15:55 Fontwell

Saturday 6 October 2018

All13:4014:1514:5015:2015:5516:3017:05

Royal British Legion 'Thank You' Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 49y  |   Good to Soft  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:55  |   Winning time: 4m 52.4s
1st
Horse silk
2
10/11f
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Held up, progress 6th, led approaching 2 out, clear approaching last, driven out flat op 6/5 tchd 5/4
2nd
Horse silk
16
1
3/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Always prominent, went 2nd 5th, led 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon ridden, beaten when hit last op 5/2 tchd 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
3
3
11/4
T: T LaceyJ: R Johnson
Keen early, chased leader to 5th, every chance 3 out, soon weakened tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1
4th
Horse silk
38
5
14/1
T: John BerryJ: Jack Quinlan
Led, mistake 7th, headed and blundered 3 out, soon ridden and weakened op 11/1 tchd 16/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
410-12
66/1
T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (5)
Held up last, hit 4th, reminders after 5th and 6th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 7th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.10, £1.50EX:£3.60Trifecta:£5.80SF:£4.27

Forecasts

Commanche Red (10/11), Dorking Cock (11/4), Rebel Royal (3/1), White Valiant (14/1), Roystory (66/1)

Verdict

It would be wrong to say the Skelton team are under a cloud but a 1-28 record over the past two weeks (at time of writing) is not the rate of return one would expect. Rebel Royal sets the standard but has to concede a penalty to two nice horses from respected yards. Comanche Red landed a Kempton bumper for this yard and is clearly one his trainer will expect to land a race of this nature before long. On this occasion DORKING COCK is favoured as he represents a trainer/rider combination who have forged an impressive record. The gelding looked green on debut but acquitted himself in a bumper against some top-class prospects.
  1. Dorking Cock
  2. Commanche Red
  3. Rebel Royal

Previous Winners

2017
Chosen Path
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 4
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £301.00

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