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14:05 Fontwell Park

Gerrard Financial Services Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 31.10s
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Pink, Emerald Green and Pink chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap, Emerald Green diamonds
10/1
  • Form P0P84-P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 100

held up mid-division, hampered 8th, ridden and one pace from 2 out

2
Silk - Emerald green and white stripes, hooped sleeves
10/3
  • Form P06F2-1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 100

held up behind, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, stayed on flat, never troubled leaders

3
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap
7/1
  • Form 6P846-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 99

held up behind, good headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, hung left and headed soon after last, no extra

4
Silk - Brown, Red hoop, sleeves and cap
  • Form 8UF0-U2
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 94

led, mistake and headed 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off

5
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue diamond and diamond on cap

Eau Pure (FR)

12 t CD
11/2
  • Form 6712-05
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 92

mid-division, not much room on bend approaching 2 out, weakened next

6
Silk - Light Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, Yellow sleeves, Light Blue armlets and star on Yellow cap
16/1
  • Form 066P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 90

mid-division, headway and went left 8th, ridden and mistake 2 out, kept on same pace

7
Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue chevron and armlets, White cap
  • Form 4/370P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 89

chased leaders, driven after 7th, hampered next, soon behind

8
Silk - Yellow, Light Blue spots, armlets and cap
11/1
  • Form 6P8P/P8-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 85

always towards rear, held off from 3 out

9
Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, White sleeves, Yellow cap
7/2
  • Form 6863R-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 77

in touch, bumped badly 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace

10
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue Cross of Lorraine, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 976P00/
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 74

took keen hold in mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, led soon after last, ridden out

11
Silk - Yellow, Purple sleeves, Yellow armlets

Spider Boy

17 p
66/1
  • Form P8334/7
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 64

chased leaders, led to 3 out, ridden and headed next, one pace after

In depth

Verdict

The three to look out for in the opener are Morson Boy, Murphy's Nails and The Kirk with the vote going to the last named. The Kirk is relatively unexposed and has improved with every run. He finished a decent second over three miles at Worcester on his penultimate start and came good last time out when scoring at Wincanton earlier in the month. The rise in the weights means this will be tougher but if he can over come that he should win again. Morson Boy won a seller for Paul Nicholls at Hereford last time out and is now in the hands of Karen Marks. He had proven difficult to win with prior to his latest win and will need to step up a gear if he is to win in this company. Murphy's Nails ran his best race to date last time out and if growing in confidence will enter calculations. But for the winner we return to The Kirk.

Formwatch

General Duroc (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) In touch, ridden after 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Monger Lane (11-8) at Exeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) hvy in Apr, 8 ran.

The Kirk (NZ) 7-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders 2 out, led approaching last, ran on well, won at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gd beating Kimono Royal (11-11) by 2l, 11 ran.

Murphy's Nails (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) With leader, led and not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, headed and not quicken flat, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Sunnyarjun (10-10) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf.

Eau Pure (FR) 10-1 (11-0) Held up,slightly hampered after 2nd, headway approaching 7th, one pace from 2 out, 5th of 10, 8l behind My Lady Link (10-8) at Aintree 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl (E) gd.

Celestial Heights (IRE) 25-1 (11-11) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up at the 11th in race won by Kimoe Warrior (10-7) at Taunton 3m nov hcp chs (F) gf in Apr, 14 ran.

Manque Neuf 16-1 (10-9) Held up in mid-division, headway 7th, led approaching 8th, ridden and headed 3 out, one pace, 4th of 16, 14l behind Esters Boy (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gd in Apr.