Dartagnan Menswear Handicap Hurdle – Fontwell

Fontwell

18:17

Dartagnan Menswear Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-04-25

Distance 2m5f164y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 5m 30.10s (slow by 17.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Valadon (IRE) Bryan Carver · Harry Fry	13/2	Won
2nd	Kingston Gent (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	8/1	1.25
3rd	Marlacoo (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	2/1F	2
4th	Shengai Enki (FR) Luke Scott · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	10/1	.5
5th	Super Sabre Sam (GB) Brendan Powell · Neil Mulholland	9/2	.75
6th	Casa Loupi (GB) Rob Hargreaves · Gary & Josh Moore	22/1	2
7th	Up The Straight (IRE) Niall Houlihan · Richard Rowe	28/1	6
8th	Sunshine Diamond (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	9/1	1
9th	Rebel Intentions (IRE) Ben Jones · Emma Lavelle	11/1	14
10th	Churchills Boy (IRE) James Davies · Nick Gifford	16/1	15

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Marlacoo Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	161	—	132F21	112	118	82	60d	—	—	+13	37.6	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Unexposed 5yo who landed the odds at Ayr and he's respected back in a handicap
5	Super Sabre Sam Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Brendan Powell T:Neil Mulholland	160	p	-18339	111	122	116	35d	—	—	+8	26.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
1-8 over hurdles and he needs to step up again in headgear; stablemate of Sunshine Diamond
6	Valadon Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	159	—	13-434	110	120	97	49d	—	—	+6	18.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Dual hurdle winner against own age group but no serious impact in first 4 handicaps
9	Kingston Gent Grey J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	150	—	-19355	101	118	105	63d	—	—	+7	19.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Point winner; unexposed over hurdles and is a possible improver back on quicker ground
1	Sunshine Diamond Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	168	p	7-5611	119	120	100	204d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+10	20.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
2-3 over hurdles and is open to more progress back in trip on handicap debut; interesting
3	Shengai Enki Bay J:Luke Scott(3) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Luke Scott(3) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	163	p	751322	114	120	93	22d	—	—	+23	31.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
C&D win in February and three respectable efforts since; in the mix again
7	Churchills Boy Bay J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	158	t	11P4/9	109	-	44	81d	—	—	+11	16.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Back from long absence with a heavy defeat at Stratford in February; tongue-tie added
10	Rebel Intentions Bay J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	149	t	-2100P	100	119	114	97d	—	—	+11	16.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Now only 1lb higher than for last win but he needs a major revival back over hurdles
8	Up The Straight Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Richard Rowe	J:Niall Houlihan T:Richard Rowe	152	—	60-PP2	103	-	-	23d	—	—	+8	15.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Showed signs of a revival over fences (3m) latest and he's not ruled out back over hurdles
2	Casa Loupi Chestnut J:Rob Hargreaves(7) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Rob Hargreaves(7) T:Gary & Josh Moore	166	p	F3-11P	117	118	89	63d	—	—	+14	17.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Returned from layoff with two wins at Sandown (2m) but was pulled up at Warwick last time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Marlacoo	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2	9/4
Super Sabre Sam	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2	9/2
Valadon	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Kingston Gent	13/2	7/1	7/1	15/2	15/2
Sunshine Diamond	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Shengai Enki	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Churchills Boy	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Rebel Intentions	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Up The Straight	14/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	12/1
Casa Loupi	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Marlacoo

37.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 14.9 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Shengai Enki

31.2

OR: 16 Form: 13 Odds: 2.2

10/1

3rd

Super Sabre Sam

26.1

OR: 15.3 Form: 5.6 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Sunshine Diamond

20.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Kingston Gent

19.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Valadon

18.6

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Casa Loupi

17.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Rebel Intentions

16.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Churchills Boy

16.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Up The Straight

15.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sunshine Diamond	119	120	100
Casa Loupi	117	118	89
Shengai Enki	114	120	93
Marlacoo	112	118	82
Super Sabre Sam	111	122	116
Valadon	110	120	97
Churchills Boy	109	—	44
Up The Straight	103	—	—
Kingston Gent	101	118	105
Rebel Intentions	100	119	114

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shengai Enki	22d ago	Fit
Up The Straight	23d ago	Fit
Super Sabre Sam	35d ago	Fit
Valadon	49d ago	Fresh
Marlacoo	60d ago	Fresh
Kingston Gent	63d ago	Fresh
Casa Loupi	63d ago	Fresh
Churchills Boy	81d ago	Fresh
Rebel Intentions	97d ago	Long break
Sunshine Diamond	204d ago	Long break