October 07 / 14.15 Fontwell

14.15

Good

Download The Vickers.Bet.App Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3406.24
  • 3m 1f 166y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Download The Vickers.Bet.App Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

OUR TIP

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 36P2-9

Last run: 147 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Runner-up at Haydock in April but tailed off at Warwick the following month and absent since; yard in good form and James Turner takes off a very handy 10lb, so there are grounds for optimism.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

2

7th Oct 2023

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

14:15 Fontwell

Imperial B G

12st 0lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Runner-up at Haydock in April but tailed off at Warwick the following month and absent since; yard in good form and James Turner takes off a very handy 10lb, so there are grounds for optimism.

9/2

9th

8

13th May 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 4

19:55 Warwick

Imperial B G

11st 9lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Bumper winner who has been inconsistent in his five-race hurdling career but he returned to form with a good second at Haydock (3m, good to soft) last month and is a key player if he's on song once more.

11/2

10/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 2-444

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Maiden after 19 races; has run well in all four hurdle starts and looked possible winner at Uttoxeter last month (2m7f) until capitulating after the final flight; not ruled out but risky until he proves himself.
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5th

4

22nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:11 Worcester

Stiletto

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Sophie Leech

Versatile sort who won three times (2m2f-3m) in June-September last year; only 1lb higher than for his last success but he's been well held in his last three runs and needs a major revival after wind surgery.

16/1

9th

9

21st Apr 2026

Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

17:12 Ffos Las

Stiletto

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Sophie Leech

Did well for new stable in early part of season, winning three times under Sean Bowen (2m2f-3m, good/good to soft); returned from break with low-key run last month but has the champion jockey back on board today.

12/1

12th

2

23rd Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 179y

Class 5

17:32 Wincanton

Stiletto

11st 13lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Sophie Leech

Did well for new stable in early part of season, winning three times (2m2f-3m, good/good to soft); absent since below-par run in the autumn but can play a significant role if fully tuned up.

9/2

8/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 041-44 D

Last run: 132 days

W: 10st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Plumpton winner (off this mark in April) but twice below that level the following month; cheekpieces tried latest are now left off; bit more to prove than some, on return from a break.
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7

6th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

14:00 Plumpton

Hilltown

10st 2lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Won over C&D in April 2023 and a chase here in April 2024; however, he's struggled this season following a long absence, including at this course on three occasions; 4lb out of the handicap; major turnaround needed.

14/1

5

9th Mar 2026

Good

3m 1f 157y

Class 5

16:00 Plumpton

Hilltown

10st 6lb

J: Ben Smith

T: Seamus Mullins

Returned from a long layoff with some disappointing efforts this season but took a step back in the right direction over hurdles at Fontwell (3m2f, soft) in January, where he put in a good front-running shift before tiring; now 1lb lower than when winning comfortably by 13l over C&D (good) in April 2024 and enters calculations; cheekpieces (worn for last two races) removed.

7/1

Form: 134444 CD

Last run: 5 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Has found life quite tough in recent starts but they've all been on ground softer than he prefers; two wins on good to firm in May and certainly not discounted, given the weather forecast; can make the running.
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7th

6

24th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 6f 44y

Class 6

20:40 Salisbury

Astroman

9st 5lb

J: Mia Nicholls

T: Syd Hosie

Beaten a long way over C&D in the spring before a better showing from the front in a 3m2f hurdle round Fontwell; is some way down the pecking order for a yard also responsible for Nadim.

16/1

3rd

1

12th Jun 2024

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

15:43 Fontwell

Astroman

12st 0lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Syd Hosie

led, increased tempo 10th

11/1

Form: 1P64-1 CD

Last run: 142 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Took an age to win over hurdles but scored twice in the spring, the latest over C&D in May; only 3lb higher and has a good shout on stable debut (was with Paul Henderson) despite five months off.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

5

6th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:52 Plumpton

San Pedro

10st 13lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

prominent, not fluent 4 out, soon lost ground, struggling from 3 out

10/1

4th

5

6th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:52 Plumpton

San Pedro

10st 13lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

prominent, not fluent 4 out, soon lost ground

10/1

Form: 0-VP3P

Last run: 44 days

W: 10st 10lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Career record is 1-28, the success coming over fences in March 2021; encouraging third over hurdles at Stratford in July but pulled up in a chase there next time; others look safer.
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6th

6

7th Oct 2023

Good

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

14:15 Fontwell

Corrany

10st 10lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Richard Phillips

Career record is 1-28, the success coming over fences in March 2021; encouraging third over hurdles at Stratford in July but pulled up in a chase there next time; others look safer.

16/1

0

4

24th Aug 2023

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 5

16:25 Stratford

Corrany

11st 1lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Richard Phillips

in touch with leaders, slow jump and dropped to rear 2nd

8/1

3rd

7

23rd Jul 2023

Good

3m 2f 83y

Class 5

14:52 Stratford

Corrany

11st 1lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Richard Phillips

Sole win came over fences but was pulled up in that discipline last time and he was well beaten over hurdles before pulling up in a voided race the run before; opposable.

20/1

Form: 22-3F2

Last run: 129 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Runner-up five times over hurdles but still awaiting a win; close second at Huntingdon in January after a break, so absence since May is no problem; likely to be in the firing line but needs to prove he can win.
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0

2

16th Dec 2023

Good

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

11:55 Hereford

Global Famenglory

12st 0lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Threatened off higher marks as a hurdler but she remains a maiden and has been tailed off in two runs since returning from a break; looks worth taking on now sent over fences for the first time.

12/1

8th

2

6th Nov 2023

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

12:50 Hereford

Global Famenglory

11st 12lb

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Dan Skelton

Still awaiting her first win; has threatened off this mark in the past but her tailed-off run after a break at Fontwell tempers enthusiasm.

10/1

Form: 354969 C

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Two wins in 2021 but did little in recent starts; takes radical step up in trip; 13lb out of the handicap.
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8

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

14:05 Ffos Las

Mawlood

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Georgie Howell

Struggled when a big-priced outsider at Southwell (2m4f, good) a fortnight ago and is now 0-18 over fences; 12lb wrong here; can't be recommended.

100/1

10

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:05 Southwell

Mawlood

10st 2lb

J: James Davies

T: Georgie Howell

0-17 over fences and winless in well over four years; well beaten again from out of the weights last week and a similar fate likely awaits.

200/1

11

26th Sep 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:07 Worcester

Mawlood

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Georgie Howell

Won twice over hurdles in spring 2021 but has been in the doldrums for a long time; 8lb out of the weights today and very difficult to enthuse over.

50/1

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Payout
Exacta £21.60
Straight Forecast £23.08
Tricast £114.68
Trifecta £127.20

Selections

The Guardian:

San Pedro

TOPSPEED:

Imperial B G

WEST COUNTRY:

Stiletto

SPOTLIGHT:

Astroman

Telegraph:

Hilltown

RP RATINGS:

Global Famenglory

The Star:

Imperial B G

The Times:

Stiletto

POSTDATA:

Astroman

Daily Mail:

San Pedro

D Express:

San Pedro

Daily Mirror:

San Pedro

The Sun:

San Pedro

Daily Record:

San Pedro