Racecards
19:30 Fontwell Park
Choicebet You Won't Beat The Value Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,700 added
- Winner: £3,057
- 2nd: £898
- 3rd: £449
- 4th: £224
- Form 18P8-54
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
held up in last trio, headway and staying on in 4th when fell 15th
- Form 5/5344-5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Stephen O'donovan
tended to jump right, led, driven and hung left before last, headed flat, stayed on
- Form 7F1P9-F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
in rear, ridden along 12th, tailed off when went badly right 3 out, clambered over next and pulled up
- Form 1413-22
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Jimmy Derham
chased leading pair, went 2nd 13th, ridden before 3 out, stayed on before last, driven to lead flat, kept on
- Form 8P22-11
- Age 9
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer G A Ham
- Jockey A Thornton
held up in touch, left modest 4th at 15th, ridden and struggling before 3 out, tailed off
- Form P/473P6-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leader until 13th, went 2nd again 4 out, ridden before next, lost 2nd before last, no extra
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Priors Glen continues to disappoint and it may take more than a first-time visor to invigorate Emma Lavelle's seven-year-old. LANSDOWNE PRINCESS has twice got the better of Orion Star over C&D lately and is fancied to come out on top again today, despite being 7lb worse off with the runner-up than in their latest clash. The fact that Gerald Ham's mare has more stamina than her old rival could be the deciding factor. It's more than two years since Premier Des Marais last ran over fences and he's been well beaten over timber lately while Balustrade is very difficult to predict.
Formwatch
Premier Des Marais (FR) 12-1 (11-8) In touch mistake 4th, driven in modest 5th after 3 out, plugged on to modest 4th flat, 4th of 11, 31l behind Home (10-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Priors Glen (IRE) 3-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 7th until next, ridden 14th, weakened next, tailed off, 5th of 8, 43l behind Dennis The Legend (11-8) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Balustrade (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) In rear, pushed along approaching 8th, behind when fell 4 out, in a race won by Royal Wedding (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Apr, 7 ran.
Orion Star (IRE) 3-1fav (11-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd briefly 9th, hit 11th, led approaching 4 out, driven 2 out, headed last, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Lansdowne Princess (11-2) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Lansdowne Princess 4-1 (11-2) Held up in last trio, headway to 4th at 12th, went close 3rd before 3 out, soon chasing leader, led last, driven clear flat, stayed on well, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in May beating Orion Star (11-7) by 5l, 7 ran.
Alteranthela (IRE) 11-2 (11-3) In rear, behind fom 3 out, 6th of 7, well behind Theophrastus (11-10) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Mar.