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15:20 Fontwell Park

Fulham Fc 'Europe Here We Come' Beginners' Chase (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 55.80s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tikram

4/6

    2
    Silk -

    Go White Lightning (IRE)

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Under The Sand (IRE)

      11/1

        1
        Silk - Royal Blue, White braces and sleeves, quartered cap

        Alpine Slave

        24
        4/1
        • Form 6F13-P4
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-3

        close up, chased leader 11th to 3 out, soon outpaced

        2
        Silk - RED, GOLD hoops, RED sleeves, quartered cap

        Good Thyne Guy (IRE)

        12
        25/1
        • Form U-PP260
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-3

        close up until weakened 10th, blundered badly next, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

        3
        Silk - Royal Blue and White check, White sleeves, Red armlets, White cap

        Go White Lightning (IRE)

        250
        14/1
        • Form 3P234-P
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-3

        led until headed 2 out, rallied flat to regain 2nd last stride but no chance with winner

        4
        Silk - Light Blue, Pink chevrons, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap, Pink star

        Hoppertree

        59
        50/1
        • Form 504F/U-P
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-3

        in rear when fell first

        5
        Silk - Light Blue, White collar and sleeves, Black cap, White spots

        Lester Longfellow

        428
        100/1
        • Form 0/P-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-3

        chased leaders, mistake 10th, mistake and lost place 12th, blundered 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

        6
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, hooped cap

        Spanish Point (IRE)

        41
        10/1
        • Form F-2633
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-3

        held up, mistake 7th, outpaced before 4 out

        7
        Silk - Light Green, Orange sleeves and cap

        Tikram

        26
        4/6
        • Form 360-322
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-3

        held up in touch, steady headway to track leaders 4 out, led 2 out, clear last, eased run in

        8
        Silk - Yellow, Red hoops, Red sleeves, Yellow spots and spots on cap

        Under The Sand (IRE)

        19
        11/1
        • Form F00-40F
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-3

        tracked leaders, disputed 2nd from 3 out, chased winner and held when blundered last, lost 2nd last stride

        In depth

        Verdict

        Tikram, Spanish Point and Good Thyne Guy are all worthy of consideration in this moderate Beginners' Chase, and we will nominate Tikram as the selection. The gelding was a good second behind Santenay last time at Cheltenham, and would surely have won the race had he not made a bad blunder four from home. He will be suited by the step up in trip and he looks the one to beat. Spanish Point was a fair third behind Calling Brave at Folkestone on his chasing debut, and he showed enough on that day to suggest that he will be capable of winning races in the future. Good Thyne Guy fell on his chasing debut at Chepstow, but gets another chance here following a spell over hurdles, while Alpine Slave ran better than his finishing position suggests when fourth behind Lords Best at Folkestone. He should come on for that run and looks to have decent place claims. This will not take much winning, and Tikram is given the confident vote.