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14:55 Fontwell Park
Fruity O'Rooney 'Heart Of A Lion' Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 33y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 61-7
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey T J O'Brien
always towards rear, pulled up
- Form 13-F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey J E Moore
in rear, headway before 3 out, ridden and in 5th before 2 out, never dangerous
- Form 7-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
held up mid-division, headway 3 out to chase leaders, in 4th from 2 out, never dangerous
- Form 633-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer H Whittington
- Jockey G Sheehan
made all, pushed along before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on
- Form P-1039
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer L Corcoran
- Jockey D A Jacob
held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 8-U5
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Kevin Jones
held up mid-division, reminders halfway, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 215-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G R I Smyly
- Jockey Tom Cannon
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, soon every chance, kept on but always held run-in
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R J Smith
- Jockey Joshua Moore
towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
- Form 403-9
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey L Treadwell
chased leaders, weakened from 3 out
Paris Snow
76- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Rob McCarth
chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out
- Form 41-1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey M J Quinlan
prominent, ridden before last, kept on same pace in 3rd
- Form 3095/P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer P Butler
- Jockey M Goldstein
in touch, reminders and lost place before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Point to point winner SOUPY SOUPS made a winning start under Rules when landing a bumper at Ffos Las last month. He is preferred on his hurdling bow to the other points winners Definitly Grey, Doitforthevillage and Hit The Highway. Emerging Force has been placed between the flags in Ireland while Hardtorock has made the frame in a bumper and Dragon De La Tour is expected to improve this season. Paris Snow was progressive on the Flat this year, winning four times, and goes hurdling for the first time in this.
Formwatch
Definitly Grey (IRE) 3-1fav (10-12) In touch, ridden and weakened 3 out, last of 7, dist behind Work In Progress (10-12) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gd in Oct.
Doitforthevillage (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) In touch, fell 2nd, at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) sft in Nov.
Dragon De La Tour (FR) 11-2 (10-13) Tracked leader, lost place over 5f out, 7th of 12, 32l behind Monkhouse (11-4) at Bangor 2m 1f (6) gd in Apr.
Emerging Force (IRE) 5-1 (12-2) Cl up, 5th aftr a mile & 6th 5out, prog 3out & ev ch in 2nd bef las until 3rd flat, no ex nr fin, 3rd of 15, nk behind Jack The Wire (12-2) at Dromahane 3m mdn gd in Apr.
Hardtorock (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) In rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 18 1/4l behind Aurillac (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m (3) gs in Oct.
Hill Forts Gypse (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) Always in rear, reminders 6th, soon behind, finished in own time, last of 5, dist behind More Buck's (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f (4) gd in May.
Hit The Highway (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, 3rd with a circuit to race, ridden under 3f out and no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Justforjames (12-0) at Cork 2m 4f sft in Apr.
Hurricane Volta (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Tracked winner until pushed along over 3f out, weakened soon after, last of 8, 22l behind Instill (9-0) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Kap Jazz (FR) 20-1 (10-12) Mid-division, mistake 2nd, not fluent next, well beaten from 3 out, 9th of 11, 31 1/4l behind Charbel (10-12) at Stratford 2m (3) sft in Oct.
Paris Snow 8-1 (11-4) In touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 9, 23 1/2l behind English Summer (11-4) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Aug.
Soupy Soups (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, hard driven over 5f out, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead close home, won at Ffos Las 2m mdn (6) gd in Oct beating Templeross (11-0) by nk, 10 ran.
Betsy Boo Boo 150-1 (10-10) Never fluent, chased leader, hit 6th and 8th, lost 2nd next, weakened approaching and hit 3 out, 4th of 9, 37 1/2l behind Girly Girl (10-10) at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) gs in Nov.
Generous June (IRE) 50-1 (10-10) Prominent, mistake 1st, went right and bumped next, soon lost place, behind after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) gs in Nov.