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16:35 Fontwell Park

bet365 Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 162y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,800 added
  • Winner: £3,119
  • 2nd: £916
  • 3rd: £458
  • 4th: £229
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 38.70s
  • Off Time: 16:35:35
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Green, Royal Blue diamond
  • Form 0-476
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 115

prominent, led soon after 4th, made rest, clear soon after 2 out, eased flat

2
Silk - Orange, beige cross belts, brown sleeves
  • Form PPP
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up well in rear, not fluent 3rd, struggling from 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last

3
Silk - BLACK, YELLOW disc, striped sleeves and cap
40/1
  • Form 7/P-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

chased clear leading pair until approaching 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last

4
Silk - Pink, yellow disc, sleeves and cap
  • Form 578
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

towards rear, tailed off 4 out, finished in own time

5
Silk - Purple and yellow (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, yellow and purple quartered cap
11/10
  • Form 252
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

led, headed soon after 4th, chase winner, outpaced soon after 2 out

6
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap
25/1
  • Form 84
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

well in rear, headway 2 out, soon chased clear leading pair, plugged on

7
Silk - White, black spots
33/1
  • Form 7-47F68
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-7

well in rear, headway 2 out, plugged on

In depth

Verdict

FLAMINGER will likely start at prohibitive odds in this. He finished a distance clear of the rest of the field when runner-up to Christopher Wood over course and distance last month and the latter has subsequently won again. Gary Moore’s charge should have little to fear from today’s opposition and is impossible to oppose with a clear round. It’s difficult to make a case for any of the remainder given their woeful form to date though Cilaos Glace may do better back over this shorter trip.

Formwatch

Cilaos Glace (FR) 16-1 (10-12) In touch in rear, headway 4 out, soon tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2 out, 6th of 9, 27l behind Admiral Barratry (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f (4) sft in Dec.

Further North (FR) 250-1 (11-2) Always towards rear, mistake and ridden 6th, pushed along and tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Plumpton 2m 5f (3) gs in Jan.

O'Rahilly (IRE) 7-2 (12-2) Tr ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, mstk 5out and lost place, sn wknd, pu 2out, at Mainstown 3m mdn sft in Dec.

Solar Glory (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, driven halfway, lost place over 6f out, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Ishkhara Lady (10-9) at Plumpton 2m 2f (5) sft in Dec.

Flaminger (FR) 14-1 (10-12) Led, went clear before 3 out, reduced lead and joined next, headed before the last, finished tired, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Christopher Wood (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) sft in Feb.

Kenny George 50-1 (10-12) Held up in last pair, mistake 5th, headway chasing leaders next, weakened on long run after 3 out, tailed off, 4th of 7, dist behind Christopher Wood (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) sft in Feb.

Minnie Escape 100-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, wandered into 1st, lost place after next, well beaten from 5th, 8th of 11, dist behind Not So Sleepy (11-2) at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) gd in Feb.