Racecards
19:25 Fontwell Park
Hyder Consulting (uk) Ltd Selling Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Form 4/07P7-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
chased leaders, led approaching last, comfortably
- Form B/0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
jumped right and raced freely, led, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before last
- Form 0861-32
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Miss M P Bryant
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
chased leaders until outpaced approaching 6th, no danger after
Chunky Lad
349- Form 234PR/9-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Mr T O'Connor
in touch, hit 1st, 3rd and 5th, led 2 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on, always held
- Form 94P447-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer W K Goldsworthy
- Jockey A P McCoy
chased leader until 6th, soon struggling, weakened last
- Form PP33-F5
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer H J Manners
- Jockey Mr W Telfer
lost touch after 4th, tailed off and pulled up before last
- Form 6-5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up, hit 2nd, not fluent next, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
In depth
Verdict
Grasp gets the confident vote in this desperate seller with Better Moment It's The Limit rating the main dangers. The selection was a fair fourth behind Rawaabet last time out, he looks sure to be suited by the step up in trip and with his yard in form he looks the one to be on. Better Moment rates the main danger on his latest second behind Quick but that was over a longer trip and he is very hard to win with and at likely odds he looks worth taking on. It's The Limit is another worthy of respect as he is dropping in class but he is another that is hard to win with. Of the remainder Night Groove is unexposed over hurdles and could improve but for the winner we return to Grasp.
Formwatch
Grasp 8-11fav (11-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 4th of 7, 10l behind Rawaabet (11-0) at Towcester 2m sll hdl (5) sft in May.
Alphun (IRE) 40-1 (10-11) Slowly away and lost many lengths, always behind, last of 10, well behind Delta Lady (10-4) at Fakenham 2m nov hdl (4) gf in May.
Better Moment (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Raced wide, with winner, led 3 out, ridden and headed last, not quicken flat, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Quick (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 6f sll hdl (5) gd in May.
Chisel 66-1 (9-8) Always well in rear, 6th of 10, 44l behind Young Owen (11-7) at Plumpton 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Mar.
Chunky Lad 20-1 (11-1) Keen, mid-division, ridden after 5th, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 18l behind Classic Croco (11-1) at Worcester 2m nov clm hdl (5) gf.
It's The Limit (USA) 28-1 (10-13) Prominent, led after 4th, jumped left and headed next, chased leader 4 out, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 18, 28l behind Bob Mountain (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Running Times (USA) 33-1 (12-5) A bhnd, 5th of 8, 43l behind Razer Blade (12-5) at Kingston Blount 3m ptp gd in May.
Night Groove (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge after 3 out, weakened before last, 5th of 17, 13l behind Golden Alchemist (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) gf in May.