bet365 Handicap Hurdle – Fontwell

Fontwell

15:38

bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-09-10

Distance 2m3f49y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,809

Winning Time 4m 56.62s (slow by 22.12s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Watergrange Jack (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Neil Mulholland	5/6F	Won
2nd	Icare Grandchamp (FR) Jamie Moore · Gary Moore	5/2	1.5
3rd	Sermando (FR) Fern O'Brien · Alexandra Dunn	10/1	.75
4th	Shallow River (IRE) Harry Reed · Milton Harris	5/1	9

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
1	Watergrange Jack Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Neil Mulholland	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Neil Mulholland	168	—	-R2511	122	119	95	17d	—	—	+10	48.7	0.31/1	5/4 44%
In career-best form last month, winning twice; must be considered in current mood
4	Icare Grandchamp Bay J:Jamie Moore T:Gary Moore	J:Jamie Moore T:Gary Moore	151	—	2/5PP-	105	116	78	279d	—	—	0	24.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Unexposed after only five runs but it takes a leap of faith to support him here
NR	Elham Valley Grey J:NON-RUNNER T:Fergal Obrien	J:NON-RUNNER T:Fergal Obrien	162	—	2-2P61	116	119	47	1d	—	—	-30	40	0.88/1	7/2 22%
11l win at Stratford yesterday and escapes a penalty here, so has obvious claims
2	Shallow River b/br J:Harry Reed T:Milton Harris	J:Harry Reed T:Milton Harris	165	—	P4-622	119	123	96	56d	—	—	+4	22.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Runner-up on final two starts for Fergal O'Brien; likely contender again on stable debut
5	Sermando Chestnut J:Miss Fern O'Brien(7) T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Miss Fern O'Brien(7) T:Alexandra Dunn	150	—	7-132P	104	122	87	17d	—	—	+6	16.4	2.00/1	9 11%
Ran poorly in a recent chase but was in good form beforehand; might bounce back

Predictor

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

1st

Watergrange Jack

48.7

OR: 18 Form: 18.2 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Elham Valley

OR: 16.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 20

7/2

3rd

Icare Grandchamp

24.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 7.3

9/4

Shallow River

22.7

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Sermando

16.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Watergrange Jack	122	119	95
Shallow River	119	123	96
Elham Valley	116	119	47
Icare Grandchamp	105	116	78
Sermando	104	122	87

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