October 23 / 16.15 Fontwell

16.15

Soft

Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 3m 1f 210y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50
  • Place: £1.10

Form: P9/111 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
A major improver since switched to fences last month, winning twice over C&D (good to soft) before completing hat-trick at Hexham (3m, good); up another 7lb since last time but might still be on the upgrade and commands respect.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

4

30th Oct 2024

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

14:20 Fakenham

Instant Gambler

11st 6lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Alexandra Dunn

held up in rear, headway on outer before 2 out, went second on turn before last, soon hung left, no extra and lost second towards finish

10/11

7/2

  • Place: £1.10

Form: P6-024

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 6lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Unable to justify heavy market support on stable debut (over hurdles) in July but, with cheekpieces refitted, ran big race in defeat behind dual subsequent winner Instant Gambler over C&D (good to soft) last month; probably had too much use made of him when back over hurdles this month and remains very much of interest on this return to chasing.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

8th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

15:10 Fontwell

Eurkash

10st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: James Owen

Defied a 12lb higher mark in 2020 for previous stable; best efforts for new yard when solid second over C&D in September/October; could well go one better, provided he takes to new headgear.

5/2

6

8th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

15:10 Fontwell

Eurkash

10st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: James Owen

Defied a 12lb higher mark in 2020 for previous stable; best efforts for new yard when solid second over C&D in September/October; could well go one better, provided he takes to new headgear.

5/2

2nd

7

23rd Oct 2024

Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

16:15 Fontwell

Eurkash

10st 6lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: James Owen

led, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching last

7/2

OUR TIP

10/1

  • Place: £0.90

Form: 541PP-

Last run: 181 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Pulled up on final two starts last season but made very good start to chasing career in February, drawing clear to win by 13l at Market Rasen (3m, soft); if back on song after his summer break, he could quite plausibly have more to offer over fences.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2

13th Apr 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 5

14:18 Stratford

Samourai One

11st 12lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

in touch with leaders, not fluent and pushed along briefly 10th

6/1

2

13th Apr 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 5

14:18 Stratford

Samourai One

11st 12lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

in touch with leaders, not fluent and pushed along briefly 10th

6/1

5/1

  • Place: £0.90

Form: 24522-

Last run: 186 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
0-5 over fences and 0-9 overall but lost out only by a neck at Bangor (3m, soft) at end of last season and is probably still on a workable mark for this reappearance outing.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

15

7th Feb 2025

Soft

3m 5f 142y

Class 4

14:12 Bangor-on-Dee

Caeruleum

11st 1lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Robert Walford

Has found improvement from somewhere to win back-to-back 3m2f handicaps with seemingly lots to spare, on soft and good to soft; raised in grade here and hit with 10lb for last time, but this 7yo looks firmly on the upgrade.

13/2

Form: 5-2275

Last run: 33 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Twice went close at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) in June and stuck to his task pretty well when fifth there last month; still on a workable mark but the ground may have turned against him now.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

25th Mar 2025

Good

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

16:05 Taunton

Langley Hundred

11st 7lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Dual chase winner this season, latterly over C&D (good to soft) in December; just a respectable third at Hereford (3m1f, good) this month and remains on a fairly tough mark but the return to this track is a plus.

4/1

3rd

2

8th Mar 2025

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

15:45 Hereford

Langley Hundred

11st 7lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Has plenty of chasing experience and was a dual winner over fences towards end of 2024, once over C&D on good ground; back up to his career-high mark now but still features prominently in calculations.

2/1

1st

7

30th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

13:45 Taunton

Langley Hundred

11st 9lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Opened chasing account at Hereford (3m1f, good) last month and bettered that performance when close second over C&D (good) 18 days ago; more exposed than some of these but likely to be right in the thick of things.

4/1

Form: 0P/2P/

Last run: 1117 days

W: 10st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Runner-up over hurdles for Paul Henderson in May 2021 but absent since a poor performance here the following October; could be considered only if lively in the betting before this stable/hurdle debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

9

28th Mar 2025

Good

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

14:40 Fontwell

No Drama

10st 2lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Richard J Bandey

held up in rear

14/1

5th

9

23rd Feb 2025

Soft

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

14:30 Fontwell

No Drama

10st 2lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Richard J Bandey

Returned from huge absence in October and shaped with promise in sixth here (3m2f, soft); this 10yo failed to build on that when fifth over C&D subsequently and he unseated early at Hereford 11 days ago, but he's not ruled out in view of his October performance here.

11/1

10

12th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

14:18 Hereford

No Drama

10st 2lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Richard J Bandey

in rear, mistake and unseated 2nd

16/1

Form: 97P6P- CD

Last run: 192 days

W: 11st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Very well handicapped on old form and seems versatile ground-wise but badly lost his way last season and needs to have been revitalised by six-month break.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2

23rd Oct 2024

Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

16:15 Fontwell

Blame The Game

11st 13lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

prominent, lost ground after 6th, slow jump and dropped to rear 10th, struggling after 12th, pulled up after 13th

12/1

11

14th Apr 2024

Good

3m 1f 152y

Class 4

15:50 Plumpton

Blame The Game

11st 1lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

Dangerously well handicapped on last season's form but his struggles continued at Haydock only two weeks ago; has a lot more to prove than some of these.

16/1

11

14th Apr 2024

Good

3m 1f 152y

Class 4

15:50 Plumpton

Blame The Game

11st 1lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

Dangerously well handicapped on last season's form but his struggles continued at Haydock only two weeks ago; has a lot more to prove than some of these.

16/1

Form: 009-PP

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Unexposed after only six rules starts but was pulled up when 40-1 for recent chasing debut at Hereford and is effectively 10lb higher here.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

5

28th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

14:25 Worcester

Fox Wallace

10st 5lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Ella Pickard

Has lost her way badly since her win/place form over fences last summer; cheekpieces tried last time are swiftly removed; couldn't trust.

14/1

7

5th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 8y

Class 5

20:17 Hereford

Fox Wallace

10st 6lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Ella Pickard

2m1f chase winner at Stratford a year ago but has largely struggled to reproduce that level, including after wind surgery; continues to ease in the weights and cheekpieces are enlisted, but others arrive with much more persuasive credentials.

25/1

Non-runners

Delgany Monarch

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Payout
Exacta £5.20
Straight Forecast £5.26
Tricast £8.26
Trifecta £11.50

Selections

Telegraph:

Instant Gambler

SPOTLIGHT:

Eurkash

WEST COUNTRY:

Caeruleum

The Times:

Langley Hundred

The Guardian:

Instant Gambler

Daily Mail:

Instant Gambler

D Express:

Instant Gambler

Daily Mirror:

Instant Gambler

The Sun:

Instant Gambler

RP RATINGS:

Eurkash

POSTDATA:

Eurkash

The Star:

Eurkash

Daily Record:

Eurkash