Racecards
17:10 Fontwell Park
Hilton Avisford Park Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 224-4
- Age 4
- Weight 11-10
held up in touch, led approaching 6th, drew clear 3 out, ridden approaching next, headed flat, kept on
- Form 051/5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey J Tizzard
never troubled leaders, behind when pulled up before 6th
- Form 35050-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer P Murphy
- Jockey L P Aspell
in touch, ridden approaching last, led flat, headed and no extra close home
- Form 161131-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer G Wareham
- Jockey A Thornton
in touch, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, stayed on well to lead close home, ridden out
- Form 12104-4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer D Caro
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
with leader, ridden approaching 6th, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 6/0604-6
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
chased leaders to 6th, soon ridden and one pace
- Form F500-36
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey W Marston
held up, headway after 6th, soon ridden, kept on same pace
- Form 0/6600-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer H J Collingridge
- Jockey T Siddall
led, headed approaching 6th, weakened after 3 out
In depth
Verdict
A difficult way to end the card but Capriolo is a useful performer on his day and he is just preferred to Rescindo, Homer and Momentous Jones today. The Pat Murphy-trained gelding acted well on the course when he was last seen out and will have been freshened up by a short break since then. He is probably at his best when he is fresh and his ability to quicken at the end of his races gives him the edge in this company. Rescindo has run well in the face of some stiff tests of last and looks set to give another good account of himself. However, it remains to be seen how well he will act on this idiosyncratic course.