Racecards
19:40 Fontwell Park
bet365 Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £3,100 added
- Winner: £2,014
- 2nd: £591
- 3rd: £296
- 4th: £148
- Form 514320
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
held up behind in touch, headway 7th, outpaced 3 out, weakened next
Redbridge Rebel
194- Form 43/24P6-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
in touch on outside, headway to lead after 5th, headed before 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and no impression between last
- Form 500P21
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J L Flint
- Jockey Mr T J Flint
tracked leaders, went 2nd at 7th, challenged 3 out, led before next, ridden between last 2, went right last, stayed on well flat
Motou (FR)
43- Form 6775-32
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey J M Maguire
tracked leaders, switched outside 3 out, went 2nd next, ridden and effort between last 2, switched inside and went left last, no extra flat
- Form 84403/0-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
led or disputed lead, mistake 4th, lost place next, behind from 7th, continued tailed off
- Form 8P4-523
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 92
led or disputed led to 5th, tracked leader to 7th, outpaced when not fluent 3 out, soon behind
Verdict
Irish import PATSY CLINE bolted up at Stratford on just her second start for John Flint. She has earned a penalty for that success but may still be good enough to follow up against these. Motou and Burnt Again will both be pressing for a place but Dancing Jack looks too high in the weights and Sleeping Du Granit has been absent for a while. So has Redbridge Rebel though the Philip Hobbs' gelding is almost certainly better than he's shown so far.
Formwatch
Dancing Jack (FR) 25-1 (11-7) Prominent until 5th, 10th of 16, 33l behind The Lemonpie (10-1) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Redbridge Rebel 100-1 (11-0) Chased leading pair, not fluent 2nd, weakened after 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 10, well behind Super Duty (11-8) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hdl (2) gs in Feb.
Patsy Cline (IRE) 2-1fav (10-5) Tracked leaders, left 2nd from 5th, led before 2 out, clear before last, easily, won at Stratford 2m 6f mares NH nov hdl (4) gd beating Fashion Faux Pas (10-12) by 13l, 9 ran.
Motou (FR) 9-2 (11-7) Mid-division on inside, headway under pressure after 4 out, chased winner next, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace in clear 2nd, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 15l behind Victor Hewgo (11-5) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Jul.
Sleeping du Granit (FR) 40-1 (11-8) Behind, lost touch after 4th, tailed off next, 10th of 11, well behind Fidelor (11-10) at Warwick 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Dec.
Burnt Again (IRE) 2-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, well beaten 3rd when jumped slowly next, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 4, 36l behind Charming Lad (11-11) at Fontwell 3m 2f 5yo nov hcp (4) gs in Jun.