Fontwell Races
Fontwell
12:32
Stay Safe Players At BetMGM Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Fontwell
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024
Distance: 2m1½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.84
Place: £1.10 £1.50 £1.40
Exacta: £4.90
Trifecta: £14.80
Non-Runners: Dance And Glance (vet's certificate), Malinificent (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Kalium (FR) | 5 G | Elite | Tim Vaughan | 163 lbs | 5/6F | Won | Made all - not fluent 3 out - mistake last - kept on(op 6/5 tchd 11/8) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Sanitiser (GB) | 5 G | AVG |
Rob Hargreaves
(7)lbs
|
Gary & Josh Moore | 149 lbs | 5/1 | 5.5 | Prominent - disputing second 4th - went second with one circuit to go - pressed winner 3 out - switched right and raced wide before 2 out - soon outpaced - kept on(op 9/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2) | |
| 3rd | 4 | Andashan (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 156 lbs | 4/1 | 8 | Took keen hold - prominent - wandered around 1st - went third with one circuit to go - ridden and weakened approaching last(op 7/2 tchd 16/5) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Hors Jeu (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Clive Boultbee-Brooks | 163 lbs | 6/1 | 16 | Held up in midfield - went fourth after 5th - mistake 3 out - soon outpaced - disputing fourth and no chance 2 out(tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Ballela Blaze (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Philip Armson
(3)lbs
|
Thomas Gallagher | 153 lbs | 200/1 | 2.5 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway into midfield 6th - briefly went fourth and ridden after 3 out - soon outpaced and no chance(op 125/1 tchd 300/1) | |
| 6th | 8 | Pearl's Pirate (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Gary & Josh Moore | 156 lbs | 11/1 | 3.5 | Always behind - lost touch after 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Polly Pi (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Evan Williams | 149 lbs | 150/1 | 6.5 | Never better than midfield - weakened after 3 out(op 125/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Beauld As Brass (GB) | 5 G | AVG | George Baker | 156 lbs | 100/1 | - | Took keen hold - always behind - didn't jump well - lost touch 3 out - tailed off when pulled up 2 out (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Xyle Enki (FR) | 6 M | Poor | Robert Walford | 149 lbs | 33/1 | - | Raced in second - lost position with one circuit to go - midfield when not fluent 6th - dropped to rear and tailed off when pulled up 2 out (jockey said mare ran too free)(op 25/1) |