Racecards
16:35 Fontwell Park
Brighton's Big Screen 2013 Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,949
- 2nd: £572
- 3rd: £286
- 4th: £143
- Form 670984
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders on inside, ridden 3 out, weakened next
- Form 31PB
- Age 4
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R Curtis
- Jockey Hadden Frost
held up in last pair in touch, pushed along 7th, chased leaders under pressure after 3 out, kept on same pace from next, no impression
- Form 87340P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
prominent on outside, led before 2 out, ridden and kept on well flat
- Form P79786
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 86
in touch, tracked leader after 4th, lost place before 2 out, soon weakened
Capellini
18- Form U20512
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
led, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened
Fair Breeze
31- Form 240330
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in touch on outside, headway 3 out, chased leading pair and effort next, kept on and every chance until one pace flat
- Form P070-2
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey James Davies
held up in touch, headway 3 out, went 2nd and every chance before next, soon ridden, kept on, held flat
- Form 60/3588-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey Kevin Jones
held up in last pair in touch, close up 6th, ridden and lost place after 3 out, weakening when not fluent next, pulled up before last
- Form 0890/0P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey C D Meehan
in touch, pushed along 7th, ridden after 3 out, no impression before next
In depth
Verdict
Another ordinary affair and MEIRIG'S DREAM must have every chance of going one better than at Taunton last month. Plumpton fourth Legend Erry is another for the short-list as he has the beating of Marie Deja La on the form book while Capellini has put together a couple of good runs at the same track recently and arrives in better form than most. Fair Breeze hasn't been disgraced on the Flat lately and looks best of the rest as Maccabees only won a seller at Leicester and has failed to finish in two starts since.
Formwatch
Legend Erry (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, led 3 out, mistake 2 out, headed before last, one pace, 4th of 11, 8l behind Laughton Park (11-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Mar.
Maccabees 33-1 (11-6) Held up until brought down 1st, in a race won by Superciliary (10-10) at Plumpton 2m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd, 13 ran.
Marie Deja La (FR) 12-1 (11-3) Held up mid-division, ridden 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Laughton Park (11-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Mar, 11 ran.
Supermightyfine 80-1 (11-1) Held up in touch, ridden and last after 7th, soon behind, tailed off 3 out, last of 6, well behind Manballandall (11-1) at Newbury 2m 5f mdn hdl (3) hvy in Mar.
Capellini 4-1 (10-6) Led until 2nd, chased leader, led again 3 out, ridden and headed before mistake 2 out, no impression between last two, kept on for 2nd, 2nd of 13, 6l behind Superciliary (10-10) at Plumpton 2m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Fair Breeze 20-1 (10-10) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, beaten when mistake next, 10th of 15, 28l behind Bracken House (10-12) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Oct.
Meirig's Dream (IRE) 3-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2 out, pressed winner last, ridden and every chance flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Scales (11-7) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Mar.
Act Gold (GER) 12-1 (10-6) In touch in mid-division, jumped big 1st, hampered 5th, not fluent 7th, not fluent and lost place 9th, rallied 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 45l behind Absolute Shambles (11-7) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Aug '11.
Jim Job Jones 33-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden before 8th, weakened 3 out, poor 6th when blundered 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by The Last Bridge (10-1) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy in Feb, 14 ran.
The Saucy Snipe 20-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway 3 out, never on terms, 5th of 12, 13l behind Midnight Lira (10-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f mrs hcp hdl (0-105) (4) sft in Feb.