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12:45 Fontwell Park

Crown Racing Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 110y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 48.30s
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Light Blue, Maroon cross belts and armlets

Cullian

51
6/1
  • Form 9574-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

held up, headway after 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, 4th and beaten when pulled up after last

3
Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow cap, Red diamond
  • Form 95
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders until 3rd, soon behind, tailed off

4
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow stars, hooped sleeves, White cap
20/1
  • Form 4-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

in touch until weakened approaching 3 out

5
Silk - Light Blue, Pink epaulets, armlets and cap
9/1
  • Form 8
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

with leader, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on

6
Silk - Mauve and Black (quartered), Mauve sleeves, White cap, Mauve diamond

Megalex

14
33/1
  • Form 3P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, one-paced from 3 out

7
Silk - Dark Blue, Red star, halved sleeves, Red cap

Neltina

27
6/4
  • Form 21414
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

led, hit 2nd, headed approaching 3 out, kept on same pace

8
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), Maroon sleeves and cap
  • Form 0-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

soon well behind, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out

9
Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue stars, sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 8-52523
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, headway approaching 6th, led approaching 2 out, kept on

10
Silk - Yellow, Red and Gold striped cap
  • Form 4P412
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

always towards rear, tailed off from 6th

2
NR
  • Form 112213
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

In depth

Verdict

This is a cracking novice event for the track, with the free running Priests Bridge likely to have most of her field on the stretch before they have gone too far. Cullian made a winning debut over timber when beating Sel at Folkestone, but the latter isn't much better than a plater and she will need to find much more here. Robyn Alexander should run well without being good enough to win, while a bigger threat may come from Neltina, who although flaterred by her proximity to Rhinestone Cowboy at Newbury, she can only improve from that effort and whatever this dual bumper winner does today, she looks one to keep in mind for a similar event.