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John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Fontwell · Monday, 8 Dec · 15:25 · 2m 1f 162y · Class 5 · TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:25
Off time
7
Runners
Heavy (Soft in places)
Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick
CROSSBEAU (IRE
🥈 Second
#3 · 21
🥉 Third
#7 · 5.50

Betting forecast

7 runners
01 · 🏆
1.91
10/11
02 · 🥈
5
4/1
03 · 🥉
5.50
9/2
04
11
10/1
15
14/1
21
20/1
21
20/1

Runners

Pos No. Dr Horse Form Jockey / Trainer Age Wgt Best decimal odds
1st 1
Calshot Spit (G)
Latest success came in a 0-100 C&D handicap in September 2024. Disappointed last season but best not judged too harshly on latest start over C&D in March, making headway when blundering 3 out. Remain…
222118/ M Goldstein
Miss S West
5 76.2kg 15
14/1
2nd 2
Bridge (G)
Off the mark with a wide-margin victory in a C&D maiden hurdle in December 2023 but hasn't been seen since finishing runner up over C&D in April the following year. Clearly likes it here but market m…
064377/ Freddie Mitchell
G & J Moore
5 76.2kg 11
10/1
6th 3
Our Papa Smurf (G)
10f winner on Flat and showed much improved form on third start over hurdles, winning an 8-runner juvenile hurdle at Warwick (16f, soft) this time last year. Off since but has run well fresh and it w…
61/6156- Caoilin Quinn
G & J Moore
4 74.4kg 21
20/1
7th 4
Master Dunraven (G)
Fairly useful winner over 1¼m on the Flat for Johnny Murtagh. Yet to match that form over hurdles but wasn't given a hard ride on handicap debut at Ffos Las (20f, good) in May. Likely to be capable o…
4/87036- C O'Farrell
N P Mulholland
5 71.7kg 21
20/1
3rd 5
Storming Nelson (G)
Exeter novice winner last January but offered little in handicaps last season. Ran better than for a while on reappearance/first start following wind surgery when fourth in a 12-runner handicap at Ch…
345235 Lucy Gardner
Mrs S Gardner
6 71.7kg 5
4/1
4th 6
Crossbeau (G) FAV
Off nearly 17 months prior to getting off the mark in likeable fashion landing a 16-runner handicap hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, soft) 27 days ago, ridden positively and responding willingly to pressur…
4/247-14 S Bowen
Tim Vaughan
6 71.7kg 1.91
10/11
5th 7
Smart Casual (G)
T
Still a maiden but has placed multiple times over hurdles/fences. Fell on final start last season and attracted some support when well held on his return (first run since wind surgery) at Ffos Las la…
3232F-8 R P McLernon
A J Honeyball
7 68kg 5.50
9/2

Betting forecast: Crossbeau (10/11), Storming Nelson (4/1), Smart Casual (9/2), Bridge (10/1), Calshot Spit (14/1), Our Papa Smurf (20/1), Master Dunraven (20/1)

Prize money

PositionPrize
P13248.0 GBP
P21494.0 GBP
P3747.0 GBP
P4374.0 GBP
P5186.0 GBP