15:40 Fontwell

Tuesday 12 December 2023

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

John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 59.23s

1^st

Thirtyfour Thirty

412-0

7/2

T: S HosieJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders on outer, lost position 5th, not fluent and behind 3 out, pushed along and rallied before 2 out, plenty to do in 4th jumping last, ridden and stayed on gamely flat to lead final strides tchd 9/2

2^nd

Smart Casual

510-7

2/1f

T: A J HoneyballJ: R P McLernon

Chased leaders, not fluent 5th, went 2nd home turn, pressed leader after 2 out, led approaching last, ridden and stayed on run-in, headed final strides op 9/4

3^rd

8 ½

Highlander Casseul

611-10

6/1

T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister

Led, not fluent 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, soon faced challenge, headed approaching last, ridden and kept on one pace run-in op 7/1 tchd 5/1

4^th

4 ¼

What's My Line

610-8

11/4

T: M MadgwickJ: M Goldstein

Towards rear, no impression and pushed along after 3 out, rallied before next and chased leaders, ridden and no progress after 2 out, weakened run-in op 9/4

5^th

Play By The Rules

411-13

8/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Lorcan Murtagh

Prominent, pushed along in 3rd home turn, gradually faded 2 out op 17/2 tchd 9/1

6^th

Leading The Way

710-12

22/1

T: Georgie HowellJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

In rear, reminders after 2nd, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, tailed off op 14/1 tchd 20/1

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Non-Runners

Ray's The One²⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M Pattinson J: Tom Cannon

He's A Latchico⁴

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: G L Moore J: Rob Hargreaves

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.90, £1.70EX:£11.20Trifecta:£46.70Tricast:£38.12SF:£11.20Swingers:£1.90, £3.60, £2.60

Forecasts

Smart Casual (2/1), He's A Latchico (5/2), What's My Line (11/4), Thirtyfour Thirty (7/2), Highlander Casseul (6/1), Play By The Rules (8/1), Ray's The One (10/1), Leading The Way (22/1)

The case for HE'S A LATCHICO is a pretty compelling one, given that he's 2-2 over C&D and found just one too good off this mark in a stronger race at Sandown on Saturday. What's My Line also has winning form here and looks the main danger on the back of his recent Lingfield success. Smart Casual is probably capable of better than he has shown thus far and is most interesting of the remainder.

HE'S A LATCHICO (IRE)
WHAT'S MY LINE
SMART CASUAL

Previous Winners

2022

Ray's The One

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 5

J: James Best | T: M Pattinson

10/1

Prize Money

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

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