15:10 Fontwell
Friday 31 March 2017
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bet365.com Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus | Class 5 | 2m 1f 145y | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 11 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 20.4s
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Regular front-runner who ran well on his reappearance at Doncaster. The form does not look that strong and he has been hit with a 5lb rise in the weights. Sure to come on for the run and appreciate the faster ground.
Made all on good ground to score over C&D at odds of 40/1 last December. Has not had those conditions since. Unlikely to be able to dominate from the front with Bletchley Castle in the lineup.
Did win a novice hurdle when trained in Ireland but has cut little ice in three handicaps so far. A further 6lb drop in the weights leaves him well treated and his stable are in better form now.
A ratio of three wins from 46 races does not raise expectations that he will follow up his latest Huntingdon success. Got home by the minimum margin and enjoyed a big weight concession from the runner-up. This looks tougher.
May have more to offer now handicapping. Has shown little thus far and best watched with an eye to the future.
A record of one win and one place finish in 20 starts is a telling story. In here on a 16lb lower mark than carried in that victory in 2015.
Pulled up last time at Huntingdon but had produced his two best career efforts around here prior to that. Interesting to see if he can do any better, from this mark, with ground conditions more to his liking.
0-24 under both codes. Flat form would indicate a preference for these conditions but form over hurdles leaves him with a mountain to climb.
Best form has been in sellers. Pulled up on both starts this season. Even allowing for the bad ground and a return from an absence, she has little to recommend her.
Easy winner on return from a two year break. Conditions will be quicker here but has proven to be effective on this going. "Bounce factor" is a consideration but connections have found another weak race. Up 14lb for that 16L success but remains well below his highest mark.
Makes a quick reappearance following a remote finish at WIncanton last weekend. Form of his best effort, on heavy ground, looks weak and things may happen too quick for him around here.
Non-Runners
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Persaverance28
Weight: 11-0| Age: 4
T: G & J Moore J: Joshua Moore
NR
Forecasts
Flanagans Field (7/4), Bletchley Castle (11/4), Persaverance (8/1), Intifadah (10/1), Silver Ticket (12/1), Monte Wildhorn (14/1), Tiradia (14/1), Bohernagore (14/1), Fidelity (16/1), Cosmic Statesman (20/1), Miss Attymon (50/1), Dainty Diva (100/1)
FLANAGANS FIELD bolted up on his return to action at Ffos Las. He comes here in better form than most in this lineup and, despite a 14lb rise in the weights, remains on a competitive handicap mark. He has run well off considerably higher in the past and a follow up is on the cards. Intifadah may be seen to better effect on this ground off a plunging mark and with his stable going well. Bletchley Castle ran well on his reappearance and can be expected to improve for the run. A 5lb rise in the weights leaves him conceding a stone to the selection and that may prove beyond him.
- Flanagans Field
- Bletchley Castle
- Intifadah
Prize Money
1st: £2,599.002nd: £763.003rd: £382.004th: £191.00
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