Racecards
14:50 Fontwell Park
Cin Cin By The Sea Barbados Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 162y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £10,775 added
- Winner: £6,077
- 2nd: £1,795
- 3rd: £898
- 4th: £449
- Form 0P-5546
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Alexander Thorne
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, kept on and always well held
- Form 2-15124
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Maxime Tissier
in touch, led after 3rd, clear before 2 out, kept on well
Naranja
29- Form 46-3116
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
tracked leader, outpaced before 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd
- Form B15
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey M Goldstein
led, not fluent 3rd, soon headed, tracked leader until before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 0571
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey J McGrath
in rear, fell 4 out
- Form 24644P-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 104
tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last
In depth
Verdict
Both Banjo Girl and Naranja found life tough in a Grade 2 contest at Sandown last time having shown good progress before that. The former has won a couple of novice events and the latter remains 7lb higher than when landing a handicap at Chepstow. Harmonise also struggled in a Grade 2 hurdle last month having won at Plumpton earlier so it could pay to stick with SHE’S GINA as she goes handicapping for the first time after picking-up a novices’ hurdle in heavy going at Lingfield.
Formwatch
Coillte Lass (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Tracked winner, bumped before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, no extra last, 6th of 7, 19 1/4l behind Unison (11-12) at Taunton 2m hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Banjo Girl (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Raced keenly, tracked winner, led 3rd until before 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, chased leading pair until the last, weakened run-in, 4th of 10, 22 3/4l behind Midnight Tune (11-2) at Sandown 2m 4f (1) hvy in Feb.
Naranja 15-2 (11-2) Prominent in chasing group, not fluent 4th, weakened next, struggling in rear when jumped left 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 10, 30 1/2l behind Midnight Tune (11-2) at Sandown 2m 4f (1) hvy in Feb.
Harmonise 20-1 (10-5) Pressed leader and clear of rest to before 4 out, led soon after, headed before 2 out, weakened between last 2, tailed off, 5th of 7, dist behind Redicean (11-1) at Kempton 2m (1) gd in Feb.
She's Gina (GER) 9-2 (10-12) Chased leaders on inside, 3rd between last 2, upsides in 2nd at the last, stayed on to lead final 150 yards, soon clear, won at Lingfield 2m (4) hvy in Jan beating Lostnfound (11-5) by 3 1/4l, 6 ran.
At First Light 16-1 (10-13) Raced wide, in touch until reminders in last pair 5th, behind and struggling next, tailed off, pulled up before last, at Newbury 3m hcp (4) sft in Mar.