2m4f · Class 4 · 4yo+ · Good To Soft · 8 runners · £5,446
All racecards for Thursday 22nd October
We said2nd of 8, beaten 8 at 11/4
VRHELIGONNE 3/1
A hard race to weigh up with most of these unexposed, so the yard and the booking count for more than the form book.
VRHELIGONNE gets the vote at 3/1 for Ben Pauling, ridden by Ben Jones. Ben Jones is a 16% rider, and the market makes it favourite.
The dangers are FAIRY PARK at 4/7 and FIREBALL FRENZY at 7/1.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Fairy Park 2/7F | J: Brendan PowellT: Joe Tizzard | 5 | 11-0 | – | ||
| Set the pace from the start - went away from the field 2 out - won with plenty in hand | |||||||
| 2 | 8 | 7. Vrheligonne 11/4 our selection | J: Ben JonesT: Ben Pauling | 5 | 11-0 | – | |
| Stayed close behind the winner from the outset - urged on but unable to close the gap when edging left 2 out - clipped the last - finished runner-up well held | |||||||
| 3 | 19[27] | 5. Lara K 300/1 | J: Conor RingT: Mrs C. Williams | 5 | 11-0 | – | |
| Prominent early but erred 2nd - jumping lacked rhythm 4th - under pressure and faded 3 out - finished third and well beaten | |||||||
| 4 | ¾[27¾] | 3. Funny Hunny 10/1 | J: Tristan DurrellT: Dan Skelton | 6 | 11-0 | – | |
| Settled in last group and pulled hard early - short of space at the 1st - improved after 4 out before fading before 3 out - picked up fourth place after a clumsy jump 2 out - well beaten in 4th | |||||||
| 5 | 1[28¾] | 2. Fireball Frenzy 8/1 | J: Charlie HammondT: Stuart Edmunds | 6 | 11-0 | – | |
| Prompted for effort before 3 out - soon dropped away tamely - finished 5th | |||||||
| 6 | 1¼[30] | 4. Handfulofpromises 66/1 | J: Sean HoulihanT: Sheila Lewis | 7 | 11-0 | – | |
| Settled at the back early - short of room at the 2nd then crept into the pack by the 4th - lost ground before 3 out and finished 6th well beaten | |||||||
| PU | 8. Crescendo Lady 250/1 | J: Kevin BroganT: Laura Horsfall | 4 | 10-12 | – | ||
| Settled in last group wide of the field - veered left at the 1st - labouring by the 5th and eased up and out of the race ahead of the third last | |||||||
| PU | 6. Upton Fern 250/1 | J: Robert DunneT: Debra Hamer | 5 | 11-0 | – | ||
| Settled well off the pace on the inner - went backwards after 4 out - eased and pulled up approaching the third last | |||||||
Winning time 5m 28.60s · Going Soft · Tote win £1.29