Racecards
15:10 Fontwell Park
Champagne Joseph Perrier Maiden Chase (Class E)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
Down The Stretch
146- Form 4576P-7
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer A Ennis
- Jockey L P Aspell
keen hold early and held up in mid-division, headway 7th, chased leader approaching 3 out, soon ridden and found nil
Karakum
24- Form 444-P52
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer A J Chamberlain
- Jockey J A Jenkins
prominent, led 7th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 0444-4P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey M Foley
led to 3rd, chased leader, ridden and stayed on same place from 3 out
- Form P33-P6P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Tizzard
chased leader, led 3rd to 7th, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form PP-2P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer M J Gingell
- Jockey S Curran
held up in mid-division, reminders 6th, weakened 8th, tailed off and pulled up after 9th
- Form 312-F55
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Mr J Snowden
towards rear, ridden headway and every chance 3 out, ran on from 2 out, not pace of winner
- Form 67686
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up last, good headway to lead on inside 3 out, pushed clear last, comfortably
In depth
Verdict
Lightin' Jack gets the vote here ahead of Karakum. Lightin' Jack has shown enough recent form, particularly when fourth at Newton Abbot in April, to suggest he should be up to taking a race of this modest nature. He'll rarely get a better chance anyway. Karakum's second to Jazz Night at Huntingdon last time makes him a major player, while Down The Stretch has so far failed to match his Doncaster maiden chase second last December. Unless the market tells a different story, the others have something to prove, all of which returns us to the selection, which is Lightin' Jack.
Formwatch
Down The Stretch 33-1 (10-6) Pulled early and held up last, headway and led 3rd, mistake 6th, headed 4 out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 43l behind Space Star (10-13) at Fontwell 2m 2f beg chs (E) gd in Apr.
Karakum 12-1 (11-2) Led, mistake 3rd, soon clear, headed 2 out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Jazz Night (12-1) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-100 (F) gf in Aug.
Lightin' Jack (IRE) 3-1 (11-11) Led to 4th and again 6th to 7th, mistake 8th, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Celtic Boy (11-10) at Worcester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gd in May, 8 ran.
Tellem Noting (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) pulled up in race won by Gregory Peckory (12-0) at Kingston Blount 3m ptp gf in May, 13 ran.
Thorny Issue 5-2 (12-5) pulled up in race won by Master Kris (11-12) at Heslaker 3m ptp sft in Apr, 6 ran.
Pharshu (IRE) 50-1 (10-1) Held up, gradually lost touch from 8th, 5th of 9, 34l behind One Cornetto (11-1) at N Abbot 2m nov chs (D) gf in Jun.
Scarrabus (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway after 8th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened, 6th of 9, 12l behind Red Dahlia (10-9) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf.