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12:35 Fontwell Park
Southern Cranes And Access Ltd Juvenile Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 145y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 231
- Age 3
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
led to 3rd, led again before 2 out, blundered last, kept on well
- Form 241F4
- Age 3
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace
Boethius
14- Form 5F4
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey W Featherstone
mid-division, blundered 2 out, soon weakened
Dusty Raven
25- Form -
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey J E Moore
towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on to take 2nd place run-in, no chance with winner
- Form 6U
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Dave Crosse
tracked leaders, led 3rd, headed before 2 out, ridden before last, weakened run-in
- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey M Goldstein
mid-division, outpaced 3 out, headway before and well held when fell last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A winner over hurdles in France during the summer, Saintemilion debuts for Paul Nicholls and is penalised for that success. RAINBOW DREAMER also carries a 7lb penalty for his recent course and distance win but Alan King’s charge beat a subsequent winner on that occasion and should go close again on the strength of that form. Boethius posted a much better effort when fourth at Ffos Las and is preferred to Masterson and Funny Oyster while Dusty Raven makes his hurdling debut after nine unsuccessful starts on the Flat.
Formwatch
Rainbow Dreamer 10-11fav (10-12) In touch, led before last, kept on well, won at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Dec beating Volpone Jelois (10-12) by 3 1/4l, 9 ran.
Saintemilion (FR) (10-3) 4th of 8, 7l behind Desinvolte (10-7) at Auteuil 2m 2f hvy in Sep.
Boethius 50-1 (10-12) In touch, jumped slow 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 5 1/2l behind Sporty Yankee (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Dusty Raven 9-2 (9-1) Taken to post early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 5l behind Shan Dun Na Ngall (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (7) pol in Dec.
Masked Bandit 33-1 (9-5) Slowly away, pulled hard, in rear, ran wide on bend 6f out, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Archery Peak (9-8) at Windsor 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Oct.
Masterson (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, jinked left and unseated rider 2nd, at Kempton 2m (3) gd in Oct.
Funny Oyster (IRE) 33-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, led 6th, headed before 2 out, one pace, 6th of 9, 16 3/4l behind Rainbow Dreamer (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Dec.