Racecards
16:10 Fontwell Park
Heddy Simpson Memorial Handicap Chase (Class F) (Class F)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Form 2RP034
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer L Wells
- Jockey Mr J Morgan
close up, weakened 10th, tailed off
- Form 112P4P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
tracked leader, led 3rd to 5th, stayed tracking leader until mistake and weakened rapidly 13th, tailed off
- Form 4FF225
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
mistake 13th, always behind
- Form 5-25222
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey L P Aspell
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Flinders
50- Form 413FP0
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
led to 3rd, stayed tracking leader, led 5th, ridden and stayed on well from 3 out
- Form 140433
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
soon in touch, mistake 10th, went 2nd 13th, hit 3 out, lost 2nd next, weakened before last
- Form 6PP021
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer R Curtis
- Jockey Mr T J Malone
held up towards rear, steady headway 10th, tracked leaders going well approaching 3 out, chased leader next, ridden before last, kept on one pace run-in
Seef
19- Form P556U-5
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J King
- Jockey P J Brennan
chased leaders, mistake 5th, hard ridden and weakened 4 out
- Form P-P50PP
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
jumped poorly, not keen, behind from 3rd, tailed off when pulled up after 13th
- Form 21/P-P6P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs Jane Galpin
- Jockey R Young
mistakes, always behind, driven and not going well from 7th
- Form P0U142
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer C Kellett
- Jockey James Davies
held up, headway 11th, hit 14th, weakened 4 out
In depth
Verdict
Kroisos might provide the answer here ahead of, possibly, Walcot Lad and Flinders. The selection runs quickly here following a resounding win at Plumpton and we feel that it might pay to strike while the iron is hot. Course and distance winner Cold Encounter, and course winner Ice Cool Lad are others that can go well, although each of them has never won from their current rating, but Flinders is now back to near a winning mark. That last comment also applies to Walcot Lad, who has the added advantage of having won at Fontwell. Kildorragh would have a very good chance based on his 2001 form, but that seems a long time ago now. Quite a competitive race overall, and one in which we will side with Kroisos.