Race cards · Sat 20 Mar
Saturday 20 March · Fontwell, England
12:30 Visit attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Distance
- 2m 1f 162y
- Going
- Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 5800
- Runners
- 11
Race preview
SAMBEZI only found odds-on favourite Democratic Oath too good over 2m1f at Sedgefield last month and that form looks rock solid, with the third and fifth both successful since. With that being his first run over timber, the five-year-old remains open to plenty of improvement and could prove tough to beat in this contest. Forever Des Long has earned a fair mark of 122 and rates the biggest threat, ahead of Lavorante.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sambezi | F-1252 | G Sheehan | O Signy | 11 4 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | Forever Des Long | 032-852 | Sean Houlihan | P Hobbs & J White | 11 4 | 5-2 | |
| 3 | Lavorante | 235 | J E Moore | G & J Moore | 11 4 | 4-1 | |
| 4 | John Betjeman | 2-62826 | Jordan Nailor | Mark Gillard | 11 4 | 6-1 | |
| 5 | Givehimhisdew | PP-0050 | Paul O'Brien | K Davis | 11 4 | 300-1 | |
| 6 | Sergeant O'leary | 5-05 | Page Fuller | H Whittington | 11 4 | 40-1 | |
| 7 | Pollyamorous | 68-40P9 | Caoilin Quinn | K Davis | 10 11 | 300-1 | |
| 8 | Needhams Gap | 1/P-3 | N F Houlihan | G & J Moore | 11 4 | 14-1 | |
| 9 | Now Is The Winter | 21/P-PP | Rex Dingle | A J Honeyball | 11 4 | 7-1 | |
| - | Fort Summer | 5F/36-90 | Kieron Edgar | D Pipe | 11 4 | 66-1 | |
| - | Soul Icon | 9 | Thomas Garner | Kieran Burke | 10 11 | 200-1 |