2025-03-28 Fontwell 15:10
Fontwell

Millstone Landscapes Charity Race Maiden Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB)

Distance: 2m1f162y

Going: Good

Prize: £4,193

Runners: 10

Winning time: 4m 21.28s (slow by 9.78s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 4

2 Boston Boy

J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:111 SP:4/1

Towards rear - headway from 4 out - pressed leaders going easily 2 out - jumped right last - soon pushed along - hung left but led inside final 110yds

2 ½

4 Kalif d'Airy

J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:107 SP:9/4

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on inner - bit short of room and switched left before 2 out - soon led narrowly but faced challenge - headed inside final 110yds(op 5/2 tchd 2/1)

3 8 8½

7 Surrey Lord

J:Kevin Brogan T:Toby Lawes

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:18/1

In touch with leaders - slow jump 2nd - not fluent and pushed along briefly 4th - headway when bit short of room 2 out - went third last - no match for first two(op 12/1)

4 6 14½

3 French Symphony

J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Ben Pauling

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:104 SP:15/2

Prominent - raced in second before 4th - lost two places from 2 out - weakened last(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

5 4¼ 18¾

8 Whatsyourproblem

J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien

Age:7 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:108 SP:11/5F

Took keen hold - prominent - briefly led before 2nd - led again before 4th - not fluent 4 out - faced challenges when not fluent 2 out - soon hung left and headed - weakened last (jockey said gelding jumped right-handed)(op 2/1 tchd 5/2)

6 23 41¾

1 Blue Bellamy

J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:12/1

Prominent on outer - weakened after 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

7 7½ 49¼

6 Spectre One

J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:22/1

Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding hung right-handed off the bend)(tchd 28/1)

8 3½ 52¾

5 Sgian Dubh

J:Daniel Sansom(3) T:Seamus Mullins

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:95 SP:25/1

Jumped right throughout - took keen hold - led - briefly headed before 2nd - jockey looked down to see if something was amiss and lost position before 4th - bad mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 33/1)

9 1 53¾

9 Precious Jean

J:Gavin Sheehan T:Suzy Smith

Age:5 Weight:10st 12lbs

OR:- SP:80/1

Took keen hold - held up in rear - not fluent 3rd - struggling when mistake 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said mare hung right-handed and ran green)(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)

10 5½ 59¼

10 Surrey Nemesis

J:Marc Goldstein T:Andy Irvine

Age:5 Weight:10st 12lbs

OR:- SP:400/1

Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 2nd - lost ground after 5 out - weakened after 3 out(op 200/1 tchd 500/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5

Tote place: £1.50 £1.30 £3.80

Exacta: £14.50

Trifecta: £108.50

CSF: £13.52