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14:50 Fontwell Park
Klafs UK Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 2 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 135y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £6,337
- 2nd: £2,916
- 3rd: £1,458
- 4th: £730
- Form 114112
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Bryony Frost
made all, stumbled badly 4th, jumped slowly 6th, going best before 3 out, almost joined last, ridden and stayed on to assert run-in
- Form 44-12F1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Mitchell Bastyan
never that fluent, chased winner, jumped slowly and reminder 2nd, not fluent 5th, hit 11th and next, closer 4 out, pushed along and held before next, rallied on inside and almost upsides last, held run-in
- Form 6-42731
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
NonRunner
- Form 81-2812
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer R Bandey
- Jockey Harry Bannister
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
After a promising start over fences, Zacony Rebel has just lost his way a little. Hell Red hasn’t run since September but has been waiting for better ground. Hudson De Grugy, on the other hand, seems to prefer going with plenty of give but did win in a higher grade at Sandown last month. At the likely odds, we’ll take a chance on WEWILLGOWITHPLANB who won well here last month despite showing signs of inexperience – a subsequent defeat came back over hurdles. Ikarak won twice over fences in France so can’t be ignored.
Formwatch
Hell Red (FR) 15-8 (12-0) Prominent, bad mistake and blundered 1st, chased clear leader, hesitant jump 3rd, well behind 12th, pushed out after last to hold remote 2nd, 2nd of 3, dist behind Hang In There (12-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f (3) gd in Sep.
Ikarak (FR) (10-10) won at Auteuil 2m 6f hvy in Dec beating In Victis (10-5) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Zacony Rebel (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Held up in 4th on outside, closed 8th, weakened from 3 out, 4th of 5, 27 1/2l behind Bold Endeavour (11-10) at Doncaster 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Hudson De Grugy (FR) 11-4 (10-5) Tracked leader, challenged turning in, led before hit last, headed run-in, rallied gamely to lead again towards finish, won at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Mar beating Quel Destin (11-2) by nk, 5 ran.
Wewillgowithplanb (IRE) 5-6fav (12-0) Led, ridden after 2 out, headed before last, edged left flat, well held inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Bingoo (11-13) at Hexham 2m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.