Racecards
17:15 Fontwell Park
At Fontwell This August Katie Melua G4 Handicap Hurdle
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form 720-825
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer W K Goldsworthy
- Jockey A P McCoy
hit 1st, in touch, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten
Kirkham Abbey
100- Form 0620-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey R Thornton
in touch, slightly hampered 4th, headway after 6th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 06P232-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
prominent, left in lead 4th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, rallied well flat, just held
- Form 63512-F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer P Winkworth
- Jockey P Hide
in touch, hit 6th, weakened next
- Form 164BP-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Tizzard
held up behind, good headway after 6th to track leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 9860-11
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
led until mistake and unseated rider 4th
- Form 39U880-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
held up, headway after 4th, pressed leader after 3 out, ridden to lead after last, all out
- Form 28190-7
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey M Goldstein
chased leaders, losing place when mistake 6th, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 47656-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer B W Duke
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up, headway after 4th, joint leader after 5th, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 031123/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
A wide open handicap rounds off the card and many can be given chances on their best form but the principals look to be Tinstre, Cansalrun and Blue Leader and the narrow vote is given to Tinstre. The selection has won his last two races in good style and beat Roman Candle with a little in hand last time out. Granted he is rising in the weights but he looks like an improver and under his optimum conditions here he is taken to land the hat-trick. Cansalrun rates the main danger on his latest second behind Zaffre but this trip looked far enough for him on that occasion and for that reason he is over looked. Blue Leader is another worthy of respect on his latest fifth behind Miss Lehman as that form has since been franked but he is another that looks weighted up to his best and he may be vulnerable to a less exposed type. Of the remainder Kirkham Abbey has dropped to a handy mark and should be noted in the market while Stars Delight is another with place claims on his best form of two seasons but he may need the run after a long absence and for the winner we return to Tinstre