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15:25 Fontwell Park
Join The Vickers.Bet Free Bet Club Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 49y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,700 added
- Winner: £4,193
- 2nd: £1,932
- 3rd: £966
- 4th: £484
- Form 1144-1F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
raced on inside, mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 6th, came wide turning in, pushed along in 3rd before 2 out, high head carriage and plugged on into 2nd at the last, ridden and hung left run-in, no chance with winner
- Form P51/PP-9
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey James Best
chased winner until after 2nd, chased leaders, weakened and mistake 3 out
- Form 0/088
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer C Poulton
- Jockey Charlie Price
raced wide, tracked winner after 2nd until 6th, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
- Form F5/2-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Caoilin Quinn
always rear-division, tailed off 3 out, never a factor
- Form 2-677
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer O Signy
- Jockey James Davies
raced wide, chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, no impression when lost 2nd at the last, plugged on in well held 3rd
- Form 12
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey D A Jacob
chased leaders, went 2nd 6th until hit 3 out and pushed along in 3rd, weakened in 4th before 2 out, lost that placing between last two, dropped to 6th run-in
- Form 78
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey N F Houlihan
always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and struggling in rear after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up after next
Nordic Storm
20- Form 04
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
off the pace and always towards rear, mistake 2 out
- Form P-071
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Ben Clarke
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
made all, in command before 2 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
- Form 9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
well in rear, mistake and reminders 3rd, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
Wellwillya
46- Form 770-P63
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs H R J Nelmes
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
soon towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 5th, ridden in remote 5th after 3 out, tailed off
- Form 3-222
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Anthony Charlton
- Jockey H Cobden
held up off the pace in last pair, closer out wide after 3 out, plugged on into remote 4th between last two
In depth
Formwatch
Bowenspark (IRE) Evensfav (11-2) In touch in mid-division, slow 4th and pushed along briefly, closed before 6th, 4th and weakening when fell last, at Haydock 2m (1) gs in Nov.
Come On Paddy Mac (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Jumped left at times, raced wide off the pace in 4th, went left 3 out, pushed along and lost that placing after 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off, 9th of 11, dist behind Golden Ace (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) sft in Jan.
D'ambonnay (IRE) 200-1 (11-4) Towards rear, tailed off 4 out, 8th of 13, dist behind Fierce Warrior (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Dec.
Hidalgo Des Bordes (FR) 7-4 (12-2) Twrds rr, 9th 1/2way, clsr in 6th aftr 5out, 4th aftr 3out, rdn in 2nd aftr 2out to chall ldr, 3l dwn last, ko flat, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Lock Out (12-2) at Punchestown 3m mdn Yielding in May.
How And Ever (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Off the pace and always towards rear, 7th of 12, dist behind Billy Boi Blue (11-4) at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jan.
Johnny Blue (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Led narrowly, pushed along home turn, headed narrowly last, no extra and soon held run-in, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Fiveonefive (11-12) at Hereford 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Jolyjump (FR) 100-1 (11-0) Mid-division, pushed along home turn, tailed off 3 out, 8th of 9, dist behind Gidleigh Park (11-6) at Newbury 2m 5f (3) sft in Dec.
Nordic Storm 125-1 (11-5) Off the pace in 6th, went modest 4th after 3 out, never on terms with principals, 4th of 11, 35 3/4l behind Golden Ace (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) sft in Jan.
Risk De Pluie (FR) 20-1 (11-7) Hdwy 11; went 2nd aft 13; led 15; comf, won at Wadebridge 3m mdn sft in Dec beating Ocojohn (12-0) by 8l, 11 ran.
Rue St Denis (IRE) 11-4fav (11-2) Never closer than mid-division, pushed along and struggling towards rear halfway, 9th of 15, 18 1/2l behind Tap N Go Leo (11-2) at Hereford 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Wellwillya 6-1 (10-2) Midfield, headway on inner before 3 out, driven along before next, ran on well before last, kept on run in, not reach leaders, 3rd of 13, 9 1/4l behind Sindabella (10-3) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Yalla Habibi (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Centreofattention (11-2) at Wincanton 1m 7f (5) gs in Jan.