Fontwell Races

Fontwell

14:30

Mercedes-Benz Of Chichester Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Fontwell Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 Distance: 2m3f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf

Win: £1.80 Place: £1.10 £2.30 £1.10 Exacta: £8.50 Trifecta: £26.80

Non-Runners: Dropematthestation (self certificate, inflammation)

Previous Runs	Pos	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	SP	Beaten By	Formline
2m1½f 2m3½f 2m3½f	1st	#4Hardly Surprising Made all - faced challenge and ridden before 2 out - kept on(tchd 4/5)	4 G	AVG	Bryan Carver	Harry Fry	159 lbs	8/11F	Won	-
2m 2m1½f 2m5f	2nd	#10Testing Patience In touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - went second and pressed winner before 2 out - no extra after last(op 14/1)	6 G	Poor	Caoilin Quinn	Gary & Josh Moore	159 lbs	10/1	2.25	-
2m½f 2m½f 2m 2m4½f 2m	3rd	#1Cluain Chormaic (IRE) In touch with leaders - headway and went third before 2 out - no extra run-in(op 2/1)	4 G	Poor	Tom Cannon	Karen Jewell	159 lbs	9/4	2.25	-
2m7½f 3m1f 3m2f 2m5f 2m4f	4th	#12Porridge (IRE) Midfield - headway before 4 out - went fourth and weakened before 2 out(op 150/1)	4 F	Poor	Oscar Palmer (7)lbs	Tracey Leeson	145 lbs	250/1	15	-
2m	5th	#5Jetaway Holiday Midfield - headway before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 9/1)	5 G	Poor	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson	159 lbs	17/2	.5	-
2m1½f 2m 2m 2m1½f	6th	#3Graeme The Grey (GB) Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - in rear - headway before 2 out - weakened before last (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 40/1)	4 G	Poor	Tabitha Worsley (3)lbs	Nick Gifford	156 lbs	50/1	9.5	-
2m 2m1½f	7th	#6Knight Templar Took keen hold - in rear - not fluent 6th - headway before 2 out - weakening when not fluent last (jockey said gelding ran too free)	6 G	Poor	Harry Bannister	Richard J Bandey	159 lbs	28/1	5	-
2m 2m	8th	#13Mega Etoile Midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 66/1 t)	4 F	Poor	Robert Dunne	Henrietta C Knight	142 lbs	80/1	8.5	-
2m4½f	9th	#8Snowski Pressed leader - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 200/1)	5 G	Poor	Marc Goldstein	Karen Jewell	159 lbs	250/1	8	-
2m1½f	10th	#9Style De Folie Towards rear - weakened before 2 out(op 40/1)	4 G	Poor	Joe Anderson (3)lbs	Jamie Snowden	156 lbs	50/1	2	-
2m 2m 2m 2m½f 2m1½f	11th	#7Maximum Benefit (IRE) Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - weakened before 3 out(op 40/1)	4 G	Poor	Finn Lambert (3)lbs	Jo Davis	156 lbs	33/1	1.5	-
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f	99th	#11Cockney Cleopatra Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - weakened before 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said mare jumped poorly)(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)	4 F	Poor	Richie McLernon	Jim & Suzi Best	152 lbs	28/1	-	-