October 23 / 14.45 Fontwell

14.45

Good To Soft

St Wilfrid’s Hospice Support The Cause Handicap Chase (Fontwell Chase Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 1f 165y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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St Wilfrid’s Hospice Support The Cause Handicap Chase (Fontwell Chase Series Qualifier)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 59-906

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
0-7 over hurdles when based in Ireland and well held in selling handicap for new stable last month; makes chasing debut with a lot to prove.
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2

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 165y

Class 5

14:45 Fontwell

Mega Speculator

11st 0lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Daisy Hitchins

0-7 over hurdles when based in Ireland and well held in selling handicap for new stable last month; makes chasing debut with a lot to prove.

12/1

6th

5

29th Sep 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

14:31 Newton Abbot

Mega Speculator

11st 0lb

J: Jay Tidball

T: Daisy Hitchins

0-7 over hurdles when trained in Ireland; well down the field in Clonmel handicap (2m1f, good to yielding) on latest outing in June and needs to have benefited from subsequent change of stable; hood refitted.

16/1

7

6th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

17:35 Clonmel

Mega Speculator

11st 7lb

J: Niall Moore

T: M A Gunn

Best hurdle run when fifth in a 2m Thurles maiden in March; well below that level over further at this track twice since; has to bounce back.

22/1

Form: 0458

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Maiden pointer; still unexposed under rules but was soundly beaten on recent chase/handicap debut at Worcester (2m, good) and needs to take a big step forward here.
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2

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:50 Worcester

Majestic Moment

11st 11lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: D Summersby

Useful chase strike-rate, winning three of six completions (at up to about 2m3f; good to soft and good) since October; well below best over C&D latest but overall form suggests he could soon put that behind him.

8/1

6th

2

6th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:55 Worcester

Majestic Moment

11st 12lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: D Summersby

3-7 over fences and remains in form following his second at Fontwell (2m3f, good) 13 days ago; may not have finished progressing yet and entitled to be on the shortlist.

5/1

2nd

1

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

16:55 Fontwell

Majestic Moment

12st 0lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: D Summersby

3-6 over fences; returned from break with two good-ground wins last month, the latter gained in fairly good style over C&D; unseated rider mid-race here recently but has strong claims if all goes to plan this time.

13/8

Form: -66445

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
0-4 over fences but posted a couple of respectable efforts in new visor this summer (2m1f/2m) and ran considerably better than eventual 31l defeat suggests at Stratford (2m3f, good) this month; drops back in trip here; place claims.
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5th

4

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

18:40 Fontwell

Lord Maher

11st 3lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Karen Jewell

Not beaten far at Market Rasen in July (first-time visor) and he was keeping on in second when brought down at the last here (2m2f, good to soft) in October; heavy defeat when last seen in December but it's still fairly early days and he's not dismissed on this return.

20/1

4

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 165y

Class 5

14:45 Fontwell

Lord Maher

10st 10lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Karen Jewell

0-4 over fences but posted a couple of respectable efforts in new visor this summer (2m1f/2m) and ran considerably better than eventual 31l defeat suggests at Stratford (2m3f, good) this month; drops back in trip here; place claims.

6/1

Form: 24458- C

Last run: 190 days

W: 10st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Won here (2m3f, heavy) in February 2024 and is well handicapped on the pick of last season's placed form but has fitness to prove after 190-day absence and would probably be better suited by a stiffer stamina test; cheekpieces refitted.
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5th

9

6th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

18:42 Fontwell

Valirann Gold

10st 13lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Harriet Brown

Course winner; a lot of his form is over shorter but he proved his stamina for 3m when runner-up at Ffos Las two weeks ago (good); unlikely to be far away off the same mark.

5/1

2nd

10

21st Apr 2026

Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

18:42 Ffos Las

Valirann Gold

10st 5lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Harriet Brown

Produced a remarkable late surge to snatch what had looked an unlikely victory at Fontwell (2m5f, good to soft; blinkers removed) last month but this inconsistent 9yo tends to race lazily nowadays and got going too late when back at Fontwell a fortnight ago; other are much less risky.

12/1

Form: 40P-41

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Built upon encouraging chase debut when winning very comfortably by 6l at Market Rasen (2m3f, good) nine days ago; 5lb ahead of the handicapper under 7lb penalty here and will be hard to beat if he handles the forecast slower ground.
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3rd

2

14th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

Class 5

19:40 Fontwell

Grain Trade

11st 10lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Billy Aprahamian

Ready win when beating seven others at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) on his second start chasing and looked set to defy a penalty when coming down at the last over C&D (good to soft) in October; jumping has been a bit of an issue since and he was narrowly in front when again coming down at the final fence back at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) one month ago; hood joins his regular tongue-tie.

2/1

3

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

15:55 Market Rasen

Grain Trade

11st 10lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Billy Aprahamian

Won readily by 6l here (2m3f, good) in October and was unlucky not to follow up at Fontwell (2m2f, good to soft) soon afterwards; managed only fourth over C&D on last two appearances but current mark is workable if this race is run to suit his usual patient tactics.

6/4

4th

3

15th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

14:57 Market Rasen

Grain Trade

11st 12lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Billy Aprahamian

Won a novice handicap over 2m3f here in October (good); fair runs on last two starts, notably when second to a subsequent winner over 2m at Huntingdon (good to soft; didn't jump too well); good track record and one with a chance.

11/4

Form: 454

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Modest Flat maiden; has shown some aptitude for hurdling this year but last month's fourth of five at Plumpton (2m4f, good) came in a very thin maiden; now bids to exploit 9lb weight-for-age allowance on chasing debut.
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8th

10

18th Nov 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:50 Lingfield

Yarborough

10st 4lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Limited Flat maiden who also ran to a modest level in three races over hurdles; didn't get far on chase debut last month; best watched.

10/1

7

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 165y

Class 5

14:45 Fontwell

Yarborough

10st 3lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Modest Flat maiden; has shown some aptitude for hurdling this year but last month's fourth of five at Plumpton (2m4f, good) came in a very thin maiden; now bids to exploit 9lb weight-for-age allowance on chasing debut.

14/1

4th

4

21st Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Yarborough

11st 1lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Modest form in his previous two maiden hurdles and made it 0-12 on the Flat when tailed off in a 1m3f seller at Goodwood four weeks ago (good to firm; 100-1); readily opposed.

14/1

Form: -P9P9R

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
0-16 over hurdles; struggled on this month's chasing debut and refused to race at Market Rasen a few days later (race won by Grain Trade); hooded for first time here; 10lb wrong; cannot be recommended.
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8

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 165y

Class 5

14:45 Fontwell

Across The Ocean

10st 2lb

J: Mr Joseph Stevenson

T: Tracey Leeson

0-16 over hurdles; struggled on this month's chasing debut and refused to race at Market Rasen a few days later (race won by Grain Trade); hooded for first time here; 10lb wrong; cannot be recommended.

250/1

7

14th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 34y

Class 5

16:21 Market Rasen

Across The Ocean

10st 2lb

J: Mr Joseph Stevenson

T: Tracey Leeson

17-race maiden who has lost his way badly and has to compete from 5lb out of the weights.

100/1

9

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:05 Southwell

Across The Ocean

10st 11lb

J: Mr Joseph Stevenson

T: Tracey Leeson

Latest effort readily ignored (saddle slipped) but showed nothing on two previous starts for current connections; theoretical encouragement for this switch to fences as a nephew of Texas Jack and Drumconvis.

100/1

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Payout
Exacta £14.90
Trifecta £11.20

Selections

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TOPSPEED:

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SPOTLIGHT:

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