Racecards
14:55 Fontwell Park
totepool Racing's Biggest Supporter Salmon Spray Handicap Hurdle (For The Salmon Spray Challenge Trophy) (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 110y
- Going: Heavy, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,330
- 2nd: £1,870
- 3rd: £935
- 4th: £468
- Form 312143-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 132
chased leader until 4th, chased leading pair until 5th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off
- Form 13310-F
- Age 4
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey D A Jacob
took keen hold, held up but in touch, headway into 3rd after 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, ridden and stayed on same pace flat, held on for 2nd
- Form 13712-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
tended to jump right, led, went right 3rd and 5th, mistake 6th, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly, soon behind and pulled up
- Form 221144/
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey M Goldstein
held up but in touch, headway into 3rd at 5th, mistake 6th, every chance 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off
- Form 4224-46
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Mr Paul John
chased leading pair, went 2nd 4th, led before 3 out, mistake and headed soon after 3 out, chased winner until 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure flat
- Form 12/511-3
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey M G Nolan
held up but in touch, smooth headway approaching 3 out, led soon after 3 out, ridden betweeen last two, driven out
In depth
Verdict
Not really the best renewal and a chance for LIGHTENTERTAINMENT to go one better than when denied by the minimum margin by Tara Road at Ascot last time. That was a performance suggesting he remains very much on the upgrade. He also boasts an unbeaten two from two record at this venue and remains pleasingly treated here. Harristown is given the chance to atone for an early fall behind Shelford in Grade 3 company on his reappearance at Chepstow and could well give his elders something to think about as he's open to considerable improvement over timber. He'll handle the ground almost certainly and rates the main danger. Gun Shy and Lord Of The House both have useful form in the book and could contend at their best but both arrive here after an absence.
Formwatch
Lord Of House (GER) 11-2 (11-5) Tracked leading trio, went 3rd 4th, driven along and lost modest 3rd after 4 out, went modest 3rd again last, 3rd of 5, 38l behind Sound Investment (10-9) at Taunton 2m nov hcap ch (3) hvy in Feb.
Harristown 40-1 (10-6) Close up, fell 2nd, in a race won by Shelford (10-4) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) sft in Oct, 12 ran.
Gun Shy (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Led until 3rd, prominent, every chance when not fluent 3 out, soon beaten, weakening when mistake 2 out, 5th of 9, 44l behind Shubaat (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Feb Thirtyfirst 25-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, ridden after 3 out, lost place approaching next, no impression with front pair before last, kept on same pace, lost well beaten 3rd near finish, 4th of 8, 33l behind Rolling Star (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 1f 4yo hdl Grade 2 (1) hvy in Jan '13.
Filatore (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Held up mid-division, headway 4 out to chase leaders, ridden and weakened before last, 6th of 11, 19l behind Morito Du Berlais (11-4) at Exeter 2m 7f am nov hdl (4) gs in Oct.
Beau Lake (IRE) 3-1 (10-11) Took keen hold, chased winner, not fluent 1st, jumped big 2nd, jumped big again and lost 2nd 3rd, chased leading pair, ridden between last two, kept on flat and pressed for 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind The Sneezer (9-11) at Lingfield 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Lightentertainment (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, slight advantage last, hard ridden and kept on run in, headed post, 2nd of 14, ns behind Tara Road (11-8) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd.