Play With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares..... Handicap Hurdle

Fontwell

18:30

Date 2023-05-18

Distance 2m3f49y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,225

Winning Time 4m 40.40s (slow by 5.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	In The Air (FR) Jamie Moore · Gary Moore	11/4	Won
2nd	Small Bad Bob (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Paul Henderson	13/8F	0.3
3rd	Times Are Blue (IRE) Brendan Powell · Oliver Sherwood	17/2	25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	American Gerry (IRE) Mr Nathan Brennan · Hughie Morrison	13/2
RR	Watergrange Jack (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Neil Mulholland	4/1

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Small Bad Bob Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Paul Henderson	J:Nick Scholfield T:Paul Henderson	150	—	552-31	102	123	-	4d	—	—	-6	21.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Chase winner last Sunday and well treated on best form back hurdling
3	Watergrange Jack Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Neil Mulholland	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Neil Mulholland	159	—	14035-	111	123	114	98d	—	—	+4	26	0.50/1	3 33%
Ran no more than respectably last time and remains 8lb above last summer's winning mark
1	In The Air Bay J:Jamie Moore T:Gary Moore	J:Jamie Moore T:Gary Moore	168	—	6/F62-	120	121	81	59d	—	—	-1	25.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Best handicap run when second at Taunton last time; taken to go one better now
2	American Gerry Bay J:Mr Nathan Brennan(7) T:Hughie Morrison	J:Mr Nathan Brennan(7) T:Hughie Morrison	161	—	/6464-	113	121	109	27d	—	—	+7	19.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Not at best lately but not dismissed having dropped to the mark he won from last spring
4	Times Are Blue Grey J:Brendan Powell T:Oliver Sherwood	J:Brendan Powell T:Oliver Sherwood	150	—	1234-	102	118	80	174d	—	—	+14	23.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Went backwards from hurdle debut last autumn and needs to get back on track after break

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Small Bad Bob	2	2	15/8	2	15/8
Watergrange Jack	3	3	3	3	3
In The Air	11/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
American Gerry	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Times Are Blue	8	8	17/2	8	17/2

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Watergrange Jack

OR: 15.3 Form: 4.1 Odds: 6.7

2nd

In The Air

25.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

11/4

3rd

Times Are Blue

23.1

OR: 13 Form: 7.6 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Small Bad Bob

21.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

15/8

American Gerry

19.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
In The Air	120	121	81
American Gerry	113	121	109
Watergrange Jack	111	123	114
Small Bad Bob	102	123	—
Times Are Blue	102	118	80

Last Run