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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)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m3½f 2m 1m4f 2m
1st
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)
6 G AVG
Henrietta C Knight 149 lbs 4/1 Won
2m3f 2m 1m4f 1m5f 2m1½f
2m 2m 2m½f
2nd
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)
5 G AVG
T Ellis 151 lbs 4/1 5
2m1f 2m 2m2½f 2m 2m½f
2m½f 2m 2m1f 2m 2m
3rd
Disputed lead - hit 3 out - headed before last - soon lost second - no extra run-in(op 6/1)
9 G Poor
Mark Gillard 166 lbs 7/1 1.75
1m7f 1m7f 1m7f 2m½f 2m
2m 2m5½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m1½f
4th
In touch with leaders - no extra before 2 out(op 150/1)
4 G Poor
Cynthia Woods 139 lbs 100/1 26
1m7f 2m4½f 2m 2m½f 2m½f
2m1f 2m3f 2m7f 2m3f 2m½f
5th
In rear - not fluent 2 out - some headway before last - no telling impression(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
5 G AVG
Gary Brown 161 lbs 22/1 0.3
3m 2m4½f 2m5f 2m3½f 2m
2m1½f 2m 1m4f 1m2f 2m
6th
Led narrowly or disputed lead - not fluent 2nd - soon raced in second - weakening when hit 2 out(op 40/1)
6 G Poor
Paddy Butler 161 lbs 33/1 .75
2m 2m 1m4f 2m 2m3f
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 1m7f
7th
Towards rear - brief headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 10/3 tchd 11/4)
7 G AVG
Jeremy Scott 155 lbs 4/1 6.5
2m3f 2m5½f 2m1½f 2m 2m
2m3f 2m1½f 2m3f 2m
8th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
6 G Poor
Chris Gordon 168 lbs 10/1 .75
2m5½f 2m7½f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m3½f
2m 2m 2m
9th
Always behind - mistake 4 out - tailed off before 2 out(tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3)
6 G AVG
Robert Walford 152 lbs 3/1F 0.05
1m7f 2m5½f