Friday 28 March · Fontwell, England

16:55 Smith And Western Hoedown Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m 1f 162y
Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
Class: 5
Prize: GBP 6150
Runners: 10

Race preview

A major improver on his handicap debut after wind surgery when second at Warwick earlier in the month, ILITCH has the potential to progress further. Going up in trip looks like a good move and the seven-year-old is preferred to Copper Cove, who bounced back to form with a promising placed effort over 2m3f here latest. Roi De Baviere and Ugo Bingo are capable of being in the shake-up as well.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Ilitch	P-3F442	Murray Dodd	S Edmunds	11 12	4-1
2	Ugo Bingo	341U14	Brendan Powell	J Tizzard	11 7	7-4
3	Sambezi	4-P68P6	G Sheehan	O Signy	11 10	11-1
4	Copper Cove	124-773	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill	11 11	13-2
5	Soigneux Bell	6515-68	Caoilin Quinn	G & J Moore	11 9	28-1
6	Lord Maher	UF163	Tom Cannon	K Jewell	12 0	40-1
-	Call To Duty	8P-246P	Harry Cobden	Miss E C Lavelle	11 11	11-2
-	Calshot Spit	421538	M Goldstein	Miss S West	11 10	17-2
-	Roi De Baviere	3236	Fern O'Brien	F O'Brien	11 1	18-1
-	I Love You Sivola	4P55PP	R T Dunne	Mrs H R J Nelmes	10 2	40-1