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14:20 Fontwell Park

Brighton And Hove Life Magazine 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 34.90s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - BLACK, WHITE hoops, EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap
3/1
  • Form 1251
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

mid-division, hit 2nd, headway after 6th, chased winner approaching 2 out, weakened

2
Silk - Yellow, black star, hooped sleeves, red cap
25/1
  • Form F1-006
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace

3
Silk - Red, Black chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
9/2
  • Form 0-346
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

made all and soon clear, stirrup leather broke approaching 6th, blundered next, kept on well when challenged flat

4
Silk - Yellow, light blue hoop
  • Form 1-1223
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

chased winner, ridden after 3 out, stayed on well and every chance flat, just failed

5
Silk - Black, Light Blue cross belts and sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 6F6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

always towards rear,tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

6
Silk - BLACK, RED chevron, hooped cap
50/1
  • Form F06
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened

8
Silk - Royal Blue, large Red spots, Royal Blue sleeves, Red spots, Red cap
14/1
  • Form 2-510P5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace

9
Silk - Grey, pink stars, white cap
40/1
  • Form 500
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

always towards rear, tailed off from 3 out

10
Silk - CLARET, ETON BLUE spots on body, BLUE cap
33/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

never fluent in rear, tailed off from 5th

12
Silk - Yellow, Black spots and armlets
  • Form 0-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9

always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before last

7
NR
  • Form 5502
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

Nonrunner

11
NR
  • Form 052
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Not much strength in depth here and although 12 go to post there are only three to be interested in. Brendan Powell has a useful prospect in the shape of Colonel Frank, and he would have no trouble winning an ordinary novice around here, but he faces two above average performers in Desmond Tutu and Spud One, and third place looks the best he can hope for. Desmond Tutu, a dual bumper winner, has been a little disappointing over timber to date, proving costly for punters to follow, having gone off favourite on two of his three outings over hurdles, once at long odds on. It may again pay to oppose him with Spud One, who impressed when seeing off the well-regarded Tollbrae at Huntingdon. The faster ground there seemed to bring about some improvement, so with the ground drying out all the time, he should have conditions to suit.