Fontwell Races
Fontwell
15:40
John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Fontwell
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m1½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £1.90 £1.70
Exacta: £11.20
Tricast: £38.12
Trifecta: £46.70
Non-Runners: He's A Latchico (self certificate), Ray's The One (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Thirtyfour Thirty (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Syd Hosie | 168 lbs | 7/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - towards rear 5 out - not fluent 4 out - mistake 3 out - headway from 2 out - went third last - jockey dropped whip run-in - led final strides(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Smart Casual (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Anthony Honeyball | 147 lbs | 2/1F | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 4th - mistake 5 out - went second after 3 out - led last - soon edged right against near rail - kept on but headed final strides(op 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Highlander Casseul (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Richard J Bandey | 164 lbs | 6/1 | 8.5 | Led - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 4 out - headed last - weakened and lost second run-in(op 7/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | What's My Line (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Michael Madgwick | 148 lbs | 11/4 | 4.25 | Towards rear - in touch with leaders 5 out - lost position after 3 out - rallied 2 out - lost third last - soon weakened(op 9/4) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Play By The Rules (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 167 lbs | 8/1 | 9 | Raced in second - lost second after 3 out - weakened and lost two places before last(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Leading The Way (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Tabitha Worsley
(3)lbs
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Georgie Howell | 149 lbs | 22/1 | 24 | Always behind - reminder after 5 out - detached after 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 20/1) |