12:32 Fontwell

Monday 26 December 2022

All11:5712:3213:0713:4214:1714:5215:27

Barber Kurakina Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:32 | Winning time: 7m 0.18s

1^st

Spike Jones

511-1

7/2

T: S DrinkwaterJ: Danny Burton (5)

Held up in rear, pushed along final circuit, ridden along after 3 out, progress into 4th, jumped to front 2 out, clear lead last, ran on well op 9/2

2^nd

1 ¾

Martha Brae

711-8

17/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Fergus Gillard (3)

Held up towards rear, still going well before final circuit, pushed along before 3 out, disputing 6th and ridden along before 2 out, stayed on into 3rd last, kept on for 2nd close home op 10/1

3^rd

Prince Des Fichaux

510-13

10/3

T: S ThomasJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)

Prominent, disputing lead before 4 out, narrow 2nd and going well 3 out, every chance 2 out disputing lead, ridden along, clear 2nd last, lost 2nd close home op 4/1

4^th

Good News

1011-11

10/1

T: Mrs L RichardsJ: M Goldstein

Prominent, pushed along disputing 4th before final circuit, rallied to dispute lead 4 out, led 3 out, joined 2 out, weakened op 8/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

Beaufort West

810-10

18/1

T: A IrvineJ: N F Houlihan (3)

Disputing lead before final circuit, wide, pushed along before 3 out disputing 3rd, soon struggling, 7th approaching 2 out, one pace thereafter op 14/1

Also Ran

The Street

612-0

14/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge

Mid-division, pushed along before final circuit, still every chance before 3 out, one pace in 4th approaching 2 out, pulled up before last op 16/1

Carlow Farmer

911-7

33/1

T: M F HarrisJ: Mitchell Bastyan

Mid-division and pushed along before 4 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

Norton Hill

611-4

5/2f

T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle

Mid-division, pushed along before final circuit, fell 4 out op 15/8

The Tin Miner

1110-5

16/1

T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon (7)

Prominent, led before final circuit, soon pushed along, lost position before 3 out, 5th and ridden along before 2 out, pulled up before last op 14/1 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

Paricolor²³

Weight: 12-2| Age: 6

T: D Pipe J: Philip Armson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£1.70, £2.40, £1.50EX:£38.00Trifecta:£132.50Tricast:£106.41SF:£32.73Swingers:£6.30, £2.90, £5.00

Forecasts

Norton Hill (5/2), Prince Des Fichaux (10/3), Spike Jones (7/2), Paricolor (11/2), Martha Brae (17/2), Good News (10/1), The Street (14/1), The Tin Miner (16/1), Beaufort West (18/1), Carlow Farmer (33/1)

Plenty in with a shout but NORTON HILL looks the way to go given this son of Fame And Glory now gets the chance to tackle a staying trip for the first time having shaped well over shorter distances on both starts for his current handler. Course winner Beaufort West heads the list of dangers, although both Paricolor and Good News are weighted to have a say too in a competitive handicap.

NORTON HILL (IRE)
BEAUFORT WEST (IRE)
PARICOLOR (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Not At Present

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: N F Houlihan | T: B Pauling

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,684.002nd: £2,158.003rd: £1,078.004th: £540.005th: £350.006th: £350.00