Racecards
14:40 Fontwell Park
NetBet Sport Beginners' Chase (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 135y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,511 added
- Winner: £4,614
- 2nd: £1,355
- 3rd: £677
- 4th: £350
- Form P6-2531
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Rex Dingle
took keen hold, jumped right, led, ridden and headed 2 out, soon beaten
Graasten (GER)
202- Form 3174/16-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
held up, left 2nd 6th, pushed along to challenge 3 out, led and pecked 2 out, soon clear
- Form 822295-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey L P Aspell
jumped right, pressed leader, awkward and rider lost iron 5th, jumped right when bumped and unseated rider 6th
- Form P/P2464-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs K A Buckett
- Jockey Page Fuller
held up last, jumped slowly 1st, lost touch 11th, poor 3rd when pulled up 4 out
Verdict
Ennistown has been in good form over hurdles this year and Rex Dingle claims 7lb again. He should make a bold bid in his first appearance over fences but this is no straightforward task. Upham Running is hard to fancy but Graasten was useful on the Flat and has won twice over hurdles at Plumpton. However, THE MIGHTY DON doesn’t know how to run a bad race. He only won once over timber but was often thereabouts in hot handicaps over this trip and further and could be a decent chaser in the making.
Formwatch
Ennistown 7-1 (11-12) Chased leading pair, went 2nd before 4 out, led approaching last, driven clear, won at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Bugsie Malone (10-11) by 5l, 7 ran.
Graasten (GER) 16-1 (11-7) Held up in last trio, not fluent 3 out, plugged on from next, 6th of 11, 13 1/2l behind Kildisart (11-12) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
The Mighty Don (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) In touch, ridden in 5th before last, one pace, 5th of 20, 11 1/4l behind Mr Big Shot (11-5) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) sft in Apr.
Upham Running (IRE) 8-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, headway on outside before 2 out, plugged on run-in, went modest 4th post, 4th of 12, 12 3/4l behind Karl Marx (10-7) at Taunton 2m hcp (5) hvy in Apr.