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14:50 Fontwell Park
Christopher Annand 50th Birthday Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 0272/PU-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
close up, led 5 out, clear when blundered 3 out, blundered last, kept on well, pushed out
- Form P223-UP
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Mrs L Richards
- Jockey M Goldstein
in touch, jumped slow 9th, went poor 3rd before 3 out, no impression
- Form 35123-1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey Bdr Jody Sole
in touch, mistake 8th, pushed along 5 out, weakened before 3 out
- Form 236P76
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Ciaran McKee
led, blundered 2nd, headed 5 out, kept on and no impression
- Form 181P56
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Tom Cheesman
with leader, lost place before 10th, soon struggling, tailed off
- Form 3P6323
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Mr Louis Muspratt
in rear, pushed along before 7th, soon tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
VENETIAN LAD is 6lb higher than when winning this last year but has ground conditions in his favour again and it would be no surprise to see Lydia Richards' course specialist score again. Bit Of A Clown only won a maiden hunter chase over track and trip in May and it remains to be seen how her fares against these experienced handicappers. Princely Hero likes it here but probably needs a bit further nowadays. The same can probably be said of Double Chocolate and Lord Lescribaa but Kind Of Easy had every chance when unseating his rider here in February and shouldn't be far away with a clear round.
Formwatch
Kind Of Easy (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Took keen hold, chased leaders, reminder after 7th, went 3rd next, went 2nd 9th, led briefly 4 out, pushed along pressing winner and every chance when unseated rider 3 out, in a race won by Time To Think (11-1) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb, 8 ran.
Venetian Lad 8-1 (11-12) Towards rear, weakened before 5 out and pulled up, in a race won by Full Of Joy (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in May, 8 ran.
Bit Of A Clown (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, challenged 12th, led soon after 3 out, stayed on well flat, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hts chs (6) gd in May beating Dusshera (11-7) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Double Chocolate 20-1 (11-5) Mid-division, reminders before 4th, weakened 6 out, tailed off, 6th of 10, well behind Papradon (11-4) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Jul.
Lord Lescribaa (FR) 16-1 (11-1) In touch, lost place 10th, struggling 12th, soon behind, tailed off, 6th of 11, 32l behind Roc De Guye (11-1) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.
Princely Hero (IRE) 7-4fav (11-12) With leader, mistake 11th, reminders after next, lost 2nd from 14th, plugged on from 3 out, no impression, 3rd of 5, 35l behind Joe The Rogue (11-4) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Sep.