Racecards
16:05 Fontwell Park
Liberty Leasing Asset Finance Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 145y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 1/12438-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey S Corby
chased winner, not fluent 3rd, pushed along after 5th, driven 3 out, lost 2nd before next, edged right approaching last, kept on flat
- Form 3P0450-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey N D Fehily
chased leaders, close 2nd 2 out, ridden flat, held by winner, kept on
- Form 613P4-4
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
made all, ridden after 2 out, driven out flat
- Form 32/896-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Bridget Andrews
held up in last, in touch when not fluent 4 out, 4th from next, shaken up when not fluent 2 out, soon beaten
Sixties Idol
18- Form 53-345
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey M Goldstein
chased leaders on outside, pushed along after 5th, weakened after 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Jockey bookings would suggest Irish import Poetic Lady is preferred to stable companion Lee Side Lady but is still best watched. The four-year-old Sixties Idol took a backward step here last time but Towcester fourth Ginger Fizz may be running into form. CALLING DES BLINS chased home in the in-form Lake Chapala at Huntingdon last time and any improvement on that would make Dan Skelton’s mare tough to beat.
Formwatch
Lee Side Lady (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders on inside, mistake 6th, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 16, dist behind Reilly's Minor (11-13) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Poetic Lady (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Held up, slightly impeded early, moderate 20th before 4th, no impression 3 out, soon no extra, 18th of 22, dist behind Definite Income (10-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in Oct.
Ginger Fizz 6-1 (12-6) Chased leading pair, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, 4th and no extra between last 2, 4th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Parlour Maid (11-12) at Towcester 2m hcp (5) gs in May.
Calling Des Blins (FR) 6-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, effort on inside next, ridden and stayed on into 2nd flat, no impression with winner closing stages, 2nd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Lake Chapala (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Sixties Idol 14-1 (11-7) Took keen hold, chased leader until after 3rd, chased leaders, hit 4 out, weakened next, 5th of 11, 27 1/2l behind Londonia (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.