Fontwell

James Place "Hands And Heels" Handicap Hurdle (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys') (RE Initiative)

Distance: 2m5f164y
Going: Good
Prize: £3,248
Runners: 6
Winning time: 5m 25.16s (slow by 12.16s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 94
SP: 5/1
Jumped right on occasions - took keen hold - made all - clear 3rd - much reduced lead then mistake 5 out - went clear again before 4 out - reduced lead when not fluent 2 out - good jump last - kept on well(op 13/2)
2 8
Age: 7
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 102
SP: 11/4F
Held up in last - brief headway on outer 3 out - soon outpaced - rallied 2 out - went second just after last - no match for winner(tchd 3/1)
3
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 95
SP: 13/2
Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - went second then not fluent and bumped rival 2 out - soon lost position - went third run-in - kept on(op 8/1)
4 ½ 10
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 10lbs
OR: 84
SP: 8/1
Didn't jump with fluency - took keen hold - raced in second - carried head awkwardly home turn - lost position then bumped 2 out - disputing third run-in - kept on(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
5 13½
Age: 6
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 102
SP: 100/30
Held up in rear - jumped right 1st - not fluent 6th - not fluent 4 out - good headway on inner home turn - went second after 2 out - weakened and lost three places from last(op 3/1 tchd 7/2)
6 65 78½
Age: 7
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 102
SP: 4/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - disputing second when not fluent 5 out - dropped to last before 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the ground - described as good (good to soft in places) - and would prefer a slower surface; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 10/3)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6
Tote place: £2.60 £2
Exacta: £17.30
Trifecta: £69.60
CSF: £18.89