Fontwell Races
Fontwell
15:10
Millstone Landscapes Charity Race Maiden Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB)
Fontwell
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025
Distance: 2m1½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £5
Place: £1.50 £1.30 £3.80
Exacta: £14.50
Trifecta: £108.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Boston Boy (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 159 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Towards rear - headway from 4 out - pressed leaders going easily 2 out - jumped right last - soon pushed along - hung left but led inside final 110yds | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Kalif d'Airy (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Gary & Josh Moore | 159 lbs | 9/4 | .5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on inner - bit short of room and switched left before 2 out - soon led narrowly but faced challenge - headed inside final 110yds(op 5/2 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Surrey Lord (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Toby Lawes | 159 lbs | 18/1 | 8 | In touch with leaders - slow jump 2nd - not fluent and pushed along briefly 4th - headway when bit short of room 2 out - went third last - no match for first two(op 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | French Symphony (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Callum Pritchard
(5)lbs
|
Ben Pauling | 154 lbs | 15/2 | 6 | Prominent - raced in second before 4th - lost two places from 2 out - weakened last(op 8/1 tchd 7/1) | |
| 5th | 8 | Whatsyourproblem (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 159 lbs | 11/5F | 4.25 | Took keen hold - prominent - briefly led before 2nd - led again before 4th - not fluent 4 out - faced challenges when not fluent 2 out - soon hung left and headed - weakened last (jockey said gelding jumped right-handed)(op 2/1 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Blue Bellamy (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Richard J Bandey | 159 lbs | 12/1 | 23 | Prominent on outer - weakened after 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Spectre One (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Dan Skelton | 159 lbs | 22/1 | 7.5 | Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding hung right-handed off the bend)(tchd 28/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Sgian Dubh (FR) | 4 G | Poor |
Daniel Sansom
(3)lbs
|
Seamus Mullins | 156 lbs | 25/1 | 3.5 | Jumped right throughout - took keen hold - led - briefly headed before 2nd - jockey looked down to see if something was amiss and lost position before 4th - bad mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 33/1) | |
| 9th | 9 | Precious Jean (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Suzy Smith | 152 lbs | 80/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - not fluent 3rd - struggling when mistake 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said mare hung right-handed and ran green)(op 66/1 tchd 100/1) | ||
| 10th | 10 | Surrey Nemesis (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Andy Irvine | 152 lbs | 400/1 | 5.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 2nd - lost ground after 5 out - weakened after 3 out(op 200/1 tchd 500/1) |