May 07 / 17.35 Fontwell

17.35

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bet365 Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 5f 164y
  • Class 5
  • 10 runners
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bet365 Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

9/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.50
  • Place: £2.20

Form: 769/V-

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in a bumper here; very quiet in his qualifying races but was only 13-2 for handicap debut here 12 days ago when the race was declared void; could raise his profile.
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1st

2

8th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 166y

Class 4

16:15 Fontwell

Ferret Jeeter

11st 5lb

J: Chad Bament

T: Anthony Honeyball

Three-time hurdle winner this season and added to his tally on last month's chasing debut at Plumpton (3m1f, good to soft), asserting on run-in to score by 5l; only 3lb higher for this return to hurdling and won't mind if the ground ends up good; sports first-time blinkers; must be considered.

11/10

1st

1

16th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 157y

Class 5

16:15 Plumpton

Ferret Jeeter

12st 0lb

J: Chad Bament

T: Anthony Honeyball

3-9 over hurdles, the wins at 2m5f-3m1f (one here), and recent effort off this mark under Chad Bament when second around here was solid; probably on a stiff enough mark, but appeals as the type to improve for fences and a bold showing can be expected on chase debut.

9/4

2nd

5

9th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:30 Plumpton

Ferret Jeeter

11st 0lb

J: Chad Bament

T: Anthony Honeyball

Made all for clearcut C&D (soft) success four weeks ago and is now 3-8 over hurdles; also suited by good/good to soft ground and might still be on the upgrade; commands respect.

9/4

5/2

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 78331- CD

Last run: 40 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Third on his chase debut before returning to hurdles over C&D (good) and making pretty much all in the first-time visor; up 6lb but that was a convincing win and he's not had a lot of racing.
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3

26th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

15:47 Fontwell

Summer In Milan

11st 12lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

12

26th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

12:57 Fontwell

Summer In Milan

10st 6lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

4

3rd Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

16:48 Fontwell

Summer In Milan

11st 8lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

C&D winner in a first-time visor in March (good; 5lb lower) but beaten between 10l and 14l in three subsequent races, the last two over fences (cheekpieces/visor); should give his running, though improvement has come on good ground.

5/2

Form: 31P36- D

Last run: 126 days

W: 10st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Narrow winner of a Stratford handicap over similar trip last summer and only 1lb higher now; ran okay to be third in this first-time headgear combination at Kempton and would have found the ground too soft last time; one of two runners for last year's winning yard.
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3rd

7

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

17:05 Stratford

Inspector Lynley

10st 3lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Neil Mulholland

Beaten 20l by a handicap blot when second at Fontwell (2m5f, good) and was then a disappointing favourite at Southwell; however, he is on his last winning mark and Sean Bowen takes over.

7/2

7

2nd Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:15 Southwell

Inspector Lynley

10st 11lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Neil Mulholland

Just 1-17 over hurdles but returned from break with fairly good second at Fontwell (2m5f, good) last month, albeit no threat to a handicap blot; will be fine over today's longer trip; high on the list.

3/1

5

7th Sep 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

14:12 Fontwell

Inspector Lynley

10st 9lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Neil Mulholland

Now back on same mark as for hard-fought success at Stratford (2m6f, good) last summer but returned from break with low-key C&D run in May and has been absent for another four months since.

10/1

Form: 0408-

Last run: 61 days

W: 10st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Goes up in distance for his handicap debut but he hasn't shown much at all thus far.
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11

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

16:50 Fontwell

Well Presented

10st 6lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Lacked fluency and was always in rear over C&D (good) on handicap debut in May; needs to be a completely different proposition on this first appearance since.

25/1

5th

8

7th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

17:35 Fontwell

Well Presented

10st 5lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Goes up in distance for his handicap debut but he hasn't shown much at all thus far.

25/1

5th

8

7th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

17:35 Fontwell

Well Presented

10st 5lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Goes up in distance for his handicap debut but he hasn't shown much at all thus far.

25/1

Form: /5B27- BF

Last run: 39 days

W: 10st 5lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Second to the favourite over 2m6f at Stratford in March (good to soft) but was beaten 20l back there later in the month; possible contender if able to repeat that penultimate effort.
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3rd

12

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

14:05 Taunton

Nowyouvebinandunit

10st 2lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Neil Mulholland

Longstanding maiden but bang there in two 2m5f handicaps at Fontwell (good to soft; in cheekpieces) before struggling there last time on heavy (first-time visor); can be given another chance; 2lb wrong but a 3lb claimer takes over.

16/1

12

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

16:50 Fontwell

Nowyouvebinandunit

10st 5lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

0-15 over hurdles but was creditable second at Stratford (2m6f, good to soft) in March and caught the eye making headway from the rear on consecutive 2m7f starts in June/July; 1lb wrong here but could have a say.

8/1

6th

13

16th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

17:10 Uttoxeter

Nowyouvebinandunit

10st 2lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

0-14 over hurdles but hasn't been with Neil Mulholland all that long and caught the eye making smooth headway from the rear at Bangor (2m7f, good; finished fourth) last month; could have a say.

9/1

OUR TIP

Form: /6PP4-

Last run: 43 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Three-time winner in 2023, the last twice over 2m7f; signs of a revival with a 5l fourth at Taunton (3m, good) and needs considering.
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7th

2

7th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

17:35 Fontwell

Ma Belle Noire

12st 0lb

J: Ciaran O’Shea

T: Harry Fry

Three-time winner in 2023, the last twice over 2m7f; signs of a revival with a 5l fourth at Taunton (3m, good) and needs considering.

7/1

7th

2

7th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

17:35 Fontwell

Ma Belle Noire

12st 0lb

J: Ciaran O’Shea

T: Harry Fry

Three-time winner in 2023, the last twice over 2m7f; signs of a revival with a 5l fourth at Taunton (3m, good) and needs considering.

7/1

Form: 0082-

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in a 3m point; tailed off in her first three hurdles but was upped to 2m7f for her handicap debut at Newcastle (good) and ran well from the front; the winner appears to be improving; should go well.
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1st

3

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

14:00 Huntingdon

Ballyhiho

11st 6lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: D J Jeffreys

Fairly treated on hurdle form and seems to need good ground, on which she was well beaten on chase debut two months ago; could be wiser for that experience but she was a remote last.

9/4

5th

6

28th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

16:33 Stratford

Ballyhiho

10st 12lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: D J Jeffreys

Got off the mark over hurdles at Worcester (2m4f) in August and not discredited after three months off when a fading fourth of nine in 2m6f handicap here 19 days ago; much respected on her chase debut.

13/2

Form: 71662- C

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Won a weak race here on hurdling debut; runner-up in his first handicap at Plumpton (2m4f, good) but only four finished and may need more here.
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10

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Worcester

Vorderman

10st 13lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Roger Teal

Got off the mark in a Fontwell juvenile last December (soft); second on his handicap debut at Plumpton (2m4f, good) in April, he fell early on next time and was pulled up following a bad error last time; still has time on his side and not out of this on this step up in trip.

14/1

7

25th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

14:58 Fontwell

Vorderman

10st 8lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Roger Teal

Won a weak race here on hurdling debut in December; second under Ben Ffrench Davis at Plumpton (extended 2m4f, good) early last month in his first handicap but only four of five finished and he unseated early here on latest outing; early days but he probably needs some improvement.

20/1

7

25th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

14:58 Fontwell

Vorderman

10st 8lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Roger Teal

Won a weak race here on hurdling debut in December; second under Ben Ffrench Davis at Plumpton (extended 2m4f, good) early last month in his first handicap but only four of five finished and he unseated early here on latest outing; early days but he probably needs some improvement.

20/1

Form: 68584-

Last run: 40 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Beaten 15l and 10l in his two handicaps at about this sort of trip, the latest over C&D when tried in cheekpieces; will need to jump better than last time and did carry his head awkward as well.
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No Results Found

Form: 3P2PV-

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Runner-up over 3m2f here last summer but she's hard to predict and was pulled up next time; 66-1 for a void race here 12 days ago.
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7

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

16:20 Fontwell

Glorious Mist

10st 2lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Paddy Butler

0-14 over hurdles and absent since pulled up on consecutive outings in the autumn; can't be recommended from 7lb out of the weights.

100/1

8

20th Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

17:17 Plumpton

Glorious Mist

10st 5lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Paddy Butler

Belied 80-1 odds when close second at Fontwell (3m2f, good; first-time cheekpieces) in June 2024, but has a poor record since.

33/1

11

21st Sep 2025

Good To Firm

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

14:20 Plumpton

Glorious Mist

10st 2lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Paddy Butler

Belied 80-1 odds when close second at Fontwell (3m2f, good; first-time cheekpieces) in June 2024 but has poor record since; 3lb wrong here.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta £28.70
Straight Forecast £24.68
Tricast £49.62
Trifecta £110.90

Selections

POSTDATA:

Summer In Milan

SPOTLIGHT:

Ballyhiho

RP RATINGS:

Pearl's Pirate

The Sun:

Ma Belle Noire

Daily Mirror:

Ballyhiho

The Times:

Summer In Milan

Telegraph:

Summer In Milan

The Guardian:

Summer In Milan

Daily Mail:

Summer In Milan

D Express:

Summer In Milan

The Star:

Summer In Milan

Daily Record:

Summer In Milan