Racecards
14:35 Fontwell Park
Focus On Flora, Creative Florists Beginners' Chase (Class D)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
Balladeer (IRE)
386- Form 7P7/83F-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
prominent, good headway when blundered badly and unseated rider 12th
Detonateur (FR)
735- Form 430268/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey D R Dennis
held up towards rear, headway from 10th, hit 11th, led on bit 12th, ridden and ran on well from 3 out, mistake last, comfortably
- Form 4-P025P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
prominent, lost place 4th, mistake 10th, stayed on same pace to go 3rd close home
Jivaty (FR)
27- Form 25PPP5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Mrs A J Hamilton-Fairley
- Jockey P Hide
chased leader when fell 9th
- Form 210/0-P9
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey B Hitchcott
led, jumped badly right 8th, ridden 10th, headed 12th, weakened 3 out
Mylo
8- Form P22P22
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up towards rear, headway from 10th, ridden, stayed on from 3 out, mistake last, no extra flat
- Form 33-6776
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey L P Aspell
prominent, ridden and left 3rd 12th, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 45345-3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
held up towards rear, mistake 11th, blundered and unseated rider 4 out
- Form 87055-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey R Young
held up last, hampered and unseated rider 9th
In depth
Verdict
Vingis Park Balladeer and Jivaty are three against the field in this beginners chase and the vote is given to Vingis Park. The selection was a fair sort over hurdles at his best is sure to have been well schooled for this his chasing debut and will be hard to beat under conditions that suit.Baladeer rates the main danger on his best form but he took a heavy fall last time out so can not be put forward with any confidence. . Jivaty has the ability to go close on his best form but he has looked a shadow of his formerself of late so can not be put forward with any confidence. Of the remainder Diamond Joshua is another with place claims on his best form but he disappointed for no apparent reason last time out,wehile Kaikovra is from a yard in form and could go well at a price but for the winner we return to Vingis Park who is sure to have been well schooled and will be hard to beat if he jumps fluently.
Formwatch
Balladeer (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Led, mistake 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, 3rd and beaten when fell at the last in race won by Isard III (12-4) at Bangor 2m 4f nov chs (E) gd in Sept '04, 6 ran.
Detonateur (FR) 16-1 (11-6) In touch, led approaching 2 out, ridden soon after, one pace when headed approaching last, 8th of 14, 8l behind Torrid Kentavr (11-2) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gf in Sept '03.
Diamond Joshua (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Bushido (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 5f nov chs (D) gf in Sept, 10 ran.
Jivaty (FR) 10-1 (10-12) Tracked leader from 3rd, ridden and weakened 3 out, 5th of 7, 14l behind Outside Investor (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f clm hdl (F) gf in Sept.
Kaikovra (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Led to 7th, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 32l behind Tonic Du Charmil (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m nov chs (D) gf in Sept.
Mylo 7-4 (11-2) Always prominent, led 7th until approaching 10th, led after 14th, ridden and jumped right from 4 out, headed after 2 out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Koumba (11-2) at Worcester 2m 7f beg chs (E) gf in Sept.
Vingis Park (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Led until 4th, ridden approaching next, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 8, 16l behind Itsmyboy (10-13) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn hdl (F) hvy in May.
Minnie The Moocher 16-1 (10-6) Prominent, lost touch after 4th, tailed off 5th, 5th of 6, well behind The Duckpond (11-2) at N Abbot 2m 6f mdn hdl (E) gd in Apr.