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15:40 Fontwell Park

Southern Cranes And Access Ltd Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 165y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,330
  • 2nd: £1,870
  • 3rd: £935
  • 4th: £468
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 24.40s
  • Off Time: 15:41:04
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Red and royal blue diabolo, yellow sleeves, black diamonds, yellow cap, black diamonds
4/1
  • Form 65-1364
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 130

chased leaders, ridden before 8th, lost place next, well beaten 4 out

2
Silk - Dark green, light blue hoops, dark green sleeves, red cap
8/1
  • Form 763471-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 129

led, headed 7th, soon ridden, jumped left 9th, closed on winner 3 out, no impression from last

3
Silk - Violet and white check, white cap

Orbasa (FR)

40 pt BFCD
3/1
  • Form 3233-43
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 125

held up towards rear, some headway 4 out, 5th and not on terms 3 out, unable to challenge

4
Silk - Red, black triple diamond, striped sleeves, hooped cap

Ashoka (IRE)

37 pt
13/2
  • Form 11-3691
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 123

chased leaders, ridden 3 out, 3rd and beaten last, stayed on same pace

5
Silk - Red, white chevrons, halved sleeves, red and white striped cap
  • Form 541-353
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 123

held up towards rear, headway 8th, ridden and no impression in 4th from 2 out

6
Silk - Pink, black braces, white and black striped sleeves, black and pink hooped cap
14/1
  • Form 451585
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 122

chased leaders, pushed along and lost place 6th, last next, behind 9th

7
Silk - Maroon, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Maroon armlets, Maroon and Yellow quartered cap
25/1
  • Form 256F-35
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 116

held up in rear, well beaten 3 out

9
Silk - Royal Blue, Brown sleeves and cap
  • Form 62P-5P2
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 106

chased leader, led 7th, soon clear, reduced lead before 3 out, edged left before 2 out, drew clear again from last, comfortably

8
NR
14/1
  • Form 5P713-P
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 112

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Orbasa is slowly slipping down the weights but he’s proved very disappointing on the whole. ASHOKA (NAP) has much more scope and overcame inexperience, trouble in-running and a big weight to get up close home on his chasing bow at Sedgefield and is only 3lb higher. Oliver's Hill ran much better last time at Stratford while Newton Geronimo might appreciate this drop in distance. Pearls Legend has won off a higher mark and usually runs his race so can’t be ignored.

Formwatch

Newton Geronimo 13-2 (11-12) Took keen hold, tracked leader 2nd, left in lead 9th, mistake 3 out, headed before last, no extra and lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Midnight Cowboy (11-13) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Aug.

Pearls Legend 4-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 2nd, pushed along on stable bend after 7th, led next, made rest, ridden between last 2, stayed on to assert last, driven clear, won at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp (3) gf in Apr beating Gores Island (11-9) by 8l, 4 ran.

Orbasa (FR) 2-1fav (11-11) Chased leaders, 2nd 4 out, ridden and no impression on winner before last bend, faded and just held onto 3rd, 3rd of 7, 14 1/2l behind Brave Spartacus (11-10) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Aug.

Ashoka (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Behind, headway before 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, not much room and switched left before last, soon forced to switch right, kept on to lead post, won at Sedgefield 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Pemba (11-4) by shd, 5 ran.

Baby Jake (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Chased leaders on outer, ridden in 8th over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 23, 11 1/2l behind Lucca (10-0) at Navan 1m 6f hcp Yielding in Sep.

Purple 'n Gold (IRE) 18-1 (10-13) In rear, pushed along and weakened from 5 out, tailed off, 5th of 7, dist behind Vikekhal (10-9) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Aug.

Theatre Mill (IRE) 11-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, headway from 12th, 4th and one pace after 3 out, no extra next, 5th of 8, 30 1/2l behind Double Treasure (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.

Oliver's Hill (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway 4 out, 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Exitas (11-6) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Sep.

Turban (FR) 12-1 (10-2) Led, mistake 5 out, soon headed, pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.