Racecards
16:40 Fontwell Park
Taste Champagne At champagnepiaff.com Open Hunters' Chase (Class 6)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 210y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,949
- 2nd: £572
- 3rd: £286
- 4th: £143
Djin Conti (FR)
455- Form 64121/8-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer S C Robinson
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up in midfield, ridden and lost touch before 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 48/35PF-
- Age 13
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer J P Owen
- Jockey Bryony Frost
held up in touch, relegated to midfield 5th, towards rear 11th, lost touch when pulled up before 13th
Heaney (IRE)
691- Form 221321/
- Age 14
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer M Hampton
- Jockey Daniel Sansom
held up towards rear, some headway 9th, ridden and lost touch 12th, pulled up before 13th
- Form 3-33641
- Age 12
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
midfield, steady headway 8th, chased leaders 4 out, almost upsides 3 out, left in front 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra
- Form 5/14-F
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs P Tetley
- Jockey Tom Cheesman
midfield, towards rear 5th, ridden and lost ground rapidly before 13th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 321/3P5-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer S J Sampson
- Jockey Fergus Gillard
towards rear, headway to midfield 6th, jumped left 12th, lost touch 4 out, no extra
- Form 212/233-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer A Hill
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up in touch, chased leaders 5th, in touch when not fluent 4 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened from 2 out
- Form 5PFPP/P-
- Age 13
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D M Carden
- Jockey Alexander Thorne
prominent, relegated to midfield 7th, not fluent 9th and dropped to rear, detached 11th, pulled up after 12th
- Form PP6-P6U
- Age 13
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Miss Elizabeth Feakes
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
close up, veered violently left and fell 3rd
- Form 1R3/2U-P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Miss S Rippon
- Jockey W T Kennedy
led, headed 12th, close up 4 out, ridden before 3 out, one pace from 2 out
- Form 0484P3/
- Age 12
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer T Britten
- Jockey Alan Doyle
in rear, lost ground 7th, tailed off 8th, pulled up
- Form 48P7/4P-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer R L Llewellyn
- Jockey Charlie Price
tracked leader, jumped right 1st, hampered 3rd, awkward 5th, not fluent 9th, almost upsides 11th, led 12th, ridden before 3 out where not fluent, blundered and eventually unseated rider 2 out
- Form 5/2111-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Ben Clarke
- Jockey Millie Wonnacott
held up towards rear, headway into midfield 4th, steady progress before 13th, stayed on under pressure to chase leader 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on strongly flat
Tommo (IRE)
693- Form PP2243/
- Age 11
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Miss M P Bryant
- Jockey James Best
midfield, awkward 2nd, blundered 3rd, hit 8th, lost ground 11th, ridden after 12th, soon lost touch, pulled up before 13th
- Form 3P5320-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer L Humphrey
- Jockey Kevin Jones
towards rear, ridden and lost touch after 12th, pulled up before 13th
Frelia (IRE)
84- Form P/4122-5
- Age 10
- Weight 10-9
in rear, ridden and lost touch when not fluent 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Paul Nicholls’ yard has sent out three of the last four winners and SAMETEGAL will likely prove a warm order in this. Clear at the weights, he landed one of these events at Wincanton earlier in the month and go in again. Kashmir Peak and Le Reve look next best on these terms though both return from lay-offs with the former preferred on last year’s form while Djin Conti has won two of only four starts over fences and debuts for a new yard on his first outing since 2019. Heaney last raced in the same year when winning a hunters’ chase at Exeter.
Formwatch
Djin Conti (FR) 7-1 (12-0) Hdwy 8; wknd 3 out; t.o, 8th of 14, dist behind Earth Leader (11-9) at Larkhill 3m gd in Dec.
Le Reve (IRE) 28-1 (11-13) Towards rear, headway before 6th, ridden 15th struggling before 16th, refused 19th and unseated ridet, at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Heaney (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Raced keenly, chased leaders, challenging for lead when mistake 12th, remained handy, 2nd and not fluent 2 out, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Exeter 3m (6) gd in Apr beating Herbert Park (12-0) by nk, 7 ran.
Sametegal (FR) 6-5fav (11-2) Mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd after 13th, led before 3 out, stayed on well, holding 2nd towards finish, won at Wincanton 3m 1f (6) hvy in Feb beating Porlock Bay (11-2) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
Big Dawg (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Fell 1, at Larkhill 3m gd in Dec.
Kaiden Michael (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) (bl) hdwy 7; outpcd 4 out, 5th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Undisputed (11-10) at Badbury Rings 3m sft in Feb.
Kashmir Peak (IRE) 2-1fav (12-0) (tt) a.p; ev ch 3 out; one pce, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Generous Ransom (12-3) at Ampton 3m sft in Mar.
Only Time'll Tell (IRE) 100-1 (12-0) Tracked leader to after 10th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up after next, at Fontwell 2m 6f (6) gf in May.
Oscar O'scar (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) (cp) lost tch 8; t.o when ur 11, at Barbury Racecourse 3m gs in Dec.
Sonneofpresenting (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Led 1st until 3rd, lost place before 12th, soon behind, pulled up after, at Warwick 3m (6) sft in Feb.
State Of Origin (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Mid-division, progress in 7th after 4 out, led before next, ridden and pressed entering straight, kept on under pressure, headed last, no extra in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 18, 7 1/4l behind Carrigready (11-6) at Thurles 2m 7f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Tanit River (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) (tt) hdwy bypassing 11; wknd 14; wl bhnd when pu 2 out, at Buckfastleigh 3m hvy in Mar.
The Galloping Bear 3-1 (12-5) (tt) releg last 6-9; hdwy aft 12; chsd wnr 15; ev ch when mist last; no ex flat, 2nd of 9, 3l behind The Unmentionable (12-0) at Kimble 3m gs in Nov.
Tommo (IRE) 7-4 (12-0) (bl) led 2-15; no ex 3 out, last of 3, 5 1/4l behind Milberry (12-0) at Badbury Rings 3m gd in Apr.
Stream Lady (IRE) 8-1 (11-13) Chased leaders, jumped right 5th, mistake 8th, weakened before 3 out, 11th of 12, dist behind Minella Examiner (11-7) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Frelia (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) Nvr nr to chall, 5th of 9, 23 1/2l behind Hawkhurst (12-3) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m sft in Dec.