Racecards
17:40 Fontwell Park
bet365 Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 165y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £11,872 added
- Winner: £5,703
- 2nd: £2,624
- 3rd: £1,312
- 4th: £657
- Form 43312-5
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
led 1st, headed after 8th, mistake 4 out, led before 3 out, well clear from 2 out
- Form 7F3291-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
led until 1st, chased winner, slow 2nd, not fluent a few times after, led after 8th, headed before mistake 3 out, weakened next, lost 2nd flat
- Form 45180-P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened before 3 out, went 2nd flat
- Form 1-1PP25
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
NonRunner
- Form 45141P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey James Davies
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Marracudja - another good chance on the card for the Skeltons - has an obvious chance. However, there's unlikely to be any further improvement from the ten-year-old and FAIRWAY FREDDY makes greater appeal. He did pull up when last seen in April but that was in a very decent Sandown handicap and previous efforts bring him right into contention. He should be more than competitive if ready for his seasonal reappearance. Itacare is a potential spanner in the works for the aforementioned pair on debut for the Pipe team. Only a four-year-old, he landed an Auteuil chase in April and could prove an interesting recruit to British fences for his new yard.
Formwatch
Marracudja (FR) 10-1 (10-9) Mid-division, mistake 12th and soon weakened, ridden and behind after 3 out, 5th of 9, 21 1/4l behind Kauto The King (10-3) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
Itacare (FR) 2-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway from 3 out, ran on well, won at Auteuil 2m 2f hvy in Apr beating C'est Quelqu'un (11-0) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Darebin (GER) 22-1 (11-5) Jumped right and bumped 1st, chased leaders on inside, losing place from 8th, behind 12th, pulled up after, at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Carolines Charm (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, pecked 6th, shaken up 4 out, soon weakened, last of 5, 29 1/2l behind Admiral's Sunset (10-0) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Fairway Freddy (IRE) 18-1 (10-10) Held up and behind, hit 2nd, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next, at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.