September 01 / 14.38 Fontwell

14.38

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  • Prize money: £3406.24
  • 3m 1f 210y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Novices’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.88
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 20/232 BF

Last run: 35 days

W: 10st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Placed in both chases in 2021 and chased home a next-time-out winner when back over fences at Uttoxeter (3m, good to soft) five weeks ago; goes well for Isabelle Ryder and ought to be in the thick of things again.
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6

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

16:15 Fontwell

He Is A Cracker

10st 8lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Barry Brennan

Well beaten over hurdes here on last month's stable debut but kept on well for clear second behind Of Corse I Can over C&D (good) when back over fences three weeks ago and will be suited by the forecast slower ground today; respected.

9/2

4

3rd Oct 2025

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

13:53 Fontwell

He Is A Cracker

10st 10lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Barry Brennan

Won over C&D for Gary Brown in 2023 but was tailed off here over hurdles last month after a long absence; hard to trust.

7/2

8

7th Sep 2025

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

14:12 Fontwell

He Is A Cracker

10st 6lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Barry Brennan

Won 3m2f chase here for Gary Brown in 2023 but absent since pulled up in C&D hurdle just over a year ago; probably best watched on stable debut; tongue-tie refitted.

12/1

11/2

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 4P/U52

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 4lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
0-10 over hurdles; did pretty well to finish second here on recent chasing debut (2m5f, good), having made a significant jumping error, but the value of that form is open to question.
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8

4th Jul 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

16:53 Newton Abbot

Janeslittlevoice

10st 3lb

J: James Davies

T: Ella Pickard

Kept on well for second over C&D (heavy) in April, her second run after a long absence; will be fine on today's much faster ground but her form has slumped badly in recent weeks.

16/1

6

24th Jun 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:57 Newton Abbot

Janeslittlevoice

10st 7lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Ella Pickard

Kept on well for second over C&D (heavy) in April, her second run after a long absence, and will be fine on today's much faster ground but has questions to answer after two disappointing runs at Fontwell last month.

16/1

9

25th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

14:23 Fontwell

Janeslittlevoice

10st 2lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Ella Pickard

Kept on well for clear second at Newton Abbot (3m2f, heavy) last month, her second run after a long absence, and will be fine on the faster ground here but was behind a couple of today's rivals when well-held sixth over C&D 18 days ago and, on balance, others appeal more; 1lb out of the weights.

20/1

Form: 3-53PU

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Placed at Worcester (2m7f, good; first-time tongue-tie) in June but two non-completions have followed and he's now 0-14 over fences.
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9

15th May 2024

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

17:05 Ffos Las

Reign Suepreme

10st 8lb

J: James Davies

T: Nikki Evans

Belatedly off the mark under rules with hard-fought success at Sedgefield (3m3f, good) in October and also ran well when second over same C&D (soft) the following month; has fitness to prove after 169-day break, though, and others in this line-up appeal more.

8/1

9

15th May 2024

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

17:05 Ffos Las

Reign Suepreme

10st 8lb

J: James Davies

T: Nikki Evans

Belatedly off the mark under rules with hard-fought success at Sedgefield (3m3f, good) in October and also ran well when second over same C&D (soft) the following month; has fitness to prove after 169-day break, though, and others in this line-up appeal more.

8/1

2nd

7

28th Nov 2023

Soft

3m 2f 202y

Class 5

12:50 Sedgefield

Reign Suepreme

10st 7lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Nikki Evans

led, soon clear, reduced lead 5th, faced challenge 12th, headed 2 out, outpaced before last, switched right before last, rallied and went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner

11/4

Form: 9-4P66

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 7lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Had very modest 1-21 strike-rate in Irish points and is 0-9 under rules but hasn't been with Laura Morgan long and ran better than eventual 19l defeat might suggest when a weakening sixth at Stratford (3m3f, good) last week; 5lb lower here; not out of this.
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4th

5

1st Sep 2023

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

14:38 Fontwell

Chitchat Sally

10st 7lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: L J Morgan

Had very modest 1-21 strike-rate in Irish points and is 0-9 under rules but hasn't been with Laura Morgan long and ran better than eventual 19l defeat might suggest when a weakening sixth at Stratford (3m3f, good) last week; 5lb lower here; not out of this.

7/1

6th

7

24th Aug 2023

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 5

16:25 Stratford

Chitchat Sally

10st 10lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: L J Morgan

prominent

16/1

6th

3

19th Aug 2023

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

18:30 Market Rasen

Chitchat Sally

10st 13lb

J: Miss Alice Stevens

T: L J Morgan

1-21 in Irish points and she's not achieved much in her seven runs under rules; finished tailed off on her chase/stable debut at Southwell (2m4f) last month and was pulled up back over hurdles last time; others preferred.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: -6P513

Last run: 11 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Came good with soft-ground hurdle win at Worcester (2m7f) in July, his fifth start for Neil Mulholland, and didn't run badly when third at Bangor (2m7f, good) 11 days ago, albeit he was well held in the end; contender if he takes well to fences.
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9th

1

21st Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 4

17:15 Perth

Champ Royal

12st 0lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

Placed off 1lb higher at Catterick (3m1f, soft) in January but the rest of last season's form was disappointing and this is first start since February; others have much stronger claims.

33/1

7th

5

14th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 6f 151y

Class 4

13:50 Kelso

Champ Royal

11st 8lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Susan Corbett

taken down early, in touch with leaders on inner

10/1

3rd

6

31st Jan 2025

Soft

3m 1f 71y

Class 4

15:35 Catterick

Champ Royal

11st 7lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Susan Corbett

led, headed and not fluent 2 out, lost second and no extra run-in

16/1

Form: 34

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Winning pointer who made the frame in two novice hurdles in July (2m4f/2m5f); remains very unexposed under rules and is open to significant improvement now upped in trip for handicap/chase debut; tongue-tie fitted.
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0

2

1st Sep 2023

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

14:38 Fontwell

Our Brother John

11st 12lb

J: Miss Izzie Marshall

T: Lawney Hill

Winning pointer who made the frame in two novice hurdles in July (2m4f/2m5f); remains very unexposed under rules and is open to significant improvement now upped in trip for handicap/chase debut; tongue-tie fitted.

11/4

4th

3

31st Jul 2023

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 3

14:10 Newton Abbot

Our Brother John

11st 2lb

J: David Bass

T: Lawney Hill

raced in second, not fluent 4 out, bumped 3 out

10/1

3rd

7

10th Jul 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Worcester

Our Brother John

11st 2lb

J: David Bass

T: Lawney Hill

Closely related to useful chaser Mystical Knight; won good-ground maiden point on British debut in May 2022 but managed only third when upped to restricted level in November; probably best watched on rules debut.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £10.10
Straight Forecast £8.95
Trifecta £44.20

Selections

RP RATINGS:

He Is A Cracker

Telegraph:

Champ Royal

SPOTLIGHT:

Our Brother John

The Guardian:

Janeslittlevoice

The Star:

Champ Royal

POSTDATA:

He Is A Cracker

The Times:

He Is A Cracker

Daily Mail:

He Is A Cracker

D Express:

He Is A Cracker

Daily Mirror:

He Is A Cracker

The Sun:

He Is A Cracker

Daily Record:

He Is A Cracker