Racecards
13:30 Fontwell Park
Crown Racing '1st For Service' Beginners' Chase (Class E)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Heavy
- Form 4612-52
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J P McNamara
jumped well, made all, came well clear from 3 out, unchallenged
- Form 32
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer L Wells
- Jockey M Batchelor
chased winner 4 out, soon no impression, lost 2nd, last
- Form 46-5220
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
chased winner to 4 out, soon no chance, stayed on to take poor 2nd, last
In depth
Verdict
After making Ballycassidy pull out all the stops at Newbury last month, Colonel Frank is given the office to be the one to be on today. Mulligatawny hails from a stable that are just beginning to step things up a gear now and he is respected over the Henrietta Knight-trained Royal China as the biggest danger to the selection. Watch The Dove and Good Bone complete the line up and will both benefit from the experience. But Colonel Frank did absolutely nothing wrong when trying to claim the scalp of last season's Summer Plate winner, and, as faces nothing of the caliber of Ballycassidy today, it will be a little surprising if he cannot collect some due compensation.