Fontwell Races
Fontwell
16:55
Smith And Western Hoedown Handicap Hurdle
Fontwell
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025
Distance: 2m1½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.30
Place: £1.90 £1.10 £2.70
Exacta: £15.70
Tricast: £69.55
Trifecta: £102
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Ilitch (FR) | 7 G | AVG |
Murray Dodd
(7)lbs
|
Stuart Edmunds | 159 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Towards rear - headway before 4 out - went third when short of room home turn - ridden when disputing second after 2 out - hung left approaching last - led final 110yds - won going away(tchd 9/2) | |
| 2nd | 8 | Ugo Bingo (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 161 lbs | 7/4F | 2.5 | Prominent - not fluent 4 out - led just before 2 out - kept on but headed final 110yds(op 9/4 tchd 13/8) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Sambezi (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Oliver Signy | 164 lbs | 11/1 | 4.25 | Held up in last - not fluent 4 out - good headway from 3 out - going best just before 2 out - disputing second approaching last - no extra from last(op 15/2 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Copper Cove (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 165 lbs | 13/2 | 19 | Led - disputed lead 2nd - jumped right when raced in second 4th - lost position after 3 out - weakened after 2 out - went modest fourth run-in(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Soigneux Bell (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Gary & Josh Moore | 163 lbs | 28/1 | 19 | Took keen hold - prominent on inner - disputed lead 2nd - led clearly 4th - headed just before 2 out - soon weakened - mistake and lost fourth last(op 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Lord Maher (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Karen Jewell | 168 lbs | 40/1 | 9 | Reminder after 4th - always behind(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | I Love You Sivola (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Helen Nelmes | 142 lbs | 40/1 | - | Prominent - pushed along briefly and switched right on outer after 1st - reminder after 2nd - not fluent and lost position 5th - pulled up after 4 out(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Call To Duty (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Emma Lavelle | 165 lbs | 11/2 | - | Prominent on inner - not fluent 3rd - lost ground quickly and in rear after 5th - pulled up after 3 out(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Roi De Baviere (FR) | 3 G | Poor |
Fern O'Brien
(7)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 148 lbs | 18/1 | - | Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 2nd - not fluent 5th - weakened 3 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 16/1) | |
| 99th | 6 | Calshot Spit (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Sheena West | 164 lbs | 17/2 | - | Midfield - headway 4 out - disputing third when bad mistake 3 out - soon pulled up quickly (jockey said gelding made a mistake jumping 3rd last)(op 12/1) |