17:40 Fontwell

Thursday 16 May 2024

All17:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Star Sports Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 6m 32.89s

1^st

Earth King

811-1

9/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: H Cobden

Raced in fourth, pushed along 10th, ridden next, made challenge 2 out, led flat, kept on well tchd 7/2

2^nd

Island Run

711-4

15/8

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, went second after 9th, jumped right when hit 3 out, made challenge before 2 out where led narrowly, headed flat, no extra towards finish tchd 7/4

3^rd

Norton Hill

812-0

13/8f

T: A J HoneyballJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Jumped right and lacked fluency throughout, led, ridden along before 10th, headed before 2 out, soon no extra, weakened flat op 15/8 tchd 2/1

4^th

Blue Ridge Hill

710-8

15/2

T: S DrinkwaterJ: R T Dunne

Held up in last, slow jump 4th, struggling soon after 3 out, lost touch before next, tailed off op 13/2 tchd 8/1

Also Ran

Emotional Memories

710-8

16/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Thomas Bellamy

Close up, not fluent 2nd, dropped to rear after 9th, ridden 10th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.00, £1.30EX:£10.40Trifecta:£20.00SF:£13.29

Forecasts

Norton Hill (13/8), Island Run (15/8), Earth King (9/2), Blue Ridge Hill (15/2), Emotional Memories (16/1)

EARTH KING has lost the plot over fences but is well treated on the form he showed over hurdles last spring and might be worth chancing back over timber in first-time headgear. Island Run has been back to form this spring and is second choice ahead of Norton Hill.

EARTH KING (IRE)
ISLAND RUN
NORTON HILL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

San Pedro

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 6

J: H Cobden | T: P Henderson

5/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,647.002nd: £2,138.003rd: £1,069.004th: £535.005th: £266.00