Racecards
12:40 Fontwell Park
John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 145y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 204-54P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer N R Mitchell
- Jockey H Cobden
tracked leaders, lost place after 3 out
Political Quiz
231- Form 16F648-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace
- Form 286-74
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey Tom Cannon
tracked leaders, mistake 3 out and soon hampered, ridden before last, kept on
- Form 114-517
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer K O Cunningham-Brown
- Jockey S Bowen
held up towards rear, reminders after 3rd, soon in rear, never dangerous
- Form 4126P/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 108
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 475-754
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Robert Williams
towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden before last, no impression
- Form 5731-42
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
mid-division, headway before 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, every chance last, kept on and well held
- Form 24-2746
- Age 11
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey T J O'Brien
always towards rear, weakened after 3 out
- Form 62-P666
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Frankie Penford
made all, not fluent last, edged right run-in, kept on well
- Form 23630P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey P J Brennan
towards rear, effort 3 out, no impression from next
Verdict
Gary Moore has won this three times in recent years so Hermosa Vaquera is respected after a good run on his return to hurdling at Plumpton, though this is a slightly better race. Benbecula has won on this tricky course though not for a long time and he ran poorly on his chasing debut at Wincanton last month. Thepartysover has also won on the track and is now on the same mark as when last successful while Cashanova showed his first sign of ability over timber at Kempton a month ago. Bulletproof, who completed a hat-trick last autumn, returned to winning ways at Kempton in May but ran a shocker on firm ground at Newton Abbot in July and hasn't been seen subsequently. GLOBAL THRILL hasn't won since March of last year but has generally competed at a slightly higher level and the assessor has given him a chance of returning to winning ways.
Formwatch
Benbecula 20-1 (10-10) Towards rear, well behind from 7th, pulled up before 3 out, at Wincanton 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Political Quiz 20-1 (10-4) In rear, not fluent 4th, headway 7th, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 14, dist behind Cottersrock (11-2) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Cashanova (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, every chance next, hampered last, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Herons Heir (11-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Bulletproof (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, outpaced before 4 out, headway after 3 out, no impression, 7th of 14, dist behind Stynes (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Wooly Bully 12-1 (11-5) Held up in last pair, tailed off 5th, pulled up before next, at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Global Thrill 6-1 (10-2) Tracked leading trio until before 3 out, weakened soon after, plugged on into modest 4th last, 4th of 5, 7l behind Midtech Valentine (10-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Hermosa Vaquera (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) In rear, headway before 8th, went 2nd before 4 out, challenged before 2 out, led befor elast, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind John Biscuit (10-5) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Thepartysover 8-1 (11-12) Held up behind, some headway after 3 out, driven to chase leaders when blundered next, never on terms, 6th of 11, 31 1/4l behind On The Road (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Bohernagore (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Took keen hold, headway tracking leader after 2nd, mistake 6th, pushed along when lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened after 3 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Ding Ding (10-13) at Plumpton 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Mount Vesuvius (IRE) 25-1 (10-10) In rear, struggling after 6th, well behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov.