspell

Bit keen, led, hit 2 out, headed before the last, no extra in 3rd run-in op 9/2

4^th

Whatsmeanttobe

511-13

7/1

T: Henry OliverJ: L Heard

Chased leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, led before the last, headed last, weakened run-in op 8/1

5^th

Royal Concorde

810-6

15/2

T: Mrs L C JewellJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, tailed off op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1

6^th

Rahmah

711-11

33/1

T: G DeaconJ: M D Grant

Mid-division, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off tchd 40/1

7^th

4 ½

Avoir De Soins

511-9

7/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle (3)

Held up in rear, never involved, tailed off op 8/1 tchd 6/1

8^th

Marley Firth

711-13

8/1

T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: James Best

Not fluent 1st, chased leader until before 3 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off op 13/2 tchd 17/2

9^th

Polar Light

410-8

33/1

T: P HendersonJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, pushed along and struggling 5th, soon behind, tailed off tchd 28/1

10^th

Telegraph Place

611-1

6/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Towards rear, behind and struggling 5th, tailed off tchd 13/2

Also Ran

En Coeur

511-8

20/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (3)

Always behind, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 18/1

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Non-Runners

Lochinver²⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: C E Longsdon J: Paul O'Brien

Pepper Street¹¹⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: Miss A Murphy J: Mr Eddie Edge

Crafty Codger⁹⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: P Henderson J: Nick Scholfield

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.10Pl:£2.40, £3.00, £1.80EX:£61.80Trifecta:£426.90Tricast:£233.58SF:£63.23Swingers:£21.40, £6.20, £4.10

Forecasts

Lochinver (11/4), Pottlereaghexpress (10/3), Clondaw Robin (11/2), Telegraph Place (6/1), Whatsmeanttobe (7/1), Avoir De Soins (7/1), Royal Concorde (15/2), Marley Firth (8/1), Moonlit Sea (11/1), Pepper Street (14/1), En Coeur (20/1), Crafty Codger (20/1), Rahmah (33/1), Polar Light (33/1)

Although this is his first run of the season ROYAL CONCORDE is worth chancing off the same mark as when a very promising third at Plumpton on handicap debut last March. Already a winner here this season, Lochinver rates the biggest threat and he ran similarly well at Huntingdon latest off today's 9lb higher mark. Handicap debutants Avoir De Soins and En Couer look the sorts to leave their ordinary novice form behind now handicapping.

Royal Concorde
Lochinver
Avoir De Soins

Previous Winners

2018

Mazalto

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 5

J: Sean Houlihan | T: P Phelan

10/1

Prize Money

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