Racecards
14:50 Fontwell Park
'Winner' Tom Cannon, Fontwell's Champion Jockey Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 139y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 9-20PP5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, 3rd 2 out, soon ridden and hung left, 3rd and held when blundered last, weakened run-in
Laughton Park
137- Form F92-432
- Age 11
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey Jack Sherwood
mid-division, headway approaching 8th, 2nd approaching 2 out, edged left and one pace run-in
- Form 123250
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
disputed lead, outright leader 8th, pushed along and headed before 2 out, soon no extra in 3rd, weakened between last two
- Form 3-P2PPP
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
disputed lead until 8th, chased leader until blundered and lost place 3 out, plugged on again from 2 out, went modest 4th run-in
- Form 241445
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
bumped 1st, always towards rear, ridden and struggling before 3 out
- Form 43722U
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
held up in last pair, not fluent 2nd, pushed along after 8th, soon struggling, tailed off
- Form 42753F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey P J Brennan
chased leaders, 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, clear when mistake last, driven out
- Form 4/22-34P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey James Davies
went left 1st, raced wide, never better than mid-division, dropped to rear and struggling 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 146446
- Age 12
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer A Blackmore
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form P4P751
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
chased leaders, weakened soon after 3 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Tom Cannon rides three-times course winner Lightentertainment in a race named in the popular jockey's honour. The eight-year-old is undoubtedly well treated nowadays and is capable of giving weight to this lot if at his best, but that hasn't been the case recently. Rior has more to do than when scoring at Plumpton last month but Dollar Bill could be interesting back over hurdles and Halling's Wish is another to consider, though has his first run since October. THE GEEGEEZ GEEGEE beat Laughton Park and Occasionally Yours at Plumpton in the autumn and is weighted to do best of that trio again. He could benefit from Aidan Coleman taking over the reins from a conditional.
Formwatch
Lightentertainment (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, struggling after 3rd, headway after 3 out, never dangerous, 5th of 9, 32l behind Karinga Dancer (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Laughton Park 11-2 (11-10) In touch, headway chasing leaders 9th, ridden in 5th after 3 out, outpaced soon after, rallied 2 out, went 2nd and kept on run-in, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind The Geegeez Geegee (11-3) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Romulus Du Donjon (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Always towards rear, 11th of 12, dist behind Lady Of Longstone (11-9) at Kempton 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Handy Andy (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Tracked leader until 4th, lost place before 6th, behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
The Geegeez Geegee (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Towards rear, outpaced, approaching 2 out, 5th of 8, 25 1/2l behind Tagrita (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Halling's Wish 16-1 (11-3) Led, narrowly headed after 9th, chased leader until jumped slowly 4 out, chased leading pair, weakened 3 out, struggling when blundered and unseated rider next, at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) gs in Oct.
Sartorial Elegance 5-1fav (11-12) In touch, badly hampered and fell 2nd, at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Dollar Bill 16-1 (11-3) Held up, went badly left 1st, pulled up after 6th, at Kempton 3m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Occasionally Yours (IRE) 50-1 (10-9) Always towards rear, 6th of 14, 23 1/4l behind Instant Karma (10-11) at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Rior (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, led soon after 3 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar beating Up Four It (10-0) by 14l, 6 ran.