16:25 Fontwell

Saturday 3 October 2026

All14:0214:3715:1015:4516:2517:0017:35

KSR Lighting, The Ultimate Lighting Solutions Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 4m 31.67s

1^st

Birthday Angel

611-10

3/1f

T: Mrs L RichardsJ: Rex Dingle

Rear of midfield, headway after 3 out, took second before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, soon recovered and led led, asserted run-in, ran on and won going away op 5/2

2^nd

6 ½

Crown Of India

511-6

10/3

T: A M HalesJ: Bryan Carver

In touch with leaders, led approaching 6th, went clear before 2 out, reduced lead after 2 out, headed last, weakened run-in, no extra towards finish op 4/1

3^rd

Black Dakota

711-6

12/1

T: Daisy HitchinsJ: Robbie David (5)

Held up in rear, detached by several lengths after 3rd, pushed along to stay in touch after 5th, ridden and some headway 3 out, stayed on and switched towards far rail after last, took third towards finish

4^th

Devon Red

711-8

10/3

T: Nick ScholfieldJ: J M Quinlan

Soon raced in close second, lost one position before 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after last, lost third towards finish op 9/2

5^th

Diamond Egg

811-3

10/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Bradley Harris (3)

Towards rear, keen early, some headway after 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, weakened after last (rider said gelding ran too free) op 17/2 tchd 15/2

6^th

King Of The Bronx

512-0

80/1

T: S HosieJ: Ellis Collier (5)

Narrowly led, quickened after 5th, narrowly headed approaching 6th, outpaced and weakened quickly before 2 out op 50/1 tchd 100/1

7^th

Begin The Luck

1011-7

28/1

T: Daisy HitchinsJ: Ben Godfrey

Wore hood to post and taken down early, prominent, dropped to midfield after 5th, hampered 6th, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened and tailed off before 2 out op 22/1

Also Ran

A Tickatickatiming

810-13

10/3

T: Miss S WestJ: M Goldstein

Rear of midfield, raced keenly, making headway when blundered and unseated rider 4 out op 3/1 tchd 11/4

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Non-Runners

Desert Halo¹⁵⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: R Bandey J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.20, £1.30, £3.40EX:£11.20Trifecta:£116.90Tricast:£103.21SF:£14.01Swingers:£2.80, £7.50, £8.20

Forecasts

Birthday Angel (3/1), Desert Halo (3/1), Crown Of India (10/3), Devon Red (10/3), A Tickatickatiming (10/3), Diamond Egg (10/1), Black Dakota (12/1), Begin The Luck (28/1), King Of The Bronx (80/1)

CROWN OF INDIA shaped as if still in form behind a trio of next-time-out winners at Worcester last time and likely has a fitness edge on several of the main protagonists. He narrowly shades the vote over interesting stable-switcher Diamond Egg, with Desert Halo and Birthday Angel also appealing on return.

CROWN OF INDIA (IRE)
DIAMOND EGG (FR)
DESERT HALO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Jorebel

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 6

J: Freddie Gordon | T: C Gordon

1/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,697.002nd: £1,701.003rd: £850.004th: £426.005th: £212.00