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13:55 Fontwell Park
Mercedes-Benz Of Chichester Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 164y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,150 added
- Winner: £3,248
- 2nd: £1,494
- 3rd: £747
- 4th: £374
- Form 0756-41
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
chased leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden and headway before 2 out, led when pecked last, stayed on flat
- Form 4/6223-3
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey James Bowen
raced wide, midfield, prominent 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, held when jumped right last
- Form 769/1F1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Chad Bament
chased leaders, prominent 2nd, lost place 5th, went second 7th, lost second before 2 out, plugged on one pace last
- Form FP21-12
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Ben Clarke
- Jockey Rex Dingle
mistakes, prominent, led 6th, ridden when not fluent 2 out, headed last, no extra final 110yds
- Form 7703-P1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
never travelled well, held up in rear, tailed off from 5th, pulled up before 7th
- Form PPPP/0-0
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey Tom Cannon
led, headed 6th, lost place next, dropped to rear before 8th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 7-64632
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey C O'Farrell
mid-division, headway before 2 out, faded last
- Form 68/996-7
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Mrs F M Shaw
- Jockey James Best
wore hood in preliminaries, mounted in chute and went early to post, in touch with leaders, not fluent 7th, hit next and 3 out, soon weakened
- Form F0-94
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R Walford
- Jockey Harry Kimber
towards rear, raced wide from 4th, pushed along after next, struggling 3 out
In depth
Formwatch
Mask Of Zorro (IRE) 2-1fav (11-12) Handy, led narrowly home turn, pushed along before last, ridden out run-in and asserted closing stages, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Nov beating Nowyouvebinandunit (10-10) by 3 1/4l, 11 ran.
Weaver's Answer 7-4fav (11-1) Tracked leaders inside, pushed along in 3rd before 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in, just missed 2nd, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind D'jo Dela Barriere (11-8) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Ferret Jeeter 7-2 (11-1) Led 1st, headed 5th, led after next, hit 2 out, stayed on, ridden out, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gs in Jun beating Mind Hunter (10-2) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
El Bandido Pancho 7-4fav (11-6) Raced in second, led before 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, ridden after last, no extra when headed inside final 110 yds run-in, weakened towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Sparkling Duke (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Bredon Hill Dart 11-2 (11-0) Mid-division, closer on outer 2 out, took 2nd home turn, led before last, ridden run-in and ran on well when strongly challenged final 110 yards, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jun beating Hammer Dan (11-1) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Grey D'alco (FR) 18-1 (11-2) Led, headed after 4 out and dropped away tamely, last of 11, dist behind Mask Of Zorro (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Nowyouvebinandunit 9-2 (10-10) Chased leaders, mistake 7th, close 3rd 2 out, every chance last, ridden and no extra closing stages, 2nd of 11, 3 1/4l behind Mask Of Zorro (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Break Heart Hill 33-1 (10-8) Mounted in chute and went to post early, mid-division, dropped away after 3 out, 7th of 11, 26 1/2l behind Mask Of Zorro (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Dawn's Desire (IRE) 250-1 (11-0) In touch, dropped to last when outpaced before 3 out, soon no chance, regained remote fourth towards finish, 4th of 5, dist behind Supreme Malinas (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f (4) gs in Nov.