Racecards
16:00 Fontwell Park
Seabay Corporation Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,100 added
- Winner: £2,017
- 2nd: £592
- 3rd: £296
- 4th: £148
- Form 85-3211
- Age 9
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer K Tork
- Jockey Mr G Gallagher
chased leader, hit 6th and next and lost 2nd, stayed in 3rd, went 2nd from 9th, ridden after 4 out, hit 3 out, soon no chance with very easy winner
- Form P853-4F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leading trio, pushed along and slightly outpaced 7th, rallied to 3rd 9th, ridden before 3 out, stayed on same pace and no chance with very easy winner
- Form 434-131
- Age 10
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer C A Dwyer
- Jockey Matt Crawley
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 7th, led 9th, came clear from 3 out, very easily
- Form U546-35
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Gemma Gracey-Davison
led, hit 2nd, ridden and headed when mistake 9th, soon struggling in rear, tailed off when went left 3 out, pulled up before next
Previous results
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Verdict
This may well rest between last-time winners Zhukov and BAJAN SUNSHINE, with preference for the latter. Chris Dwyer's charge ruined his chance over this C&D earlier in the month by repeatedly jumping right. But he scored at Plumpton and Southwell either side of that disappointment and is clearly in good heart at present. Zhukov has a penalty to carry for his win at Southwell but beat Bold Pioneer over C&D previously when Princely Hero was a faller. He still makes more appeal than Ede's, who looks a light of former days.
Formwatch
Zhukov (IRE) 2-1 (10-10) Tracked leader, left in lead 6th, hampered by loose horse soon after, not fluent 7th, 9th or 4 out, left clear 2 out, hit last, ridden out, won at Southwell 2m 5yo nov hcp (4) gd beating Jolibob (10-0) by 4 1/2l, 4 ran.
Princely Hero (IRE) 9-4fav (11-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd and fell 4 out, in a race won by Zhukov (10-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd, 6 ran.
Bajan Sunshine (IRE) 11-4fav (10-6) Tracked leader, mistake 2nd, led 3rd, clear from 4 out, easily, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-85 (5) gd beating Sumner (11-6) by 4 1/2l, 11 ran.
Bold Pioneer (USA) 50-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, nearly unseated rider 2nd, mistake 8th, ridden and weakened next, 5th of 7, well behind Rio Gael (11-0) at Fakenham 2m beg chase (4) gf.
Ede's 12-1 (10-6) Jumped right, chased leading duo until outpaced before 3 out, rallied to 3rd and not fluent last, kept on same pace flat, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Piment D'estruval (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Mar.