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14:05 Fontwell Park

Express Printing Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 2f 110y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £2,800 added
  • Winner: £1,819
  • 2nd: £534
  • 3rd: £267
  • 4th: £134
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 46.00s
  • Off Time: 14:05:39
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Black and Yellow (halved), Yellow sleeves, quartered cap

Rebel Melody (IRE)

21 bt BFDCD
5/1
  • Form 6324-P4
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 95

prominent, led 6th, headed after next, led again 10th, headed 4 out, stayed on same pace

4
Silk - White, Emerald Green diamond on body and cap, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets
2/1
  • Form P41111
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 88

led until 6th, led again after next, headed 10th, every chance 5 out, soon outpaced, rallied to go moderate 3rd 2 out

5
Silk - Brown, Orange star, Brown sleeves, Orange stars, Brown cap, Orange star
3/1
  • Form 62UP7-3
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 88

held up towards rear, headway before 13th, soon chasing leaders, led 4 out, clear 2 out, readily

6
Silk - Red, White chevrons, Dark Blue sleeves, White stars, Dark Blue cap, White stars
11/2
  • Form 3-U2777
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 85

held up in touch, chasing leaders when blundered 11th, under pressure 4 out, weakened 2 out, moderate 4th

7
Silk - Purple and Grey check, Grey sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 483232
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 84

behind, struggling 8th, soon beaten pulled up 13th

8
Silk - Royal blue, emerald green chevrons, royal blue sleeves, quartered cap
4/1
  • Form 733PF-P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 70

tracked leaders, ran in snatches, weakened after 13th, pulled up before 5 out

9
Silk - White, Purple epaulets and star on cap
  • Form 00705-P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 54

held up in touch, slow 7th, soon lost place, detatched 8th, pulled up 13th

2
NR
  • Form 4-6433P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 88

Nonrunner

3
NR
  • Form 66F3-5F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 88

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

A Little Swifter has changed yard's since winning a maiden hurdle at Clonmel in October. The form hasn't worked out but she should still be thereabouts in this. TWEEDLEDRUM left her previous form behind when finishing second at Exeter on her latest outing with Dun See See a couple of lengths behind and she's taken to go one better now the penny's dropped. Miss Milborne's form appears to have flattened out with a string of seconds to her name but Honeycreeper did better on her recent reappearance and there should be more to come from her.

Formwatch

Rebel Melody (IRE) 4-1fav (11-11) Mid-division, headway before 4 out, not fluent next, soon weakened, moderate 4th, 4th of 7, 40l behind Zimbabwe (10-0) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp 0-100 (5) sft.

Run To Fly (IRE) 5-1 (10-1) Led, not fluent 9th, headed 3 out, mistake 2 out, led again last, all out, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft beating King Jack (11-6) by nk, 8 ran.

Miss Fleur 13-2 (11-1) Tracked leader, effort 3 out, kept on under pressure, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Zimbabwe (10-0) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp 0-100 (5) sft.

Ballyvoneen (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Led, headed before 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression from next, 7th of 12, 29l behind Ballyegan (11-6) at Towcester 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.

Captain Becket 6-1 (11-0) In touch in 5th, went 3rd approaching 10th, struggling from 13th, left poor 2nd 2 out, tailed off, 2nd of 6, 49l behind Wherrimon (11-12) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Oct.

Brushford (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Always behind, struggling when hampered 8th, lost touch and pulled up after 13th, in a race won by Bring It On Home (10-12) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft, 10 ran.

Ben Trovato (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, reminders after 4th and towards rear, tailed off when pulled up after 10th, in a race won by High Oscar (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f cnd hcp chs (0-95) (5) sft in Nov, 8 ran.

Hill Forts Gloria (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, behind, struggling 10th, tailed off when blundered 3 out and pulled up, in a race won by Glebehall Bay (11-11) at Hereford 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Nov, 11 ran.

Catch The Rascal (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Held up in last, jumped big 4th, jumped right 11th, fell next, in a race won by Shernaz (11-12) at Plumpton 3m 2f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Nov, 4 ran.