Racecards
17:00 Fontwell Park
Astute Wealth Planning Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,700 added
- Winner: £3,054
- 2nd: £897
- 3rd: £448
- 4th: £224
- Form P1-3122
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Brendan Powell
made all, mistake 8th, not fluent 13th, all out
- Form 4476P-1
- Age 11
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up, headway 10th, ridden after 4 out, weakened before next
- Form 633P-43
- Age 10
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey Giles Hawkins
held up in 4th, closed 5th, pushed along in last after 7th, reminders 12th, behind from next, tailed off
- Form 544013
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3rd, not fluent 14th or 15th, ridden 3 out, not fluent last, rallied flat, closing near finish, just held
- Form 3P-7543
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Peter Carberry
tracked winner until 3rd, ridden after 12th, mistake 14th, not fluent next, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
- Form 5F561-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Mrs S J Humphrey
- Jockey Mark Marris
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Nearly all of these have a bit to prove on the prevailing ground but DOUBLE CHOCOLATE was second on good to soft at Stratford last time and this longer distance is in his favour. He gets a tentative vote though Nudge And Nurdle is respected after finally taking advantage of a tumbling mark over C&D last month, though he's gone up 7lb since. Cullahill is a proven stayer but would prefer a faster surface while Princely Hero's only recent win came in a selling hurdle. Call At Midnight should have benefited from his comeback run, however, and looks a better bet than Terra Bleu who is 8lb out of the handicap.
Formwatch
Double Chocolate 2-1fav (11-10) Led, jumped right and bumped 1st, ridden and headed approaching last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 7, 5l behind I'm The Decider (11-1) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Aug.
Nudge And Nurdle (IRE) 11-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders, led last, hard driven flat, just prevailed, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Sep beating Persian Run (11-3) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Cullahill (IRE) 11-1 (10-13) Tracked leading pair, under pressure when slightly hampered 15th, 4th and outpaced after 4 out, no impression when left 3rd and hampered 2 out, 3rd of 7, 19l behind Sun Tzu (11-12) at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Jul.
Princely Hero (IRE) 9-2 (10-5) Prominent, led 7th, ridden and headed before next, not fluent 2 out, lost 2nd flat, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Akbabend (11-13) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
Terra Bleu (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd 4 out until not fluent next, stayed on same pace from next, 3rd of 8, 12l behind Zepnove (9-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Sep.
Call At Midnight 16-1 (10-13) Keen tracked leader until 8th, close up, weakened 11th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Baily Storm (10-8) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Sep, 9 ran.