Racecards
15:00 Fontwell Park
Betfair Sp As It Should Be Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
Saby (FR)
24- Form 6-18089
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer L Corcoran
- Jockey T J Malone
hit 3rd, lost touch 9th, tailed off
- Form 2U23FP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 92
led, hard ridden after 10th, headed after 4 out, kept on same pace from next
Opal Ridge
27- Form PP6766
- Age 11
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer C Roberts
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
in touch, ridden after 11th, went 2nd after 3 out, kept on but no further impression on winner
- Form 83131U
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer N R Mitchell
- Jockey Mr C Huxley
held up behind, ridden after 10th, no impression until stayed on from 3 out, never troubled leaders
- Form P211/34-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D M Grissell
- Jockey Mr A Merriam
mid-division, went 3rd after 9th, ridden after next, one pace from 3 out
- Form 432/5P-P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer B J M Ryall
- Jockey J Tizzard
refused to race, took no part
- Form 225/P78
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Michael J Hogan
- Jockey P Hide
prominent until 10th, weakened 4 out
- Form 3P4797
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A J Whiting
- Jockey Michael Murphy
held up, headway 10th, soon ridden, weakened 4 out
- Form 2264/2-0
- Age 13
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Simon Earle
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
not fluent 7th and 8th, mainly towards rear
- Form 6-23334
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey C Poste
always prominent, ridden after 11th, led after 4 out, kept on well, ridden out
- Form 8/5-67P5
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey R Greene
in touch, ridden after 11th, weakening when hit 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Massini Sunset is the one to beat here and he makes plenty of appeal. Cleymor House and Mystical Star are likely to be challenging for places whilst Tin Symphony and Perange are two that could go okay at bigger prices. The selection unseated through no fault of his own at Plumpton when in the process of running another big race. He's a soft ground course and distance winner, from Wild Ground who won her next two, so the only problems are the handicapper and the opposition. He should be able to overcome both this afternoon. Cleymor House will do well to reverse course and distance form with the selection despite the revised terms although it's worth bearing in mind that he was quite well backed that day. Mystical Star was no match for Kauto Star last time but he's a player at this level and he could be the one to give the selection most to do. Recent form's a little thin on the ground for Perange and Tin Symphony but there's some there if you delve back far enough and it's not inconceivable that they could pop up but this should go the way of Massini Sunset.
Formwatch
Saby (FR) 22-1 (11-7) Behind, struggling 4th, tailed off 6th, 9th of 11, well behind Fabulous Jet (11-10) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Feb.
Explosive Fox (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Mid-division, lost place 6th, beaten when pulled up 2 out in race won by Ask The Umpire (10-5) at Towcester 2m cnd hcp chs (5) hvy in Jan, 14 ran.
Opal Ridge 40-1 (10-8) Chased leader, ridden approaching 6th, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 40l behind Kinetic Power (10-6) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb.
Massini Sunset (IRE) 7-4fav (9-11) Held up, mistake 8th, closing on leaders when hampered and unseated rider 5 out in race won by Buckland Gold (10-1) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Feb, 8 ran.
Perange (FR) 10-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway 11th, kept on one pace from 4 out, 4th of 11, 29l behind Le Passing (12-0) at Fontwell 2m 4f hts chs (6) gs in Feb '07.
Tin Symphony 66-1 (10-6) Always behind and pulled up 4 out in race won by Ouragan De Prairie (10-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Feb, 13 ran.
Mystical Star (FR) 200-1 (11-7) Always behind, blundered 10th, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Kauto Star (11-7) at Ascot 2m 5f chs Grd 1 (1) gd in Feb.
Trampoline King (USA) 25-1 (10-7) Always behind, 7th of 17, well behind Aheadofhistime (10-4) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Feb.
Miss Wizadora 20-1 (10-10) Towards rear, mistake 12th, never dangerous, 12th of 17, well behind Charlies Double (11-3) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-88 (5) gs in Feb.
Cleymor House (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Chased winner until approaching 7th, ridden before 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 14, 8l behind Axinit (10-11) at Hereford 2m 4f clm hdl (5) gs in Feb.
Runshan (IRE) 40-1 (9-9) In touch, ridden 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 15, 32l behind Wild Ground (11-0) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Feb.