December 12 / 15.10 Fontwell

15.10

Heavy

Win £2,000,000 With BetMGM’s Golden Goals Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4858.52
  • 2m 3f 104y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Win £2,000,000 With BetMGM’s Golden Goals Handicap Chase

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £3.30

Form: P21-23

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Maiden hurdle winner and runner-up in a handicap off 2lb lower; fell in both his points but jumped well in the main when a front-running third (beaten 6l) on his chase debut at Ffos Las (2m, heavy); seemed to get outpaced when it mattered and now goes up in trip; respected.
Place /
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

1

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

15:45 Taunton

Good Friday Fairy

11st 12lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Ben Clarke

Resumed with victory at Exeter (2m3f) in November and in good form until pulled up in 2m3f handicap chase at Fontwell ten days ago; this course winner is the sort to bounce back in a change of headgear, though.

9/2

1

14th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 4

14:35 Fontwell

Good Friday Fairy

12st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Ben Clarke

Did well for cheekpieces going on last year, winning three times at 2m3f-2m5f, latterly off 3lb lower, and going a stone and a half up the weights; 2m7f looked to find him out at Newbury last month and this is less competitive back down in trip; holds decent claims.

5/2

4th

3

17th Feb 2026

2m 7f 91y

Class 3

15:55 Newbury

Good Friday Fairy

11st 7lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Ben Clarke

All good since the cheekpieces went on, winning three times (2m3f-2m5f, good to soft/soft); kept on well for third off today's mark at Exeter (2m3f, good to soft) last month and returning to further looks the right move.

13/2

Form: 861/P- C

Last run: 351 days

W: 11st 12lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Five-time chase winner (2m3f-2m5f; stays 3m); getting on now and was pulled up here last Boxing Day after a long layoff and now returns from another; riddled with risks.
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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

Form: 55P1F- BF

Last run: 241 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Ridden out to prevail at Hereford (2m5f, good to soft) in April and might well have doubled-up at Chepstow the following week but for falling at the penultimate fence; 7lb above that last winning mark but may well have more to offer; effective on soft.
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1

16th Apr 2024

Heavy

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

15:40 Ffos Las

Grizzly James

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Still to get his head in front this term and he made mistakes when trailing in last of eight in 2m5f Hereford handicap chase 20 days ago; others appeal more.

4/1

1

16th Apr 2024

Heavy

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

15:40 Ffos Las

Grizzly James

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Still to get his head in front this term and he made mistakes when trailing in last of eight in 2m5f Hereford handicap chase 20 days ago; others appeal more.

4/1

8th

1

27th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

16:45 Hereford

Grizzly James

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Won this last year (good to soft) and has run well in defeat on two of his last three starts, most recently at Huntingdon (2m7f, soft) this month; he's a strong candidate today.

3/1

Form: 2222-2 BF

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Kept hitting the woodwork over hurdles and it was the same again on chase/handicap debut over C&D (heavy) when going down narrowly; perhaps a mistake two out cost him and a 4lb rise isn't the end of the world.
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5th

4

24th Sep 2024

Good

2m 3f 104y

Class 4

16:15 Fontwell

Aviles

11st 11lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Gary & Josh Moore

in touch with leaders, lost position before 6th, reminders after 7th

10/1

6th

5

12th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 164y

Class 4

15:15 Plumpton

Aviles

11st 8lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, lost ground after 9th

9/2

Form: 45-426 D

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
All three chase wins came in 2021; well treated on all that and, although last to finish on his stable debut at Carlisle (2m, soft) after three months off, he wasn't beaten far and might come on for the run; has done his winning over shorter but probably stays this far.
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0

7

12th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 3f 104y

Class 4

15:10 Fontwell

Casa Tall

11st 2lb

J: Thomas Garner

T: Ben Pauling

All three chase wins came in 2021; well treated on all that and, although last to finish on his stable debut at Carlisle (2m, soft) after three months off, he wasn't beaten far and might come on for the run; has done his winning over shorter but probably stays this far.

8/1

Non-runners

Moytier, Pawpaw

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £4.50
Trifecta £4.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Aviles

RP RATINGS:

Grizzly James

WEST COUNTRY:

Good Friday Fairy

TOPSPEED:

Casa Tall

POSTDATA:

Aviles

The Times:

Aviles

Telegraph:

Aviles

The Guardian:

Aviles

Daily Mail:

Aviles

D Express:

Aviles

Daily Mirror:

Aviles

The Star:

Aviles

Daily Record:

Aviles

The Sun:

Grizzly James