December 26 / 13.07 Fontwell

13.07

Soft

At The Races App Form Study Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £6317.36
  • 2m 1f 165y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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At The Races App Form Study Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £1.60

Form: V-4223 CD

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Consistent front-runner; has performed well enough in three outings this autumn to suggest he is in good form; won over C&D in March and soft ground suits; could prove hard to catch.
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3

22nd Apr 2024

Heavy

1m 7f 133y

Class 4

14:30 Hexham

Rose Sea Has

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Regressive form this season; drops back to an easier level but doesn't have the ideal scenario; this front-runner has gained all chase wins in much smaller fields.

10/1

3

22nd Apr 2024

Heavy

1m 7f 133y

Class 4

14:30 Hexham

Rose Sea Has

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Regressive form this season; drops back to an easier level but doesn't have the ideal scenario; this front-runner has gained all chase wins in much smaller fields.

10/1

9

27th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 3

15:25 Chepstow

Rose Sea Has

11st 3lb

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

25/1

  • Place: £5.30

Form: 292-46

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner; maiden under rules and beaten a long way at Sandown on this month's British/stable debut.
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1

8th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

15:10 Chepstow

Clondaw Bertie

12st 1lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Pat Murphy

Ex-Irish 8yo who is lightly raced and returned to form in a reapplied tongue-tie (retained) when runner-up at Fontwell (2m2f, soft) on Boxing Day on his second start for this yard; cheekpieces are added here and he may be able to post a first win.

7/2

2nd

4

26th Dec 2022

Soft

2m 1f 165y

Class 4

13:07 Fontwell

Clondaw Bertie

11st 5lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Pat Murphy

in touch with leaders, headway 9th, led 3 out, ducked left 2 out, ridden and joined approaching last, weakened and headed run-in

25/1

6th

6

2nd Dec 2022

Good To Soft

1m 7f 119y

Class 3

14:55 Sandown

Clondaw Bertie

11st 5lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Pat Murphy

Point winner; 0-7 under rules in Ireland for Mouse Morris and Henry De Bromhead, close second in beginners' chase at Downpatrick (2m3f, soft) last autumn but unplaced when odds-on over hurdles there in the summer; changed hands for £10,500 in September; needs to get back on track for new yard.

7/1

Form: 314-5

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Just five career starts; won a maiden hurdle on heavy in January; well beaten on last month's chasing debut and clearly needs to benefit from that but it's far too early to write him off.
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3

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

15:10 Fontwell

Hatos

11st 3lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Joe Tizzard

Made the frame on final four starts last season, most recently when third of 12 here (2m3f, good) one month ago; remains on a workable mark but has stamina to prove over this much longer trip.

5/1

3rd

8

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

19:20 Fontwell

Hatos

11st 3lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Joe Tizzard

All three wins have been on heavy ground; C&D second in January was also on soft but his two placed efforts over 2m4f at Wincanton since came on good to soft and good; ought to be thereabouts again but it is now over two years since his last win.

6/1

3rd

5

1st Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

16:20 Wincanton

Hatos

10st 8lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

All three wins have been on heavy ground but he ran well on good to soft over C&D last month when runner-up behind Universal Secret; nudged up 2lb but he usually races prominently and should go well again.

5/1

Form: 2146-4

Last run: 60 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Maiden hurdle winner (soft) for Philip Hobbs in January; ran well for a long way on chasing/stable debut at Worcester two months ago; this shorter trip might help and he's not dismissed, especially if a tongue-strap has a positive effect.
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3

7th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 168y

19:35 Sligo

Great Ocean

11st 0lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

Won over fences here on yard debut in October 2024 but was tailed off on return at Cartmel in June; lower hurdle mark to work with and may have needed the run so not ruled out.

6/1

9th

8

29th Jun 2025

Soft

2m 5f 34y

Class 2

16:30 Cartmel

Great Ocean

10st 13lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Cian Collins

Returned from layoff with ready win in Sligo begninners' chase (2m5f, good) on stable debut in October but absent since and needs to prove he can cope with a handicap mark this high; effective on good and soft ground.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 312P-2

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Bumper/hurdle winner; fair second at Wetherby on chasing debut but the winner of that race had previously finished behind Rose Sea Has over C&D; only one modest effort in his career to date, so likely to run well.
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4th

1

18th Feb 2026

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

16:25 Southwell

Hidor De Bersy

12st 0lb

J: Mrs Vicki Sollitt

T: Mel Rowley

9yo who has been lightly raced in recent years; returned from an absence with 11l second at Plumpton (2m4f, good) in November under Vicki Sollitt, then easily won three-runner military riders' race at Wincanton (2m4f, good to soft); won on soft ground earlier in his career; high on the list.

4/1

4th

6

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

13:50 Sandown

Hidor De Bersy

11st 1lb

J: L-Cdr Vicki Sollitt

T: Mel Rowley

led, not fluent 2nd, headed then lost ground before 3rd, headway before 4 out, weakened after 3 out

6/1

4th

6

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

13:50 Sandown

Hidor De Bersy

11st 1lb

J: L-Cdr Vicki Sollitt

T: Mel Rowley

led, not fluent 2nd, headed then lost ground before 3rd, headway before 4 out, weakened after 3 out

6/1

Form: 4P861/ C

Last run: 616 days

W: 11st 7lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Kempton winner when last seen 20 months ago and three of his other four chasing wins have been gained here; all of those have been at 2m4f+, so this trip, combined with the absence, may make him vulnerable.
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3

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 4

17:47 Fontwell

Mortens Leam

11st 8lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Michael Hawker

Admirable 13yo who recorded his seventh chase win when scoring at Fakenham (2m5f, good) in January; ran well when fair third behind a big improver at Stratford (2m3f, good) last month but this is a different test and he's never won over this far; others are more persuasive.

13/2

3

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 4

17:47 Fontwell

Mortens Leam

11st 8lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Michael Hawker

Admirable 13yo who recorded his seventh chase win when scoring at Fakenham (2m5f, good) in January; ran well when fair third behind a big improver at Stratford (2m3f, good) last month but this is a different test and he's never won over this far; others are more persuasive.

13/2

3rd

3

29th Mar 2025

Good

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

16:15 Stratford

Mortens Leam

11st 6lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Michael Hawker

Still sprightly after all these years and he didn't have to work too hard to gain a seventh chase win, at Fakenham (2m5f, good) in January; has won one of just two course starts but he might just need this after a break.

4/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £39.50
Straight Forecast £40.98
Trifecta £128.30

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Hidor De Bersy

SPOTLIGHT:

Rose Sea Has

WEST COUNTRY:

Hatos

The Times:

Great Ocean

Telegraph:

Hidor De Bersy

The Guardian:

Hidor De Bersy

D Express:

Hidor De Bersy

Daily Mirror:

Hidor De Bersy

The Sun:

Hidor De Bersy

The Star:

Hidor De Bersy

Daily Record:

Hidor De Bersy

RP Ratings:

Rose Sea Has

POSTDATA:

Rose Sea Has

Daily Mail:

Rose Sea Has