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18:55 Fontwell Park

Gander's Gentleman Groupies Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 49y
  • Going: Good (Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,300 added
  • Winner: £4,094
  • 2nd: £1,202
  • 3rd: £601
  • 4th: £301
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 52.80s
  • Off Time: 18:55:14
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Royal blue, red cross of lorraine, royal blue sleeves, red spots, red cap
  • Form 07054-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 117

mostly in touch, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next

2
Silk - Red, Dark Blue seams, striped sleeves, Red cap
5/4
  • Form 63-3U1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 122

mid-division, raced keenly, headway 6th, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression on winner last, stayed on same pace

3
Silk - Royal Blue, White sleeves, Royal Blue and Yellow striped cap
100/1
  • Form 78PP-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, mistake 3rd, jumped left and unseated rider 4th

4
Silk - Brown, pink triple diamond, sleeves and cap
100/1
  • Form /
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-12

always behind

5
Silk - Royal Blue and White diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap
5/2
  • Form 54-3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, led after 6th, headed 4 out, led 3 out, shaken up when not fluent last, comfortably

6
Silk - Black and Orange (quartered), Orange sleeves and cap
  • Form 393/884-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 110

led until after 2nd, prominent, not fluent 3 out, one pace 2 out, no extra flat

7
Silk - Black, emerald green star and armlets, emerald green cap, black star
14/1
  • Form 0P-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-8

prominent, led after 2nd, not fluent 4th or when headed 5th, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened

8
Silk - Light Blue and Yellow stripes, hooped sleeves, Light Blue cap
100/1
  • Form 00-6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5

towards rear, struggling 6th, well behind 4 out

9
Silk - RED, GOLD sleeves, BROWN and GOLD quartered cap
  • Form 0-740
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5

towards rear, headway 6th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last

10
Silk - DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE stars, DARK BLUE and RED hooped sleeves and cap
50/1
  • Form 33/0-5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5

jumped right, prominent, led 5th, headed after next, led 4 out, headed 3 out, one pace 2 out, no extra flat

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Roll Of The Dice won a maiden hurdle over a shorter trip here recently but has a bit to find on these terms with Irish raider TORCELLO. The latter scored at Tramore on his latest start and is partnered by Richard Johnson for this. Nicky Henderson’s Mill Green looks a live danger hurdling for the first time after placing in a bumper at Towcester and is preferred to the more exposed Sensible Friend but the remainder are harder to fancy on what little they have shown over hurdles so far.

Formwatch

Roll Of The Dice (IRE) 9-4 (11-0) Tracked leaders, effort after 2 out, challenged on outside last, ridden to lead flat, kept on, won at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) gd in May beating Ringa Ding Ding (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.

Torcello (IRE) 6-4jfav (11-7) Tracked leaders, headway after 3 out and led next, pushed along to assert approaching last, kept on well run-in, won at Tramore 2m mdn gd in Jun beating Count Simon (11-7) by 4l, 15 ran.

All The Colours 25-1 (12-0) A wl bhnd; t.o & pu 14, at Parham 3m mdn gs in Apr.

Highly Likely (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Took keen hold in mid-division, wide on bend 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, soon behind, tailed off, last of 13, dist behind Rezwaan (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Jun.

Mill Green 7-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Shaughnessy (10-12) at Towcester 2m (5) gd in May.

Sensible Friend (GR) 66-1 (10-12) Pulled hard in rear, headway to chased leaders after 3rd, not fluent 5th, weakened after 2 out, 4th of 7, 10l behind Diese Des Bieffes (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Nov.

Leoro (IRE) 4-1 (10-9) Held up in touch in rear, chased leaders 3 out, ridden before next, weakened last, 6th of 7, 31 1/2l behind Stradivarius Davis (11-0) at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) gd in May.

Carried Away 150-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, some headway on outside approaching 5th, tailed off 4 out, never a factor, 6th of 7, dist behind Shazzamataz (11-1) at Kempton 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in May.

Delayed Reaction 80-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5th, weakened 3 out, 11th of 16, dist behind Grageelagh Girl (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f mdn (4) gd in Jun.

Elegant (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Held up in touch, outpaced 3 out, never a threat, weakened before next, tailed off, 5th of 8, dist behind Roll Of The Dice (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) gd in May.