14:10 Fontwell

Tuesday 12 December 2023

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

BetMGM: It's Showtime Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 58.19s

1^st

Herakles Westwood

611-13

11/8f

T: W GreatrexJ: S Bowen

Prominent on outer, pushed along home turn, pressed leaders 2 out, ridden and led bypassed final flight, kept on tchd 6/4

2^nd

3 ½

Talimar Pearl

511-9

7/1

T: J TizzardJ: Tom Cannon

Mid-division, smooth headway on inner into 2nd after 3 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed bypassed final flight, no extra run-in op 13/2 tchd 15/2

3^rd

5 ½

Bertie B

512-0

12/1

T: C Boultbee-BrooksJ: Mr Tommie M O'Brien (3)

Towards rear, pushed along and headway 3 out, went 4th home turn, every chance jumping 2 out, soon ridden and ran on one pace op 9/1 tchd 17/2

4^th

Fortuitous Favour

511-0

10/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle

Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, soon well behind op 15/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

Bombay Sapphire

611-12

8/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Max Kendrick

Disputed lead, led narrowly 4th, headed approaching 2 out, ridden before bypassed last, tired quickly run-in op 11/1

6^th

Ipso Falco

511-1

25/1

T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon (5)

In rear, pushed along halfway, tailed off op 22/1 tchd 28/1

7^th

1 ¼

Letmetellusomethin

511-1

16/1

T: Jonjo O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Disputed lead, headed and remained close up 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened quickly before next op 18/1

Also Ran

The Cox Express

411-2

14/1

T: R WalfordJ: R T Dunne

Handy, pushed along and dropped away home turn, pulled up 2 out op 16/1 tchd 18/1

Inspector Lynley

610-2

4/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed

In touch on outer, pushed along after 3 out and no response, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out tchd 18/5

Crookbarrow

510-2

100/1

T: Cynthia WoodsJ: Benjamin Poste

Chased leaders, ridden and lost ground after 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.38Pl:£1.20, £1.90, £2.90EX:£9.50Trifecta:£54.30Tricast:£87.24SF:£12.58Swingers:£2.30, £4.80, £11.20

Forecasts

Herakles Westwood (11/8), Inspector Lynley (4/1), Talimar Pearl (7/1), Bombay Sapphire (8/1), Fortuitous Favour (10/1), Bertie B (12/1), The Cox Express (14/1), Letmetellusomethin (16/1), Ipso Falco (25/1), Crookbarrow (100/1)

The manner in which HERAKLES WESTWOOD forged clear in the closing stages at Lingfield recently suggests even a 9 lb rise may not stop him with the longer trip here promising to see him in an even better light. Talimar Pearl was runner-up twice in the spring and should go well if resuming in similar form. The likes of The Cox Express, Letmetellusomethin and Fortuitous Favour are potential improvers in handicappers and need monitoring in the betting.

HERAKLES WESTWOOD (FR)
TALIMAR PEARL (FR)
THE COX EXPRESS

Previous Winners

2022

Alexandra Romanov

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 5

J: M Goldstein | T: Miss S West

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,406.002nd: £1,567.003rd: £784.004th: £392.005th: £195.00

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