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16:55 Fontwell Park
Follow Vickers.Bet On Twitter Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 162y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £2,614
- 2nd: £1,204
- 3rd: £602
- 4th: £301
- Form P1-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Bradley Harris
raced keenly towards rear, went 4th 4f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on, not pace to challenge
Tapley
237- Form 55462-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
made all, pushed along 2f out, kept on gamely, always doing enough
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
in rear, in touch, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten
Honore
251- Form 0-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer P Phelan
- Jockey N F Houlihan
in rear, in touch, pushed along 4f out and struggling
- Form 42-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on but no impression, faded inside last
- Form 5-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and every chance well over 1f out, ran on, no impression
Lady Linchpin
103- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer M Madgwick
- Jockey M Goldstein
prominent, lost ground 5f out, soon well behind and pulled up
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
FORTUNA LIGNA showed plenty of promise on her debut at Warwick last season in what was probably a more competitive bumper than this. Point-to-point winner El Muchacho was odds-on at Plumpton in May but only managed second. Proper Twelve also has form between the flags, as does Tapley, while Bentley's Return is a half-brother to a winning bumper and hurdler so is worth a market check.
Formwatch
El Muchacho (IRE) 10-11fav (11-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, no extra and headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Times Are Blue (10-10) at Plumpton 2m 2f (5) gd in May.
Tapley 5-1 (11-11) Ld, sl mstk 7out, 4l adv 4out, ld gng well appr str, 2l adv last where mstk, sn hdd & no ex cl hm, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Wasini Island (11-11) at Ballinaboola 3m mdn gd in Feb.
Bentley's Return (IRE) Mahler gelding out of Deianira.
Honore 300-1 (10-5) Always in rear, tailed off, last of 11, 13 3/4l behind Our Jester (11-8) at Lingfield 2m (2) pol in Jan.
Proper Twelve (IRE) 5-2 (11-6) Pr, slw 6th, 4l dwn in 2nd 4out, rdn bef 2out, 1l dwn when left ld 2out, jnd last where mstk & sn hdd, no ex, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Deep Cave (11-11) at Belclare 3m mdn Yielding - Soft in Mar.
Fortuna Ligna (IRE) 13-2 (10-12) Towards rear, headway and plugged on final 2f, 5th of 16, 9 1/4l behind Game On For Glory (10-12) at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Lady Linchpin 200-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, pushed along halfway, behind from 6f out, last of 12, dist behind Queens Highway (11-0) at Southwell 2m (5) gd in Jun.
Zulu Hours 16-1 (10-12) Held up in last trio, never on terms, last of 9, 21l behind Teeceethree (10-12) at Warwick 2m (5) gd in Sep.