Doyle & Palmer Wealth Management Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race).
Fontwell · Monday, 8 Dec · 18:25
· 2m 3f 29y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:25
Off time
5
Runners
Heavy (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.50
6/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.25
9/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
3.50
5/2
04 · —
4
3/1
05 · —
5
4/1
06 · —
21
20/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | — |
Ballynorth (M)
FAV
€42,000 3-y-o, £32,000 5-y-o, Saint Des Saints mare. Sister to fairly useful hurdler Kilbarry Saint, stays 2¾m. Placed on last of 3 starts in Irish points in April and highly respected on Rules debut for in-form yard.
|
43-3F4P | Ben Jones | B Pauling | 5 | 69.9 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| — | 2 | — |
Izakaya (M)
Arrives on the back of a pair of Flat wins (around 2m) at Bath and Newbury in the autumn but that form isn't anything to be carried away with. Stamina is at least assured now hurdling.
|
50511-8 | James Davies | C Poulton | 6 | 69.9 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 2nd | 3 | — |
Pollyanna's Dream (M)
€52,000 My Dream Boat filly. Dam (c134/h132), 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Lord Ballim. Displayed ability all 3 starts in bumpers spread out over 13 months, likely she needed it at Che…
|
23-72 | C O'Farrell | N P Mulholland | 5 | 69.9 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 1st | 4 | — |
Queen's Theatre (M)
Stamina in pedigree and shaped like a stayer when third in 2m Stratford bumper in October 2024. Off 6 months and aided by increased emphasis on stamina when justifying support at Plumpton. Bare form isn't flash but one to consider now hurd…
|
3-11 | Sam Twiston-Davies | A J Honeyball | 4 | 69.9 kg |
4
3/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Shotgun Shirley (M)
[H]
Half-sister to a couple of useful jumpers and made third bumper start a winning one fitted with a hood at Uttoxeter in October. Excellent second in a listed race at Cheltenham so has to be taken very seriously now tackling obstacles.
|
4-12744 | Tom Cannon | L Wadham | 4 | 69.9 kg |
2.50
6/4
|
| — | 6 | — |
Shutfrontdoor (M)
Made a winning start to her career in a course bumper in May. Falsely-run race looked against her at Market Rasen but she still finished second and now goes hurdling.
|
12F22-3 | Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore | 4 | 69.9 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
Betting forecast: Shotgun Shirley (6/4), Ballynorth (9/4), Shutfrontdoor (5/2), Queen's Theatre (3/1), Pollyanna's Dream (4/1), Izakaya (20/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4193.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1932.0 GBP |
| P3 | 966.0 GBP |
| P4 | 484.0 GBP |