Best Of British Events Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Fontwell

20:10

Date 2026-05-14

Distance 2m1f162y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-5yo

Prize £2,376

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 8.2°C

Wind 9mph NW

Rain 3%

Runners (12)

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
2	Red One Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-17	7.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Represents a top stable and is closely related to two useful jumpers; shortlisted
4	Cameron De Fiacre Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-15	6.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Stable's excellent 27% strike-rate in bumpers brings him into the equation
9	Mysterland Bay J:David Bass T:Charlie Longsdon	J:David Bass T:Charlie Longsdon	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-9	3.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Half-brother to fair hurdler Ip Up; stable has occasional bumper winners
10	Norff N Sauff Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Quick Sharpener; stable does pretty well in bumpers
3	Short Sell Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	—	31-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+5	14.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Bought for £40,000 after comfortably winning a maiden point in April; likely contender
1	Lord Forlife Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Out of a half-sister to a Group 3 Flat winner; stable has fair bumper record
8	Murphy d'Oudairies Grey J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	150	—	5-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Out of a French hurdle/chase winner; only fifth of seven in a point bumper last month
5	Dernier Set Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Half-brother to seven winners including fairly useful hurdler Good Ball; a possible
6	Horethorne Chestnut J:Freddie Gingell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell T:Joe Tizzard	150	—	3-	-	89	49	37d	—	—	0	4.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Well held when third of six at Exeter last month; improvement probably required
11	Roy's Jules Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Chris Gordon	J:Harry Cobden T:Chris Gordon	150	—	5-	-	94	46	61d	—	—	-3	1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Last of five over over C&D (albeit on soft ground) on debut in March
7	Meli Melo d'Angos Bay J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Tom Weston	J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Tom Weston	150	—	8-	-	95	74	38d	—	—	-2	0.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Ran well to a point but dropped out rather tamely on debut at Hereford last month
12	My Lady d'Ex Grey J:James Best T:Richard Hobson	J:James Best T:Richard Hobson	143	t	9-	-	101	60	40d	—	—	-2	0.7	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Attracted some market support but was last of the nine finishers on debut at Newton Abbot

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Red One	5/2	11/4	11/4
Cameron De Fiacre	3/1	3/1	3/1
Mysterland	6/1	6/1	6/1
Norff N Sauff	17/2	9/1	17/2
Short Sell	8/1	8/1	8/1
Lord Forlife	11/1	10/1	10/1
Murphy d'Oudairies	11/1	11/1	11/1
Dernier Set	12/1	11/1	11/1
Horethorne	33/1	25/1	33/1
Roy's Jules	50/1	33/1	50/1
Meli Melo d'Angos	50/1	40/1	50/1
My Lady d'Ex	100/1	50/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Short Sell

14.8

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 2.7

8/1

2nd

Red One

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Cameron De Fiacre

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Horethorne

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Mysterland

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Norff N Sauff

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Lord Forlife

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Murphy d'Oudairies

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Dernier Set

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Roy's Jules

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

50/1

Meli Melo d'Angos

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

My Lady d'Ex

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Red One	—	—	—
Cameron De Fiacre	—	—	—
Mysterland	—	—	—
Norff N Sauff	—	—	—
Short Sell	—	—	—
Lord Forlife	—	—	—
Murphy d'Oudairies	—	—	—
Dernier Set	—	—	—
Horethorne	—	89	49
Roy's Jules	—	94	46
Meli Melo d'Angos	—	95	74
My Lady d'Ex	—	101	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Horethorne	37d ago	Fit
Meli Melo d'Angos	38d ago	Fit
My Lady d'Ex	40d ago	Fit
Roy's Jules	61d ago	Fresh
Red One	—	—
Cameron De Fiacre	—	—
Mysterland	—	—
Norff N Sauff	—	—
Short Sell	—	—
Lord Forlife	—	—
Murphy d'Oudairies	—	—
Dernier Set	—	—