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14:45 Fontwell Park

Ocean Fm Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 110y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 40.00s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Alfa Sunrise

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Samby

    13/8

      3
      Silk -

      Darina's Boy

      10/1

        1
        Silk - Dark Blue, Orange braces, sleeves and cap

        Alfa Sunrise

        64
        5/1
        • Form 5-2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        led, headed after 2f, led again 4f out, soon clear, easily

        2
        Silk - MAROON, WHITE stars, WHITE sleeves, MAROON stars

        Almontasir (IRE)

        169
        50/1
        • Form P
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-4

        chased leaders until weakened halfway, tailed off and pulled up 7f out

        3
        Silk - DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE chevrons, DARK BLUE sleeves and cap

        Boardroom Dancer (IRE)

        13/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        in touch, outpaced 7f out, stayed on from 2 out

        4
        Silk - Dark Blue, White hoops, diamonds on sleeves and cap

        Darina's Boy

        243
        10/1
        • Form U1-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-4

        led after 2f, headed 4f out, one-paced

        5
        Silk - Emerald Green, Purple armlets

        Heron's Ghyll (IRE)

        42
        9/4
        • Form 2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened

        6
        Silk - Black and white (quartered), white sleeves and cap

        Irishkawa Bellevue (FR)

        25/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-4

        always behind, tailed off

        7
        Silk - Dark Green, Beige star

        New Leader (IRE)

        38
        25/1
        • Form 7
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        in touch, behind from halfway, tailed off

        9
        Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green stars, Dark Blue sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Emerald Green star

        Samby

        30
        13/8
        • Form 2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-4

        in touch, headway 6f out, ridden 4f out, kept on but no chance with winner

        10
        Silk - White, Dark Blue sash, White and Dark Blue striped sleeves and cap

        Tin Symphony

        25/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-13

        held up, headway halfway, ridden over 4f out, 3rd and beaten when swerved left and unseated rider 1f out

        8
        NR

        Pimlico (IRE)

        39
        • Form 50
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-4

        In depth

        Verdict

        Plenty of clues will be provided by the market in what looks to be the stronger of the two divisions of the National Hunt Flat race. Heron's Ghyll is selected as our pick for this race after a fair performance first time out. She was a little unlucky to run into a promising type in Bourbon Manhattan and compensation surely awaits. Alfa Sunrise is clearly in regard at the Bob Buckler stable. He was set to run in a decent contest at Newbury on 27 December but this alternative engagement has been selected. Darina's Boy heads from a stable with a 50% strike rate in these races this term and must be respected on debut. Boardroom Dancer looks the main alternative to our selection. Denis Caro and Peter Scudamore look to be forming a formidable partnership and today's booking of crack conditional Robbie McNally looks highly interesting. Samby looked green at Warwick and looks as if he has plenty of growing to do.