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15:30 Fontwell Park

Betfair Don't Settle For Less Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 2f 110y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,700 added
  • Winner: £3,054
  • 2nd: £897
  • 3rd: £448
  • 4th: £224
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 31.00s
  • Off Time: 15:30:25
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green and Maroon (halved), sleeves reversed, Emerald Green and Maroon quartered cap
  • Form 0FF152
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 112

chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd until 6th, went 2nd again before 11th until after 13th, hit 14th, chased winner and hit next, ridden before 3 out, lost 2nd before last, weakened soon after

2
Silk - Emerald Green, Red Cross of Lorraine, Light Green sleeves, Red cap
11/1
  • Form 33UP56
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 110

held up in rear, good headway to 3rd 4 out, stumbled 3 out, went 2nd before last, stayed on same pace flat

3
Silk - Red, Emerald Green epaulets, diabolo on sleeves, Emerald Green cap
28/1
  • Form 214PP4
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 104

chased leaders, lost place before 8th, struggling in rear when mistake 14th, tailed off

4
Silk - Black and Yellow (halved), Yellow sleeves, quartered cap

Rebel Melody (IRE)

42 bt DCD
5/2
  • Form 24-P423
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 91

led, headed after 13th, chased winner until 15th, weakened 4 out, beaten when went left and left poor 5th next

5
Silk - Light blue, white sleeves, red cap, light blue star
16/1
  • Form 13-P68P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 91

chased leader, mistake 2nd, lost 2nd next, went 2nd again 6th, hit 9th, lost 2nd before 11th, chased leaders, weakened hit 15th, poor 5th when blundered badly and almost unseated rider 3 out and pulled up

6
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets
  • Form 2P-4264
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 86

ran in snatches, in touch until dropped to rear and ridden 4th, headway to 4th before 8th, slow and dropped to rear again 10th, reminder after 12th, headway again to lead after next, hit 15th, stayed on well from 3 out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Rigadin De Beauchene was outbattled by Mortimers Cross here last month and now has an extra half-mile to cover. He looks vulnerable conceding 21lb to REBEL MELODY, who hasn't really been firing this season but has still shown enough to suggest he can win a race like this back on his favourite track. Plunkett needs to rediscover his best form to figure and is another whose stamina is unproven while Or Sing About reserves his best for Plumpton and needs a quicker surface. Current Climate is a couple of pounds lower than when just beaten over C&D in December but is still a maiden after 11 starts under Rules.

Formwatch

Rigadin De Beauchene (FR) 9-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd 12th, kept on same pace, ridden and no impression on winner before last, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Mortimers Cross (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.

Plunkett (IRE) 28-1 (11-4) Always in rear, tailed off when went left 3 out, 6th of 10, 46l behind Victors Serenade (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Feb.

Or Sing About (FR) 25-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, blundered and lost place 10th, plugged on, left moderate 4th last, 4th of 9, 33l behind Flying Award (11-1) at Plumpton 3m 2f 5yo Am hcp 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.

Rebel Melody (IRE) 9-4 (11-6) Led, jumped left 7th, headed 11th, driven 3 out, soon went 2nd, no impression on winner when demoted to 3rd flat, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Backfromthecongo (11-12) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.

Colin's Desire 100-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, lost place when jumped slowly 5th, behind 7th, pulled up after, in a race won by Godsmejudge (10-12) at Huntingdon 3m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec, 9 ran.

Current Climate (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Mid-division, outpaced when mistake 4 out, plugged on to take 4th run-in, 4th of 11, 22l behind Master d'Or (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Jan.