Favourites find festive favour at Fontwell

Five of the six favourites won as Fontwell Park hosted a bumper Boxing Day meeting - one year late.

After a heavy frost put paid to last year’s meeting, the first scheduled for the figure-of-eight course after a successful bid for the sought-after fixture, the weather couldn’t beat them this year.

And a crowd of thousands - the exact figure has yet to be revealed - packed into the course to enjoy some close jumps racing and a host of festive sideshows.

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Unusually, five of the six races on the card went to the favourites - with the other going to the second favourite, making it a great day for the bookies if not a very profitable one for the punters.

The sheer size of the crowd meant pre-meeting traffic jams on the A27 and some race-goers would have missed the opening stages of the card.

Andrew Tinkler kicked things off by riding the 10/11 favourite Problema Tic to victory for trainer Nicky Henderson.

That was one of two winners tipped on this website. The other was 5/4 favourite Sawago in the 3.15, which Noel Fehily rode to victory for Sussex trainer Gary Moore.

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Other trainers to taste success included a duo familiar to Fontwell race-goers - Tim Vaughan and Brendan Powell.

Results

1:00 | 3 Problema Tic (A Tinkler, 10-11 fav); 1 Kind Of Easy (Jack Doyle, 9-2 ); 5 ran.

Distances: 2 1/4 lengths; 14 lengths; Neck;

Winning trainer: N J Henderson.

Tote: £2.00; £1.40; £2.50; Exacta: £4.90; CSF: £5.76;

1:30 | 5 Miss Milborne (T J O’Brien, 11-10 fav); 2 Dun See Dee (N Fehily, 5-2 2nd-fav); 7 ran.

Distances: 12 lengths; 49 lengths; 3½ lengths;

Winning trainer: Jamie Snowden.

Tote: £2.30; £1.60; £2.30; Exacta: £4.40; CSF: £4.47;

2:05 | 5 Miss Fleur (Mr S Clements, 3-1 2nd-fav); 1 Rebel Melody (N Fehily, 5-1 ); 7 ran.

Non-runners: Hill Forts Gloria; Catch The Rascal;

Distances: 12 lengths; 12 lengths; 29 lengths;

Winning trainer: Nick Mitchell.

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Tote: £4.20; £1.80; £2.50; Exacta: £24.70; Swinger: £1.40; Swinger: £2.00; Swinger: £1.02; CSF: £20.06; Tricast: £37.65;

2:40 | 8 Whatshallwedo (R J Killoran, 5-6 fav); 4 Owner Occupier (Mr T J Cannon, 11-4 2nd-fav); 7 ran.

Non-runners: Marie Deja La;

Distances: 11 lengths; 5 lengths; 23 lengths;

Winning trainer: Tim Vaughan.

Tote: £1.80; £1.30; £1.80; Exacta: £4.00; Swinger: £1.10; Swinger: £5.50; Swinger: £3.20; CSF: £3.76; Tricast: £23.29;

3:15 | 6 Sawago (N Fehily, 5-4 fav); 1 Morestead (L Treadwell, 7-1 ); 6 ran. 3 Osmosia (Mr T J Cannon, 5-1 joint-2nd-fav); 4 Hazeldene (R J Killoran, 5-1 joint-2nd-fav);

Distances: 15 lengths; 15 lengths; 17 lengths;

Winning trainer: G L Moore.

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Tote: £2.40; £1.60; £3.40; Exacta: £11.60; Swinger: £3.00; Swinger: £7.00; Swinger: £2.60; CSF: £10.84;

3:45 | 5 Terra Bleu (D E Mullins, 13-8 fav); 4 Tecktal (R J Killoran, 5-2 ); 5 ran.

Distances: 13 lengths; Short Head; 65 lengths;

Winning trainer: B G Powell.

Tote: £3.20; £1.50; £1.80; Exacta: £4.60; CSF: £6.74;

Placepot: £29.30 Quadpot: £13.90

See the Observer on Thursday for reaction for the meeting.

Fontwell’s next meeting is on Friday, January 6.

STEVE BONE