16.25

J: Adam Wedge

12/1

Place: £5.00

Form: 844P-P

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict

3lb lower than when winning in good style in a first-time tongue-tie at Southwell (3m, good) last summer, but has shown nothing like the same form since; best to look elsewhere.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1st 4	24th May 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 210y Class 5	15:10 Fontwell Prince Cleni 11st 2lb J: Gavin Sheehan T: Christian Williams	Looked set to finish second before last-fence unseat at Hereford (3m1f, good) in March and bumped into revitalised subsequent winner when second at Fakenham (3m5f, good) last month; went close in 2024 edition of this race on only previous visit to Fontwell; good chance.	3/1
2nd 3	13th Apr 2026 Good 3m 5f 24y Class 5	16:10 Fakenham Prince Cleni 10st 9lb J: Jack Tudor T: Christian Williams	Soundly beaten in February, after a layoff, but looked set to finish second before last-fence mishap at Hereford (3m1f, good) last month, and this move back up in trip will probably suit (placed over 3m3f last summer).	3/1
8	18th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 44y Class 5	17:00 Hereford Prince Cleni 10st 11lb J: Jack Tudor T: Christian Williams	All three chase wins have come over 3m at Southwell (good/soft) and latest was off 2lb higher last January; well held at Southwell last month but he may have needed that run after six months off and he's a player if he can get back near best.	8/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

1st

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

15:10 Fontwell

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

Looked set to finish second before last-fence unseat at Hereford (3m1f, good) in March and bumped into revitalised subsequent winner when second at Fakenham (3m5f, good) last month; went close in 2024 edition of this race on only previous visit to Fontwell; good chance.

3/1

2nd

13th Apr 2026

Good

3m 5f 24y

Class 5

16:10 Fakenham

10st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

Soundly beaten in February, after a layoff, but looked set to finish second before last-fence mishap at Hereford (3m1f, good) last month, and this move back up in trip will probably suit (placed over 3m3f last summer).

3/1

18th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

17:00 Hereford

10st 11lb

J: Jack Tudor

All three chase wins have come over 3m at Southwell (good/soft) and latest was off 2lb higher last January; well held at Southwell last month but he may have needed that run after six months off and he's a player if he can get back near best.

8/1

OUR TIP

3rd

Friends Dont Ask

J: Brendan Powell

T: Clare Ellam

14/1

Form: 4/PP-0 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict

Four wins over fences for Martin Smith including over C&D, but off for 22 months after March 2022 and has shown nothing in three starts for this yard since returning; best watched for now.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
2nd 2	24th May 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 210y Class 5	15:10 Fontwell Friends Dont Ask 11st 7lb J: Brendan Powell T: Clare Ellam	Four-time chase winner (once over C&D); no longer the force of old but returned from break with two pretty good thirds this month, the latter at Bangor (3m, good); contender if in similar form again.	8/1
3rd 8	16th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 5	16:30 Bangor-on-Dee Friends Dont Ask 10st 11lb J: Ryan Mania T: Clare Ellam	First form since summer 2024 when an 80-1 third at Fontwell this month (3m2f, good); trip and ground as much to suit again this time, but no certainty to back up that effort.	33/1
3rd 4	6th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 210y Class 5	18:42 Fontwell Friends Dont Ask 11st 6lb J: Tom Cannon T: Clare Ellam	Finished first at Southwell (3m2f, good; later disqualified) in July 2024 but has pulled up in both runs following a long absence.	28/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

2nd

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

11st 7lb

Four-time chase winner (once over C&D); no longer the force of old but returned from break with two pretty good thirds this month, the latter at Bangor (3m, good); contender if in similar form again.

8/1

3rd

16th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

10st 11lb

First form since summer 2024 when an 80-1 third at Fontwell this month (3m2f, good); trip and ground as much to suit again this time, but no certainty to back up that effort.

33/1

3rd

6th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

11st 6lb

Finished first at Southwell (3m2f, good; later disqualified) in July 2024 but has pulled up in both runs following a long absence.

28/1

4th

5/2

Form: 31333-

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict

Mostly running well since the autumn, including a win at Southwell (3m, heavy) in February and a close third of 15 at Warwick (3m, good) last time (winner has gone in again since); considered, though he probably wouldn't want the ground to dry out any more; stable also tuns Prince Cleni.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
9	14th Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 194y Class 5	14:00 Hereford William Ewart 10st 13lb J: Nick Scholfield T: Christian Williams	Just 1-10 over fences but ran well in defeat in first-time blinkers at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) in August and was placed (over hurdles) on both previous visits to Hereford; no surprise if he features.	8/1
2nd 9	22nd Aug 2024 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 5	14:45 Newton Abbot William Ewart 10st 10lb J: Nick Scholfield T: Christian Williams	prominent, good jump and led 4th, joined 10th, headed 4 out, not fluent 3 out, kept on but no chance with winner from 2 out	7/1
3rd 5	5th Jul 2024 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 5	16:35 Newton Abbot William Ewart 10st 13lb J: Nick Scholfield T: Christian Williams	1-8 over fences and mostly running well but he can throw in the odd modest effort and wasn't at his best behind Doctor Foley at Fontwell in May last time out; could well leave that effort behind back today and he needs considering.	7/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

14th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

14:00 Hereford

10st 13lb

Just 1-10 over fences but ran well in defeat in first-time blinkers at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) in August and was placed (over hurdles) on both previous visits to Hereford; no surprise if he features.

8/1

2nd

22nd Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

14:45 Newton Abbot

10st 10lb

prominent, good jump and led 4th, joined 10th, headed 4 out, not fluent 3 out, kept on but no chance with winner from 2 out

7/1

3rd

5th Jul 2024

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

16:35 Newton Abbot

10st 13lb