Fontwell Races
Fontwell
16:00
starsports.bet Handicap Hurdle
Fontwell
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025
Distance: 2m5½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75
Place: £1.20 £1.50 £3
Exacta: £9.40
Tricast: £47.63
Trifecta: £67.10
Non-Runners: Lightonthewing (travel problems), Oneandahalfdegrees (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Je Suis Sacre (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Robert Walford | 150 lbs | 7/4F | Won | Travelled strongly - led narrowly or disputed lead - led clearly after 8th - shaken up and went clear from 2 out - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding may have benefitted from the step up in trip and a less competitive field)(tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Ami Bondhu (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Nick Gifford | 168 lbs | 4/1 | 13 | In touch with leaders - hampered by faller 3rd - left in fourth 5th - hit 8th - disputing second 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Atlantic Power (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Richenda Ford | 147 lbs | 9/1 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - left in fourth 3rd - disputing second when mistake 2 out - no extra from last(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Millies Mite (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Karen Jewell | 149 lbs | 33/1 | 54 | Led narrowly or disputed lead - hit 6th - headed after 8th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(tchd 28/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Military Tycoon (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 156 lbs | 18/1 | 36 | Always behind - weakened 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Nowyouvebinandunit (GB) | 8 M | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 145 lbs | 9/1 | - | In touch with leaders - brought down 3rd(op 11/2) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Just Go For It (GB) | 12 M | AVG | Kevin Bishop | 167 lbs | 12/1 | - | Prominent - fell 3rd(op 15/2) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Bobalot (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Laura Horsfall | 168 lbs | 7/2 | - | In touch with leaders - left in third 3rd - bad mistake and unseated 5th(op 9/2 tchd 10/3) |