Racecards
13:25 Fontwell Park
EBF Star Sports 10K Showtime Guarantee Mares' Beginners' Chase (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 104y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,938
- 2nd: £1,450
- 3rd: £725
- 4th: £363
- Form 221/733-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
chased leaders, overjumped 3rd, jumped big 6th, not fluent 11th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened 2 out
Deja Vue (IRE)
259- Form 21153P-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
led, mistake 10th, outjumped and headed 3 out, not fluent 2 out, kept on but no match for easy winner
Florella (IRE)
244- Form 122/97P-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Cynthia Woods
- Jockey James Best
held up in touch, not fluent 5th, detached 6th, tailed off with a circuit to go, completed eventually
- Form 441/935-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
chased leader, hit 11th, led 3 out, pushed along and went clear 2 out, ran on well flat, easily
In depth
Verdict
DEJA VUE would have been the best of these over hurdles and she is also the youngest of this quartet. Given her stable’s current run of form, Aidan Coleman’s mount looks the one to be on. Danse Idol won around here over hurdles and has already won a point so looks a big danger with Midnightreferendum also a winner here over the smaller obstacles in the past. Florella, however, looks out of her depth.
Formwatch
Danse Idol (IRE) 7-2jfav (11-7) Led, headed before 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 9 1/2l behind Espoir De Romay (12-0) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Deja Vue (IRE) 5-2 (11-2) Pressed winner, not fluent 1st or 3rd, lost 2nd before 6th, weakened next, pulled up before last (normal 2 out), at Warwick 2m 3f (1) hvy in Feb.
Florella (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) A bhnd; t.o & pu 15, at Ampton 3m sft in Mar.
Midnightreferendum 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division on inside, pushed along after 3 out, outpaced approaching next, plugged on towards finish, 5th of 17, 6 3/4l behind Downtown Getaway (11-8) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Feb.