Mercedes-Benz Of Chichester Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race).
Fontwell · Wednesday, 8 Apr · 16:30
· 2m 3f 29y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:30
Off time
12
Runners
Good to Soft (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 13 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.73
8/11
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.25
9/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
9.50
17/2
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
29
28/1
07 · —
29
28/1
08 · —
34
33/1
09 · —
51
50/1
10 · —
51
50/1
11 · —
81
80/1
12 · —
251
250/1
13 · —
251
250/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | — |
Cluain Chormaic (G)
Finished only mid-field in 2 bumpers but has made more impact over hurdles, backing up his final run for Brian M. McMahon 10 weeks earlier when second of 15 in a maiden at Huntingdon last month. Must enter calculations.
|
Tom Cannon | K Jewell | 5 | 72.1 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| — | 2 | — |
Dropematthestation (G)
[T]
Winning pointer who has shown fair form on all 3 outings over hurdles, including in a first-time tongue strap when third at Doncaster on latest outing. Has since undergone a breathing operation and expected to be thereabouts again.
|
Ben Jones | B Pauling | 6 | 72.1 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 6th | 3 | — |
Graeme The Grey (G)
Placed on 2 of his 3 outings in bumpers but looks one for later on in this sphere judged on his opening effort at this course 12 days ago.
|
Tabitha Worsley | N J Gifford | 6 | 72.1 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 1st | 4 | — |
Hardly Surprising (G)
FAV
[T]
€80,000 half-brother to smart Fiddlerontheroof. Won sole start in Irish point last spring and again showed promise when third in a Doncaster maiden in January. Ideally wants further but with his form working out well, he must be taken very…
|
Bryan Carver | H Fry | 5 | 72.1 kg |
1.73
8/11
|
| 5th | 5 | — |
Jetaway Holiday (G)
[T]
£65,000 Jet Away gelding. Dam unraced sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3¼m) Listen And Learn. Beat only other finisher sole start in points and failed to meet expectations starting out under Rules in a tongue strap at …
|
N de Boinville | N J Henderson | 5 | 72.1 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 7th | 6 | — |
Knight Templar (G)
[H]
Authorized gelding who was placed on first of 2 starts in Irish points but has run to just a poor level in a pair of maiden hurdles, pulling hard at Fontwell on latest start.
|
Harry Bannister | R Bandey | 6 | 72.1 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 11th | 7 | — |
Maximum Benefit (G)
Offered a tad more than previously when fifth of 11 in maiden hurdle at this course on most recent outing, albeit ridden with more dash than some.
|
Finn Lambert | Miss J S Davis | 5 | 72.1 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 9th | 8 | — |
Snowski (G)
[P1]
Showed nothing on last month's debut at Plumpton. Cheekpieces quickly applied.
|
M Goldstein | K Jewell | 5 | 72.1 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 10th | 9 | — |
Style De Folie (G)
[T]
Has a good pedigree but in a tongue strap (having already undergone a breathing operation), made an underwhelming start to his career in a course bumper on Boxing Day.
|
Joe Anderson | Jamie Snowden | 5 | 72.1 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 2nd | 10 | — |
Testing Patience (G)
Well held in 2 bumpers and was probably flattered by his proximity in a small-field novice at Kempton on hurdles bow 16 days ago.
|
Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore | 6 | 72.1 kg |
11
10/1
|
| — | 11 | — |
Cockney Cleopatra (M)
[H]
Fell on debut in October but has shaped with clear promise on both outings subsequently, latterly in 9-runner maiden at Clonmel in November. Has since left P. M. J. Doyle and appeals as the type to do better still.
|
R P McLernon | J & S Best | 5 | 68.9 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 4th | 12 | — |
Porridge (M)
Of no account and easily passed over.
|
Oscar Palmer | Tracey Leeson | 6 | 68.9 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 8th | 13 | — |
Mega Etoile (F)
No impact in 2 bumpers and looks up against it on hurdling debut.
|
R T Dunne | Miss H C Knight | 4 | 64.4 kg |
81
80/1
|
Betting forecast: Hardly Surprising (8/11), Cluain Chormaic (9/4), Dropematthestation (4/1), Jetaway Holiday (17/2), Testing Patience (10/1), Knight Templar (28/1), Cockney Cleopatra (28/1), Maximum Benefit (33/1), Graeme The Grey (50/1), Style De Folie (50/1), Mega Etoile (80/1), Porridge (250/1), Snowski (250/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5446.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2509.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1254.0 GBP |
| P4 | 628.0 GBP |