Fontwell Races
Fontwell
15:30
John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Fontwell
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024
Distance: 2m1½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.30
Place: £1.60 £2 £1.80
Exacta: £23.90
Tricast: £107.62
Trifecta: £107.60
Non-Runners: Footloose Man (self certificate), Guinessed (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Motazzen (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Henrietta C Knight | 149 lbs | 4/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - headway before 2 out - pressed leader when hit 2 out - ridden to lead before last - went clear inside final 110yds(op 9/2 and tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Soldier's Leap (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Jack Andrews
(3)lbs
|
T Ellis | 151 lbs | 4/1 | 5 | Took keen hold - raced wide - midfield - headway on outer before 4 out - not fluent 2 out - went second before last - no match for winner(op 6/1 and tchd 13/2) | |
| 3rd | 3 | John Betjeman (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Mark Gillard | 166 lbs | 7/1 | 1.75 | Disputed lead - hit 3 out - headed before last - soon lost second - no extra run-in(op 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 11 | No Guarantee (GB) | 4 G | Poor |
Tabitha Worsley
(3)lbs
|
Cynthia Woods | 139 lbs | 100/1 | 26 | In touch with leaders - no extra before 2 out(op 150/1) | |
| 5th | 2 | Almuhit (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Isabelle Ryder
(7)lbs
|
Gary Brown | 161 lbs | 22/1 | 0.3 | In rear - not fluent 2 out - some headway before last - no telling impression(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 6th | 4 | Mi Sueno (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Paddy Butler | 161 lbs | 33/1 | .75 | Led narrowly or disputed lead - not fluent 2nd - soon raced in second - weakening when hit 2 out(op 40/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Diesel Line (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Jeremy Scott | 155 lbs | 4/1 | 6.5 | Towards rear - brief headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 10/3 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Summer In Milan (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Chris Gordon | 168 lbs | 10/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Je Suis Sacre (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Robert Walford | 152 lbs | 3/1F | 0.05 | Always behind - mistake 4 out - tailed off before 2 out(tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3) |