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15:00 Fontwell Park

Betfair Sponsors Lambourn Open Day Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,000 added
  • Winner: £1,952
  • 2nd: £573
  • 3rd: £286
  • 4th: £143
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 28.20s
  • Off Time: 15:00:33
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Black, Pink stripe, striped sleeves, Pink cap
  • Form 232-254
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

chased leader, led approaching 2 out, joined when hit last, stayed on until headed and no extra final 75 yards

2
Silk - Red, White sash, striped sleeves
9/1
  • Form 435
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

went right 1st, led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened soon after

3
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink hoop
  • Form 1-51223
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 125

raced wide, chased leading pair until 6th, outpaced and driven after 3 out, rallied to 3rd approaching 2 out, challenged and not fluent last, stayed on gamely to lead final 75 yards

4
Silk - Dark Blue and White diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 30P4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

in touch, ridden and outpaced 3 out, plugged on from next, no chance

5
Silk - Red, Grey diamond, Grey cap
20/1
  • Form 604/175
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

always towards rear, ridden after 5th, soon struggling, tailed off

6
Silk - Royal blue and red check, red sleeves, royal blue armlets, grey and red hooped cap
5/1
  • Form 6-23
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 110

went right 1st, close up, went 3rd 6th, switched right approaching 2 out, every chance last, weakened flat

7
Silk - Royal Blue, Red cross belts, striped sleeves, hooped cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

in touch, went right 4th, ridden in 4th after 3 out, weakened soon after

8
Silk - Emerald Green, White Cross of Lorraine, quartered cap
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

not fluent, always behind, reminders 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off

9
Silk - Royal Blue and Orange diabolo, Yellow sleeves and cap
150/1
  • Form F0700/P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 59

always in rear, struggling 5th, soon tailed off

10
Silk - Emerald green, white cross of lorraine, armlets and cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

held up in last quartett, ridden and struggling 6th, tailed off

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

None of the newcomers make much appeal in this and Young Valentino is also worth opposing. Bumper winner Just Cloudy hasn't shown much in two starts over timber and Journeyman clearly isn't one of Nicky Henderson's stable stars but there are possibilities about Penchesco, in the frame here and at Kempton in the autumn, and Gurtacrue. The latter has been placed in all three starts over hurdles and has already won a point-to-point and a NH Flat race. Coolbeg was tailed off at Towcester last time, however, and a better bet is ALLERFORD JACK. Caroline Keevil's gelding made a pleasing start to his hurdling career when fifth here last month and was a staying-on fourth at Taunton two weeks ago when held up off the pace. If ridden closer to the action here, the seven-year-old may be the one to beat.

Formwatch

Allerford Jack 11-2 (10-13) Took keen hold in touch, headway on inside before 6th, 4th after 3 out, ridden before next, disputing 3rd last, stayed on same pace flat, 4th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Dark Lover (11-4) at Taunton 2m 1f nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.

Coolbeg (IRE) 5-2 (11-4) Held up in touch, chased leaders 4 out, ridden to challenge approaching next, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 8, 42l behind Pret A Thou (11-2) at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (3) sft in Jan.

Gurtacrue (IRE) 5-2 (11-5) Led until 5th, every chance after 3 out, not fluent next, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 14, 22l behind Whoops A Daisy (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.

Journeyman (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Led, headed after 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 32l behind Sprinter Sacre (11-3) at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.

Just Cloudy 33-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, hard driven approaching next, soon one pace, 5th of 14, 46l behind Highland Valley (11-11) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.

Penchesco (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, effort 2 out, chased leading pair between last 2, edged right last, ridden and kept on flat, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Iolith (10-12) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.

Petit Ecuyer (FR) (10-10) 98th of 4, 4l behind Fair Attitude (10-8) at Evreux(FR) 1m 4f hcp gs in Sep (flat).

Private Patient (IRE) Glacial Storm gelding out of Blenheim Run.

Young Valentino 33-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, lost place when jumping slowly 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Mayolynn (11-12) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Feb, 11 ran.

Sir William Orpen 12-1 (8-6) Pulled hard towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 7l behind Suhailah (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb (flat).