Racecards
17:10 Fontwell Park
Bay Studio Handicap Hurdle
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Good (Good tofirm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- Form 4-3F34F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer M Madgwick
- Jockey J Goldstein
in touch to 5th, soon tailed off
- Form 5/06675
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer T P McGovern
- Jockey C Murray
hit 3rd, always behind, never a factor
- Form 0-24308
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 90
held up, ridden 6th, soon struggling, never a factor
- Form 577272
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D B Feek
- Jockey James Davies
in touch, driven after 7th, no impression after
- Form 988-PR9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
in touch, headway 5th, went 2nd after 8th to 3 out, stayed on same pace from next
Devito (FR)
12- Form 556214
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer G F Edwards
- Jockey Mr D Edwards
behind, headway 5th, 5th and no chance when hit last
- Form 4-84367
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
in touch, chased leaders 3 out, ridden to close before 2 out, driven ahead run in
- Form 4/0U054
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer C J Gray
- Jockey P J Brennan
always behind, ridden after 7th and soon struggling
- Form 1-PP7F5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer T M Jones
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
chased leaders, weakened quickly before 8th, tailed off
- Form 890096
- Age 12
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey O Dayman
led to 3rd, chased leader until hit 8th, weakened next
- Form 795
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Mr W P Kavanagh
mid-division, weakened 3 out
- Form 314543
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leader, led 3rd, clear next, hit 2 out, blundered last, headed run in
Vallica
8- Form 9P6785
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey D Laverty
in touch, headway 8th, effort under pressure 3 out, kept on to take 3rd last
In depth
Verdict
Adelphie Lass, Devito, Big Quick, and Sweet Minuet look the principals in a wide open affair and the tentative vote is given to Devito. The selection was a fair fourth behind Caspian Dusk l;ast time out and need only run up to that mark to score. Adelphie Lass rates the main danger rates the main danger on his latest second behind Barton Beau but he has risen in the weights for that effort and that may just find him out. Big Quick is another worthy of respect on his best form but he may just need the run after a 668 day absence. Sweet Minuet took a heavy fall over fences last time but looks weighted up to her best over hurdles and needs to improve. Of the remainder Eau Pure has dropped to a handy mark and is worth noting in the market but for the winner we return to Devito.