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19:10 Fontwell Park

Maureen Frost 40th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 15.40s
  • Off Time: 19:10:16
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, Maroon sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form U3PP4-2
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 113

held up behind, outpaced after 11th, some late progress from 3 out, never troubled leaders

2
Silk - Black, Yellow hollow box, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Yellow cap
  • Form 826F5-1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 112

held up, ridden and no impression when hit 12th, never dangerous

3
Silk - Emerald Green, White star, Emerald Green and Black striped sleeves, White cap, Black star
100/1
  • Form 6PF/P9-P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 111

in touch, ridden after 11th, soon beaten

4
Silk - Yellow, Black spots, chevrons on sleeves and star on cap
4/1
  • Form P72P4-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 105

in touch, ridden in close 3rd when stumbled on bend approaching 3 out, one pace from next

5
Silk - Yellow, Red triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap
  • Form 11335-1
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 99

led, ridden and headed 3 out, hit last, kept on

6
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow star, Light Blue sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow star
11/2
  • Form 3644-F2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 99

held up, headway after 10th, close 4th when hit 4 out, soon ridden, not fluent 2 out, kept on same pace

7
Silk - Yellow, Black and Yellow check sleeves and cap
  • Form PP/6P8-2
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 91

mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 4th

8
Silk - DARK BLUE and DARK GREEN (quartered), MAROON sleeves and cap
  • Form 4642-51
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 83

in touch, mistake 10th, lost touch from next, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

9
Silk - Yellow, Purple star, White sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple star
  • Form 157/67-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 89

held up, losing touch when hit 12th

10
Silk - Dark Blue, White diamond, White cap, Dark Blue spots
13/2
  • Form P634P-2
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 85

tracked leader, led 3 out, kept on well, ridden out

11
Silk - Yellow, Dark Green hoop, halved sleeves, Dark Green cap ,yellow star
  • Form 4267P-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 86

behind from 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 11th

12
Silk - Beige, dark green diamonds on sleeves, dark green cap
66/1
  • Form 853/P5-7
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 74

chased leaders, ridden after 10th, soon behind

In depth

Verdict

Maidstone Monument can account for Master T, Midnight Gold and Just Muckin Around. There appear to be quite a few in with claims at first glance, but it could in the end rest between the four mentioned, all winners last time out. Maidstone Monument goes well for Richard Johnston who has now ridden him to victory three times in all, the latest success coming at Newton Abbot just over three weeks ago. He goes well on top of the ground and is still attractively weighted compared to last year. He only cost Alison Thorpe 500gns at the sales, and has rattled up a total of eight wins for the Welsh trainer. That sequence could well be extended to nine here. Master T jumped like a stag when scoring at Plumpton last month and would have been virtually certain to follow up under a penalty according to his trainer. However, he was not considered sound enough and was rested to wait for this. Midnight Gold is only a novice but did the job well on his chase bow at Southwell, while Just Muckin Around has more to do than when landing a selling handicap chase over shorter here last time. Having weighed up the options, the finger points to Maidstone Monument.

Formwatch

Balladeer (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Held up last, ridden and effort 4 out, stayed on one pace from 2 out, 2nd of 6, 11l behind Kosmos Bleu (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in May.

Master T (USA) 9-2 (11-6) Tracked leaders in 4th, chased leading pair going well after 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, pushed out flat, comfortably, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in May beating Acertack (10-8) by 3l, 8 ran.

Midnight Gold 9-2jt-fav (11-9) Tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden next, driven out, won at Southwell 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in May beating Wee William (10-9) by 2l, 8 ran.

Maidstone Monument (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Chased leader, led 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, ran on well, eased close home, won at N Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in May beating Eljay's Boy (10-13) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.

Tommy Spar 10-1 (11-12) In touch, reminder 8th, ridden and chased leaders 4 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 13l behind Terramarique (10-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in May.

Native Performance (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) In touch, headway to chase winner 15th, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 8l behind Primrose Park (10-5) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in May.

Just Muckin Around (IRE) 7-2fav (11-10) Held up towards rear, headway and chased leader 9th, led 3 out, hard ridden to last, held on, won at Fontwell 2m 2f sll hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in May beating Barren Lands (11-9) by 3/4l, 11 ran.

Barren Lands 15-2 (11-9) Not fluent 1st, mid-division, outpaced 4th, ridden and headway 9th, chased winner 3 out, ran on well from last not reach winner, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Just Muckin Around (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f sll hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in May.