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16:40 Fontwell Park
Visit attheraces.com Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 104y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,130 added
- Winner: £2,989
- 2nd: £878
- 3rd: £439
- 4th: £350
- Form 90F53-3
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
tracked leader, effort 3 out, weakened next
- Form 261-496
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer M Blake
- Jockey David Bass
prominent, lost place before 6 out, soon beaten
- Form 94-2433
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey N F Houlihan
held up, mistake 5th and 10th, never dangerous
- Form P7-B322
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leaders, slow 12th, driven to challenge when hit last, no extra closing stages
- Form 3374-73
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
mistakes in touch, lost pace 5 out, soon beaten
- Form 77608-5
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up in rear, headway 10th, chased leaders 4 out, led before last, driven clear, stayed on well
- Form 5P-64U6
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Mrs L Hill
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led, ridden and headed before last, weakened flat
- Form 2-32346
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey Daniel Hiskett
in rear when blundered and unseated rider 3rd
In depth
Verdict
BROWN BEAR still isn’t scaling the heights of a couple of years ago but is still probably the one to beat in this on recent form. Course winner Kingston Mimosa has a chance off bottom weight and an on-song Hit The Highway would be a danger, though probably prefers softer ground. Goldslinger has won on the Flat and over hurdles and has shown some ability in three starts over fences so also goes on the short-list.
Formwatch
Hit The Highway (IRE) 13-8 (10-11) Led to 2nd, tracked leader until lost place from 5 out, last of 3, 37l behind Goodthyneaway (11-10) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Iniesta (IRE) 17-2 (11-7) Prominent, jumped left and bumped 2nd, slow 3rd and lost place next, slow 4th and ridden along, weakened 4 out, 6th of 8, 33l behind Game Line (10-11) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Goldslinger (FR) 7-2jfav (11-6) Led to 2nd, led again 4th to 6th, in touch, led again before 4 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, no impression with front pair between last 2, 3rd of 8, 11 3/4l behind Noble Saffron (10-0) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Brown Bear (IRE) 9-1 (12-4) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced by front pair 2 out, ridden and stayed on to take narrow 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Black Anthem (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Catch My Drift (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Prominent on inside, led briefly after 12th, driven after 4 out, ridden and unable to go with front pair after next, no danger after, 3rd of 11, 12 1/4l behind Doitforjoe (12-0) at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Agent Westy (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, lost place and behind 9th, headway 4 out, outpaced after next, soon beaten, 5th of 8, 17 1/4l behind Noble Saffron (10-0) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Shimba Hills 12-1 (10-10) Chased front pair to before 5 out, soon behind, tailed off 3 out, 6th of 8, dist behind Noble Saffron (10-0) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Kingston Mimosa 6-1 (10-0) Always in rear, no chance from 12th, 6th of 10, dist behind Gentleman Moore (10-13) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.