September 10 / 16.10 Fontwell

16.10

Good

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  • Prize money: £3406.24
  • 2m 5f 135y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.10
  • Place: £2.50

Form: 6P-P15 C

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Beat An Marcach by 47l in two-finisher chase here (3m2f, good to firm) in May but has mixed record over fences and was well beaten at Market Rasen last time; not an easy one to predict.
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4

7th Oct 2023

Good

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

17:10 Fontwell

Toad Of Toad Hall

10st 13lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Alexandra Dunn

7yo with a patchy record but he's won here in two of his last three starts, including a 6l win (2m5f, good) last month; up 5lb but still looks on a workable mark and is respected in his bid to make it 4-6 at this track; cheekpieces added.

9/4

1st

4

10th Sep 2023

Good

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

16:10 Fontwell

Toad Of Toad Hall

10st 10lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Alexandra Dunn

Beat An Marcach by 47l in two-finisher chase here (3m2f, good to firm) in May but has mixed record over fences and was well beaten at Market Rasen last time; not an easy one to predict.

4/1

5th

5

19th Aug 2023

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

18:30 Market Rasen

Toad Of Toad Hall

10st 10lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Alexandra Dunn

Pulled up in his first two runs this year but he shot back to form with a 47l win at Fontwell (3m2f) in May; that was in a small field but he's only 5lb higher here and has strong claims if he can back that up; last win was on good to firm but first success was on good to soft.

11/10

4/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 0P-156

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Opened account with hard-fought hurdling success at Worcester (2m4f, good) in July, after a break, and both subsequent runs were perfectly respectable; has a significant role to play if he takes well to fences on today's chasing debut.
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4th

6

19th Oct 2023

Good To Firm

3m 1f 30y

Class 5

16:52 Wincanton

Bensini

11st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Winning hurdler who has finished runner-up in both chase runs and might have won at Southwell last time (2m4f, good) but for a late mistake; the cheekpieces tried there appeared to work; soft ground would temper enthusiasm.

2/1

2nd

7

3rd Oct 2023

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:30 Southwell

Bensini

10st 11lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Opened hurdling account with hard-fought success at Worcester (2m4f, good) in July, after a break, and made good start to chasing career when second at Fontwell (2m5f, good) last month; can pose a threat if the addition of cheekpieces has any positive effect.

11/2

2nd

2

10th Sep 2023

Good

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

16:10 Fontwell

Bensini

11st 0lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Opened account with hard-fought hurdling success at Worcester (2m4f, good) in July, after a break, and both subsequent runs were perfectly respectable; has a significant role to play if he takes well to fences on today's chasing debut.

4/1

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13/8

Form: -53214 BF

Last run: 19 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Built upon promising chase debut when winning comfortably by 6l at Worcester (2m4f, good) last month; disappointing favourite when well-held fourth over same C&D three weeks later but will be hard to beat if back on song here.
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10th

12

(6)

6th Dec 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 2

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Zoran

8st 2lb

J: Hayley Turner

T: Emma Lavelle

Seems only a modest hurdler/chaser but he posted an excellent second to Duke Of Oxford over C&D on his first Flat run for over three years 16 days ago; firmly in the picture nudged up 1lb.

12/1

2nd

9

(9)

20th Nov 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 3

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Zoran

9st 6lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Emma Lavelle

Progressive on the Flat at up to 11.5f for Hugo Palmer in 2020; given his latent ability his jumping career has been disappointing, for all he won a modest handicap chase in August (RPR 102); has his first Flat outing for 1,134 days; hard to assess.

25/1

3rd

1

10th Sep 2023

Good

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

16:10 Fontwell

Zoran

12st 0lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Emma Lavelle

Built upon promising chase debut when winning comfortably by 6l at Worcester (2m4f, good) last month; disappointing favourite when well-held fourth over same C&D three weeks later but will be hard to beat if back on song here.

13/8

Form: 7-3PPP C

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Proved he retains a modicum of ability when 40-1 third here (3m2f, good to soft) in May but was pulled up on all three subsequent appearances; 3lb wrong today; too risky.
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8th

9

20th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 5

14:50 Plumpton

Auld Sod

10st 2lb

J: Mr Callum Pritchard

T: Cynthia Woods

Ran well from the front before weakening in a 2m5f handicap chase last time but he's now 2-49 overall and 10lb out of the weights here.

33/1

4th

6

10th Sep 2023

Good

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

16:10 Fontwell

Auld Sod

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Cynthia Woods

Proved he retains a modicum of ability when 40-1 third here (3m2f, good to soft) in May but was pulled up on all three subsequent appearances; 3lb wrong today; too risky.

20/1

0

6

3rd Aug 2023

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

15:43 Stratford

Auld Sod

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Cynthia Woods

prominent, led narrowly 10th, headed when mistake 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up 2 out

33/1

Form: 6P-P24

Last run: 50 days

W: 10st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Regressive 9yo who is yet to add to his slow-ground win in Ireland in 2021 and achieved very little when remote second to Toad Of Toad Hall here (3m2f, good to firm) in May; arguably ran better than bare form suggests when last of four at Cartmel (3m1f, heavy) in July but remains a difficult horse to enthuse over.
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5th

5

10th Sep 2023

Good

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

16:10 Fontwell

An Marcach

10st 3lb

J: Cillin Leonard

T: Dr Richard Newland

Regressive 9yo who is yet to add to his slow-ground win in Ireland in 2021 and achieved very little when remote second to Toad Of Toad Hall here (3m2f, good to firm) in May; arguably ran better than bare form suggests when last of four at Cartmel (3m1f, heavy) in July but remains a difficult horse to enthuse over.

6/1

4th

5

22nd Jul 2023

Soft

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

17:10 Cartmel

An Marcach

10st 5lb

J: Cillin Leonard

T: Dr Richard Newland

led, not fluent 1st, not fluent and reminder 2nd, joined and disputed lead 2 out, pushed along when headed 3f out, ridden and weakened from 2f out

14/1

2nd

5

28th May 2023

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

16:15 Fontwell

An Marcach

10st 8lb

J: Cillin Leonard

T: Dr Richard Newland

Placed three times last year but has been pulled up in latest two outings, most recently here (2m5f+); career record now 1-37 and that success came in Ireland more than two years ago; visor back in place of blinkers.

10/1

Form: 1F-P43

Last run: 45 days

W: 10st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Just did enough to make winning chase debut off today's mark at Ludlow (2m4f, good to soft) last November; not in same form this season, though, and the addition of cheekpieces (retained) didn't appear to help much last time; needs to up his game.
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13

26th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 137y

Class 5

15:45 Exeter

No Worries

10st 3lb

J: Dylan Whelan

T: Neil Mulholland

Last success came over fences a year ago; couple of poor efforts since returned to hurdles and he has a doubt over current form; opposed.

25/1

9th

16

17th Nov 2023

Good

2m 4f 181y

Class 5

15:53 Doncaster

No Worries

10st 2lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Neil Mulholland

Failed to progress over fences after winning the first attempt; poor effort returned to hurdles six weeks ago; has a doubt over current form and others are preferred.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta £13.90
Straight Forecast £13.58
Trifecta £49.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Zoran

D Express:

Bensini

The Star:

No Worries

WEST COUNTRY:

Toad Of Toad Hall

RP RATINGS:

An Marcach

The Sun:

Bensini

Daily Record:

No Worries

Telegraph:

Toad Of Toad Hall

The Times:

Zoran

Daily Mirror:

Zoran

POSTDATA:

An Marcach