Racecards
16:30 Fontwell Park
Gg Tipsters Best On The Net Novices' Chase (Class D)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm
Cobreces
5- Form 300521
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
made all, not fluent 11th, blundered 3 out, challenged last, driven and kept on well flat
Johnlegood
17- Form 4FR525
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey P Hide
chased winner, mistake 11th, challenged and every chance when not fluent last, one pace flat
- Form 0/FP530
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs L Taylor
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
close up in 3rd, pecked 2nd, outpaced by leading pair after 4 out
In depth
Verdict
Cobreces is likely to be at prohibitive odds for this novices' chase and is impossible to oppose. A winner over both hurdles and fences in France, the son of Environment Friend confirmed his debut promise behind No Visibility at Taunton when opening his account on his second start for trainer Paul Nicholls when easily beating Lodestar at Warwick last week. A reproduction of that form should suffice against two moderate rivals. Gary Moore's Johnlegood looks the pick of the other two. A novice hurdle winner at Fontwell, he also has placed form over fences and is preferred to Snow Partridge for the forecast.