May 16 / 19.10 Fontwell

19.10

Good

Star Sports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4647.28
  • 2m 3f 29y
  • Class 4
  • 4 runners
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Star Sports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.20

Form: 55691- CD

Last run: 27 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Made all in first-time cheekpieces (retained) over C&D (good) last month on second start for this yard; he's up 7lb but there's still mileage in his mark based on his old form and he can make another bold bid.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

2

24th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Warwick

Hecouldbetheone

12st 1lb

J: Mr Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

led

9/2

5th

2

24th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Warwick

Hecouldbetheone

12st 1lb

J: Mr Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

led

9/2

1

3rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 114y

Class 4

16:15 Plumpton

Hecouldbetheone

11st 12lb

J: Mr Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

Back-to-back wins at Fontwell (2m3f, good/good to soft) last spring and good second there (2m1f, good) in November; below-par fifth next time was only 11 days later and perhaps came too soon; course winner who should hold every chance back from break in first-time visor (replacing cheekpieces).

3/1

Form: 3/21- D

Last run: 192 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Went close behind Cape Vidal on hurdle/stable debut over C&D (good) last October and easily went one better at Hereford (2m3f, good) in November; this very lightly raced 6yo has potential off his opening mark and returns from some time off with his trainer in fine form; firmly in calculations.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

15:25 Fontwell

Baltray

11st 8lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Emma Lavelle

in touch with leaders, dropped to last but going okay when bad mistake and fell heavily 3 out

7/2

3

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

15:25 Fontwell

Baltray

11st 8lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Emma Lavelle

Easy odds-on winner of a maiden hurdle at Hereford (2m4f, good) in November but he's failed to complete over fences and hurdles in last two runs; still unexposed in this sphere but he fell last time and he's on a retrieval mission.

7/2

3

2nd Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 4

13:50 Plumpton

Baltray

11st 10lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

Didn't take to fences last time; solid record otherwise and has form figures of 212 over hurdles (2m3f, good/good to soft); may still have more to offer and, with the booking of Harry Cobden a bonus, looks interesting back in this sphere.

13/2

Form: 2/1P3- CD

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner who scored over C&D (good) last October on his second hurdle start, and returned to form when third to Hecouldbetheone in C&D handicap (good) last month; has an 8lb pull with the winner for just under 9l and this unexposed 7yo could pose more of a threat today.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

2

30th Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 4

18:10 Fontwell

Cape Vidal

11st 8lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

jumped right on occasions, prominent, went third after 4 out, no extra when lost third towards finish

5/1

3rd

8

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:50 Worcester

Cape Vidal

11st 3lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

in touch with leaders

9/1

3rd

9

19th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Worcester

Cape Vidal

11st 6lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

midfield, headway after 9th, not fluent 4 out, outpaced 2 out, switched left approaching last, kept on run-in, not pace to challenge

6/1

Form: 78P1-2

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Won in a big field on handicap debut at Taunton (2m, good) last month and bumped into odds-on Paul Nicholls-trained winner when second at Fakenham (2m4f, good) last Tuesday; this 5yo represents last year's winning yard and is open to further improvement; could play a leading role.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

6

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 214y

Class 4

14:20 Plumpton

Jolyjump

10st 8lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Worryingly inconsistent but has won over fences (1-6) and he steadied the ship with a second at Southwell a month ago (2m, good to soft); won't be far away with a repeat of that and the cheekpieces are new.

8/1

2nd

6

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 214y

Class 4

14:20 Plumpton

Jolyjump

10st 8lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Worryingly inconsistent but has won over fences (1-6) and he steadied the ship with a second at Southwell a month ago (2m, good to soft); won't be far away with a repeat of that and the cheekpieces are new.

8/1

Non-runners

Baddesley, Thahab Ifraj

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Payout
Exacta £5.10
Straight Forecast £5.49
Trifecta £10.50

Selections

The Times:

Jolyjump

SPOTLIGHT:

Baltray

RP RATINGS:

Hecouldbetheone

WEST COUNTRY:

Thahab Ifraj

Telegraph:

Jolyjump

Daily Mail:

Jolyjump

The Sun:

Jolyjump

The Star:

Jolyjump

D Express:

Baltray

Daily Mirror:

Baltray

Daily Record:

Baltray

TOPSPEED:

Hecouldbetheone

POSTDATA:

Hecouldbetheone

The Guardian:

Hecouldbetheone