Fontwell

Mercedes-Benz Of Chichester Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m5f164y

Going: Heavy

Prize: £3,248

Runners: 9

Winning time: 5m 43.54s (slow by 29.54s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

1 Mask Of Zorro

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Age: 5

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 98

SP: 16/5

Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - ridden and headway before 2 out - led before last - pecked on landing last - went clear inside final 110yds(op 5/2)

2 4¼

4 El Bandido Pancho

J: Rex Dingle

T: Ben Clarke

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 7lbs

OR: 91

SP: 9/4F

Prominent - led before 6th - not fluent 4 out - not fluent 3 out - headed before last - no extra run-in(tchd 15/8 and tchd 11/4)

3 5 9¼

3 Ferret Jeeter

J: Chad Bament(7)

T: Anthony Honeyball

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 8lbs

OR: 92

SP: 4/1

In touch with leaders - headway and went second before 7th - weakened before last(op 9/2)

4 9 18¼

7 Nowyouvebinandunit

J: Conor O'Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 7lbs

OR: 77

SP: 11/1

Towards rear - headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)

5 5 23¼

2 Weaver's Answer

J: James Bowen

T: Tim Vaughan

Age: 7

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 98

SP: 9/2

Raced wide - towards rear - headway before 3 out - pressed leaders before 2 out - weakened quickly before last(op 15/2)

6 12 35¼

9 Dawn's Desire

J: Harry Kimber

T: Robert Walford

Age: 5

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 72

SP: 22/1

Towards rear - not fluent 5th - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)

7 5 40¼

8 Break Heart Hill

J: James Best

T: Fiona Shaw

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 72

SP: 50/1

In touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - not fluent 4 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 40/1)

6 Grey d'Alco

J: Tom Cannon

T: Richard Rowe

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 9lbs

OR: 79

SP: 25/1

Led - not fluent 5th - headed before 6th - weakened before 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 20/1)

5 Bredon Hill Dart

J: Lucy Gardner

T: Sue Gardner

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 2lbs

OR: 86

SP: 14/1

Raced in last - jumped left 1st - soon detached - weakened and pulled up before 7th (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 12/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4.20

Tote place: £1.50 £1.30 £1.80

Exacta: £11.80

Trifecta: £35.30

Tricast: £29.26

CSF: £11.23