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12:30 Fontwell Park
Final Furlong Podcast Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 162y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
Fearless (IRE)
201- Form 15/3U1-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 122
led, pressed from 2 out, ridden and headed when mistake last, held flat
Busy Street
23- Form 4/9
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Harry Bannister
chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, mistake next, 3rd and no extra 2 out
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer John Berry
- Jockey W T Kennedy
chased leader, wandered into 1st, not fluent 4th, lost 2nd 4 out, mistake and weakened next, hanging left before 2 out
Imphal
455- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
chased leaders on inside, mistake 2nd, mistake and lost place 5th, switched right and effort before 3 out, 4th and no extra before 2 out
- Form 322
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Brendan Powell
mistake and unseated rider 1st
- Form 25-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up towards rear, headway 5th, went 2nd after 3 out, challenged from next, led and not fluent last, ran green and wandered flat, drew clear
- Form 7-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Madgwick
- Jockey Harry Kimber
chased leaders, lost place before 4th, closed next, weakened 6th
Crystal Tiara
281- Form 7-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey David Noonan
in rear, behind 4 out, mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
Ryveater
13- Form 859
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
not jump well, always well behind, pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Fearless easily landed the odds at Market Rasen in March, despite blowing the start, while Shinobi also had plenty in hand when scoring at Uttoxeter a month ago. But neither face a particular easy task under penalties as LE BOULEVARDIER, placed three times in decent bumpers, has the build to excel over hurdles even though he is Flat bred. Imphal hasn’t run for a while but has won four times on the Flat and was bought to go jumping. He was rated more than 30lb superior to Das Kapital on the level, though the latter did win over 1m4f at Chepstow in August.
Formwatch
Fearless (IRE) 4-5fav (11-1) Whipped round start and nearly unseated rider, not fluent made all, pushed along 2 out, ridden clear flat, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) gs in Mar beating Dusty's Choice (11-1) by 9 1/2l, 9 ran.
Busy Street 18-1 (11-0) Prominent, led before 2nd, not fluent and headed 3rd, led 6th, headed before next, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 9th of 17, dist behind Minella Encore (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Das Kapital 2-1fav (10-6) Close up, led approaching 2f out, soon edged left, joined inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 9, shd behind Lady Scatterley (11-4) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Imphal 7-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, ran on into 3rd well inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Knight Crusader (9-11) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Le Boulevardier 6-4fav (10-13) Midfield, driven over 3f out, pressed leader over 1f out, kept on without troubling leader final furlong, 2nd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Wellntyne (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) sft in Aug.
Lord Baddesley (IRE) 10-3 (11-4) Held up and behind, headway on outside 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Hoi Polloi (11-4) at Kempton 2m mdn (5) gs in Feb.
Sing Out Loud (IRE) 28-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 7th of 15, 5 1/2l behind Couldn't Could She (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Crystal Tiara 12-1 (10-5) Prominent, lost place before 3 out, 7th of 9, dist behind Manucci (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Ryveater 250-1 (10-12) Always behind, tailed off when mistake 4 out, 9th of 13, dist behind Operatic Export (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) gd in Sep.
Shinobi (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, not fluent 3 out, led after 2 out, clear when not fluent last, comfortably, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f (4) gd in Sep beating Smiths Cross (10-12) by 7l, 9 ran.
Peace Prevails 33-1 (10-5) Mid-division, closed after 3 out, went 3rd next, no impression, one pace, 3rd of 8, 24l behind Courtandbould (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Sep.