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14:10 Fontwell Park
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- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 106y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 346-7PP
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
chased leading pair but off the pace, reminders after 7th, lost 3rd 10th, left modest 3rd again and hampered 14th, no chance with leading duo
- Form 224-6UV
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer R Walford
- Jockey Brendan Powell
led and disputed, hit 15th, every chance when awkward 2 out, 1 length down last, no extra run-in
- Form 214-44V
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey H Cobden
led and disputed, in command 2 out,1 length ahead last, driven clear run-in
- Form P4-7P62
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey W Featherstone
chased leaders, pushed along when left 4th 14th, ridden and no impression before 4 out, weakened before next
- Form P/FF-P41
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up, headway chasing leaders after 7th, went 3rd 13th, knuckled badly on landing and all but fell next, pulled up
- Form 221452/
- Age 12
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J G Cann
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up, mistake 8th, left in modest 5th at 14th, went poor 4th before 3 out
Roparta Avenue
221- Form 4/44F1-4
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Mrs D Grissell
- Jockey M Goldstein
held up, fell 1st
In depth
Verdict
So Fine started favourite at Wincanton last month but lost his action and was pulled up for the second time in a row. Sonny The One was also favourite last month, at Lingfield, but was struggling when unseating his rider and failed to complete again, along with Bears Rails, in a race at Wincanton which was voided when none of the field got round. AMIRAL COLLONGES won off a 3lb higher mark over hurdles last season and ran his best race since when runner-up in the Lincolnshire National on Boxing Day. He was in front at this distance and can gain compensation. The Chuckmeister has only been raised 5lb for a seven-length course and distance victory last month so can’t be ignored.
Formwatch
So Fine (IRE) 7-2fav (11-8) Disputed lead, led 14th, headed and lost action 18th, soon pulled up, at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Sonny The One 9-4fav (11-6) Tracked leader until 4th, chased leaders, pushed along in dispute of 4th when blundered badly and unseated rider 4 out, at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Bears Rails 5-1 (11-5) In touch, in mid-division, lost place 13th, mistake 4 out, rallied after 3 out, 4th and beaten when not fluent next, stayed on same pace, 4th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Brandon Hill (11-12) at Warwick 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Amiral Collonges (FR) 8-1 (10-10) Keen, led, headed soon after 2nd, prominent, led again 13th, ridden and headed flat, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Gonalston Cloud (11-12) at Market Rasen 3m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
The Chuckmeister (IRE) 11-1 (11-6) Tracked leader, led before last, kept on well, ridden out, won at Fontwell 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Dec beating King Charlie (10-0) by 7l, 8 ran.
How's My Friend 7-2 (12-0) Led to 2; outpcd 13; kpt on 3 out; no ch w wnr, 2nd of 5, 10l behind Perfectly Willing (12-0) at Larkhill 3m gf in Mar.
Roparta Avenue 9-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, outpaced before 9th, closed next, beaten before 3 out, 4th and no extra next, 4th of 6, 33 1/4l behind Easy Street (11-12) at Fontwell 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jun.