Racecards
14:10 Fontwell Park
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase (Class 2)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 135y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £18,500 added
- Winner: £12,021
- 2nd: £3,530
- 3rd: £1,765
- 4th: £882
- Form F85F-71
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
led from 1st, mistake 4th and 9th, driven flat, held on gamely
- Form 412/148-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Bridget Andrews
always behind
- Form P9P566-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
chased leaders, mistake 1st, lost place 3rd, effort on outside after 4 out, soon weakened
- Form P/15714-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer Mrs J Williams
- Jockey Chester Williams
chased leaders, not fluent 6th, ridden 10th, weakened before 4 out
- Form U43PP0-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
led until 1st, chased winner until 3 out, weakened before last
- Form 11476-6
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Adam Wedge
mid-division, not fluent 1st, awkward 6th, headway 10th, beaten from 2 out
Azzerti (FR)
223- Form P/1650P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
held up towards rear, pecked 1st, mistake 3rd, headway 4 out, 4th and beaten last
- Form F/4P9-07
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 130
mid-division, headway 3rd, chased winner 3 out until last, not much room briefly flat, 3rd and no extra close home
- Form 333532-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up towards rear, not fluent 8th, mistake 12th, headway 4 out, blundered and went 2nd last, stayed on, pressing winner towards finish, just held
- Form 2/86P8-1
- Age 11
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Bryony Frost
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Mellow Ben is only 2lb higher than when landing this 12 months ago and is preferred to stablemate Highway One O One but faces much stiffer opposition this time around. Dan Skelton is also double-handed with the potentially well-treated Cobra De Mai the stable pick according to jockey bookings. August’s Stratford winner Imperial Presence makes more appeal than the other recent winner Princeton Royale but we’ll take a chance on the returning ERICK LE ROUGE. Jane Williams’ charge was probably a bit out of his depth in a Grade 3 on his final start last season but had won a handicap in good style earlier and will be up with the pace here.
Formwatch
Imperial Presence (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Led until after 9th, chased leader, in front again 2 out, went clear between last 2, stayed on strongly, won at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug beating Fidux (11-10) by 5 1/2l, 7 ran.
Romain De Senam (FR) 33-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, progress on inside 4 out, switched right and weakened before 2 out, 8th of 14, 27 1/4l behind Mister Malarky (11-0) at Kempton 3m hcp (1) gs in Feb.
Cobra De Mai (FR) 20-1 (10-9) Mid-division on inside, driven after 3 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace, never threatened leaders, 6th of 23, 8 1/2l behind The Conditional (10-6) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Erick Le Rouge (FR) 8-1 (11-0) Led until before 4th, chased leader until before 6th, chased leaders, weakened before 12th, no chance when badly hampered by faller next, plugged on, 4th of 7, 11 3/4l behind Who Dares Wins (11-0) at Kempton 2m 4f (1) gs in Feb.
Highway One O One (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Prominent, pushed along before 3 out, soon lost place, weakened next, 16th of 23, 31 1/2l behind Simply The Betts (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Mellow Ben (IRE) 18-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway 5th, lost place 4 out, not fluent 3 out, well beaten 2 out, 6th of 10, 29l behind Princeton Royale (11-7) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Azzerti (FR) 25-1 (10-2) Held up and behind, mistake 3rd, not fluent 8th, pushed along after 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, at Kempton 3m hcp (1) gs in Feb.
Drumcliff (IRE) 11-1 (10-13) Prominent, lost ground before 5f out, tailed off after 4 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Solomon Grey (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Aintree My Dream (FR) 12-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway on outside after 4 out, left in 2nd 2 out, ridden and keeping on and 2 lengths down last, stayed on run-in, always held, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Mystical Clouds (11-5) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Princeton Royale (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Led until 2nd, led before 6th, headed before 4 out, hit 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden out, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Young Wolf (11-6) by 1l, 10 ran.