12:50 Fontwell

Friday 6 November 2026

All12:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:43

KSR Lighting Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 4m 20.10s

1^st

Smokehouse

511-4

4/7f

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Chased leader, ridden to challenge leader 2 out, led last, stayed on well and eased clear on run in op 8/11 tchd 8/15 and tchd 4/5

2^nd

2 ½

Max D'airy

411-4

18/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R P McLernon

Led, pressed by winner from 2 out, headed last, kept on one pace run-in op 22/1

3^rd

Baddy Wood

411-4

16/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Callum Pritchard

Held up behind leaders, ridden to chase leaders before 2 out, not fluent last, weakened run-in op 18/1 tchd 14/1

4^th

The Mad Poet

511-4

7/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell

Held up behind leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out tchd 3/1

5^th

Without Cause

411-4

5/1

T: B PaulingJ: Beau Morgan (5)

Raced greenly in rear, some moderate late progress to pass beaten horses from 2 out op 9/2 tchd 4/1

6^th

1 ¼

Galante De Vassy

410-11

20/1

T: T SymondsJ: Ned Fox (3)

Towards rear, headway into mid-division 4 out, weakened 2 out op 18/1

7^th

Padel Whacker

411-4

40/1

T: Jamie & Josh MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn

Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 33/1

8^th

King Rolo

511-4

250/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Mid-division, ridden and lost touch before 3 out, tailed off op 150/1 tchd 125/1

9^th

6 ½

Wet Sail

410-11

250/1

T: D SkeltonJ: C J Todd

Always towards rear, lost touch after 3 out, tailed off op 150/1

Also Ran

The Drunken Sailor

411-4

50/1

T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon

Towards rear when unseated rider 2nd tchd 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.58Pl:£1.10, £2.50, £3.30EX:£9.20Trifecta:£76.70SF:£14.97Swingers:£3.30, £3.60, £16.20

Forecasts

Smokehouse (4/7), The Mad Poet (7/2), Without Cause (5/1), Baddy Wood (16/1), Max D'airy (18/1), Galante De Vassy (20/1), Padel Whacker (40/1), The Drunken Sailor (50/1), King Rolo (250/1), Wet Sail (250/1)

Despite failing to win a bumper between them, SMOKEHOUSE and The Mad Poet displayed plenty of ability and they could be the pair to focus on now hurdling. Marginal preference is for the Snowden inmate. Of the rest, point recruit Without Cause has to be of interest.

SMOKEHOUSE (IRE)
THE MAD POET (IRE)
WITHOUT CAUSE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Kocktail Bleu

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: Freddie Gordon | T: C Gordon

85/40

Prize Money

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