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15:55 Fontwell Park
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- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 49y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,844 added
- Winner: £2,794
- 2nd: £820
- 3rd: £410
- 4th: £350
- Form 03805-9
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
led, jumped right 2nd, headed 3 out, weakened before next, pulled up before last
Moonlit Sea
25- Form 8642P-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
held up towards rear, not always fluent, mistake 6th, headway after 3 out, shaken up and no impression on winner when hit last, soon lost 2nd
- Form 236764-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer N Dunger
- Jockey Luca Morgan
chased leaders, led 3 out, headed before 2 out, went 2nd after last, no chance with winner
- Form 542/F65-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
held up, pecked 1st, not fluent 2nd, headway before 3rd, went 2nd after next, led before 2 out, soon headed, 4th and no impression on winner last
En Coeur (FR)
202- Form 544P44-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Daniel Sansom
held up in rear, in touch when not fluent 4 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form P06
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
chased leaders, wandered into 3 out, weakened next
- Form 7F548-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Kieran Burke
- Jockey Ben Godfrey
chased leader, jumped right 2nd, lost 2nd after 4th, lost place 6th, closed on outside 4 out, led approaching 2 out, drawing clear when hit last, stayed on
- Form 7-85
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
NonRunner
Volturnus
448- Form 96/4-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Brendan Powell
NonRunner
- Form 880-725
- Age 10
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey R Patrick
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Hier Encore and EN COEUR ran in different races on the same card here in March. The former’s race was run in a quicker time than the latter’s but Seamus Mullins’ charge finished much closer to the first three and gets the nod today. Furia D'Oudairies definitely has a chance at the weights in a weak handicap while Magic Shuffle is fit from the Flat. Sweeping Rock should also be thereabouts if in the mood.
Formwatch
Commandant (IRE) 22-1 (11-12) Tracked winner 2nd, awkward 6th, pushed along and no impression when lost 2nd 2 out, chased leaders, weakened approaching last, 9th of 12, 23 1/2l behind King Cool (10-13) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Moonlit Sea 100-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always behind, 12th of 14, 32 1/2l behind Fox Shinji (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Hier Encore (FR) 9-1 (10-11) Held up in 4th, lost place and behind after 6th, outpaced 3 out, beaten when blundered next, went poor 4th after last, 4th of 6, 25 1/2l behind Twenty Twenty (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Furia D'Oudairies (FR) 25-1 (10-8) Held up, pushed along after 5th, effort after 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 16 1/2l behind Quantum Of Solace (10-12) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
En Coeur (FR) 11-2 (11-2) Raced keenly at times, held up in touch, driven to chase leaders after 3 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace, no real impression, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Galtee Mountain (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
Bonjour (IRE) 300-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, lost ground 4th, ridden and no impression from 3 out, 6th of 10, dist behind Templepark (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f (4) gd in Aug.
Spirit Of Rome (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Prominent, led 3 out, soon headed, lost place 2 out, 10th of 13, dist behind Present Chief (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Magic Shuffle (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 8th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Island Nation (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Volturnus 20-1 (11-0) Tracked leader to after 4th, close up in 3rd, unable to go with front pair before 2 out, soon beaten, weakened from last, 4th of 5, 18l behind The Cashel Man (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Sweeping Rock (IRE) 18-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, plugged on, 5th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Sixties Secret (11-0) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.