13:57 Fontwell

Wednesday 21 October 2026

All13:5714:3215:0715:4216:1716:50

Betting.Bet Free Racing Tips Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 4m 55.80s

1^st

Tread Carefully

511-4

2/1f

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Made all, edged right before last, stayed on well flat, comfortably op 9/4 tchd 11/4

2^nd

5 ½

Lord Du Gouet

511-4

3/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: J J Burke

Chased winner, driven after 2 out, no impression final 110 yards op 11/4 tchd 5/2 and tchd 10/3

3^rd

On The Bayou

611-4

5/1

T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver

Chased leaders, not fluent 5th, lost place before 2 out, no impression after but plugged on flat and went third towards finish op 9/2

4^th

Eastern Rock

511-4

15/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in mid-division, keen early, not fluent 1st, headway 3 out, went third before 2 out, no extra last, lost third towards finish op 8/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

Uptoyourselves

510-11

100/1

T: Mrs L RichardsJ: M Goldstein

Mid-division on inside, slow 3rd, effort 4 out, lost place after 3 out, no impression after op 33/1

6^th

Ben Cruachan

711-4

10/3

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Ben Jones

Chased leaders, not fluent 4th or 6th, no impression before 2 out op 5/1

7^th

Graeme The Grey

611-4

100/1

T: N J GiffordJ: Tabitha Worsley

Towards rear on outside, some headway 6th, weakened from 3 out op 125/1 tchd 150/1

8^th

Uncle Scrooge

511-4

10/1

T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon

Mid-division, headway 6th, pushed along and lost place 4 out, well beaten from next, mistake 2 out op 17/2 tchd 7/1

9^th

My Lady D'ex

410-9

500/1

T: R HobsonJ: Mr H Hunt (7)

Towards rear, mistake 1st, well beaten from 3 out, mistake 2 out op 150/1

10^th

Midnight Lexi

410-9

200/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell

Always behind op 125/1 tchd 100/1

Also Ran

Unknown Stranger

511-4

500/1

T: J & S BestJ: R P McLernon

Always behind, pulled up after 3 out op 150/1

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Non-Runners

Cool Customer²²⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: Fern O'Brien

La Trinite²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: N B King J: J M Quinlan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.30, £1.50, £1.80EX:£12.00Trifecta:£44.90SF:£9.02Swingers:£2.00, £3.00, £3.10

Forecasts

Tread Carefully (2/1), Lord Du Gouet (3/1), Ben Cruachan (10/3), On The Bayou (5/1), Cool Customer (5/1), Eastern Rock (15/2), Uncle Scrooge (10/1), La Trinite (25/1), Uptoyourselves (100/1), Graeme The Grey (100/1), Midnight Lexi (200/1), My Lady D'ex (500/1), Unknown Stranger (500/1)

TREAD CAREFULLY went 0-6 over hurdles last season but the form he showed in defeat on several occasions means he sets the standard. The form of On The Bayou's Exeter second means he remains of interest, whilst the pick of several intriguing hurdling debutants is perhaps Fergal O'Brien's Cool Customer.

TREAD CAREFULLY (IRE)
ON THE BAYOU (IRE)
COOL CUSTOMER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Fountains Blenhein

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 6

J: Rex Dingle | T: A J Honeyball

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,446.002nd: £2,509.003rd: £1,254.004th: £628.00