Racecards
15:00 Fontwell Park
Totesport.com Handicap Hurdle (Class D )
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Bobsleigh
24- Form 2164-24
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Jim Crowley
led 2nd, ridden when headed approaching 8th, weakened
- Form 650320
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer R M Stronge
- Jockey S Stronge
tracked leaders until steadied 4th, ridden 7th, one pace
- Form 2463P1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer W K Goldsworthy
- Jockey A P McCoy
led, headed approaching next, stayed prominent, ridden to lead approaching 8th, clear 3 out, headed last, one pace
Kiwi Babe
20- Form 541010
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer P R Hedger
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up mid-division, headway 5th, ridden when every chance 2 out, no extra
Dr Charlie
29- Form P2-16P5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Miss C Dyson
tracked leaders, outpaced approaching 8th, ridden and plugged on
- Form 25522-5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Miss Victoria Roberts
- Jockey Stephen Craine
held up mid-division, some progress 5th, ridden and behind after 4 out
- Form 1F0400
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer K Bell
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
in touch, ridden to chase leading pair 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 16-0023
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey J Tizzard
in rear and mistakes, reminder 6th, weakened 4 out
- Form 4-651RR
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey B J Crowley
in rear, jumped slowly 3rd, brief effort 6th, behind when pulled up before last
- Form 016502
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer C C Bealby
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, soon beaten
- Form 630300
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
held up in touch, behind from 6th
- Form 3-43005
- Age 6
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey J Culloty
tracked leader, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 3F3300
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T J Malone
held up rear, jumped left 5th, still plenty to do when ridden 4 out, stayed on well to lead and jump left last, ran on
- Form 100341
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer P Butler
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
held up rear, behind, some progress 8th, no further impression
In depth
Verdict
This is a wide open handicap hurdle and many would have chances on their best form but Ice Crystal, Bobsleigh and Radbrook Hall look to be leading lights and the narrow vote is given to the last mentioned. The selection is lightly-raced and has shaped encouragingly on his last two starts. This is his first try in a handicap and he may be worth chancing. Ice Crystal won at Warwick last time when beating Villa but it was a race in which the principals never got competitive and the form may not be all that reliable. Bobsleigh finished behind Ice Crystal in that Warwick race and he may well have bounced after a previous game effort at Plumpton behind Jaloux D'Estruval. If he can run up to that level again here then he would have sound claims. Geography won well last time and is another to consider, but for the winner we return to Radbrook Hall.