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15:05 Fontwell Park
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- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,800 added
- Winner: £2,469
- 2nd: £725
- 3rd: £363
- 4th: £181
- Form 127-399
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
towards rear, jumped slowly 1st, niggled along from 4th, not much room when not fluent next, behind 9th, tailed off
- Form FP-3352
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up in last, headway approaching 3 out, 3rd before next, no impression, weakened flat
- Form 39-4453
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer M Blake
- Jockey Tom Cannon
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led after 3 out, clear before 2 out, eased towards finish
- Form 52-3234
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up in rear, jumped left 6th, headway 2 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with eased down winner
- Form 13-6PPF
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer R C Harper
- Jockey James Banks
led until after 1st, tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 22-P662
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey J E Moore
prominent, led 3rd, headed before next, led after 6th until 8th, led 4 out, headed after 3 out, no impression on winner soon after, lost 2nd flat
- Form 787-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey M Goldstein
jumped slowly 1st, soon led, headed 3rd, led before next, headed after 6th, led 8th until hit 4 out, not fluent 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out
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Verdict
It's unusual to see a four-year-old over fences at this time of the year so Frederick William is one to keep an eye on as he makes his chasing debut. Sadler's Star is the only C&D winner in the line-up and has a chance of reversing recent Southwell form with Earl Grez as an early mistake put him out of contention. CALYPSO BAY probably needs further but he's back on the same mark as when scoring at Market Rasen a year ago and can concede weight in what is a poor race. Five Out Of Five was beaten a long way when runner-up at Southwell last time but The Boss is consistent enough which puts him in the picture in this company.
Formwatch
Calypso Bay (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, blundered 5th, never a factor, last of 9, 43l behind Stormhoek (11-1) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Aug.
Five Out Of Five (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway into 3rd after 4 out, kept on same pace, left remote 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 17l behind Sun Tzu (11-12) at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Jul.
Sadler's Star (GER) 12-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, lost place 6th, mistake 9th, headway when mistake 3 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Shan Blue (11-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Aug.
The Boss (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Tracked leading pair, driven 3 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace, 4th and no impression before last, 4th of 7, 9l behind Le Grand Chene (10-6) at Southwell 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Jul.
Top Benefit (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, lost place 8th, fell next, in a race won by Michigan Assassin (11-7) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp 0-100 (5) gf in Aug, 7 ran.
Earl Grez (FR) 9-1 (10-8) Prominent, led 6th, not fluent 10th, blundered 3 out, headed 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Shan Blue (11-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Aug.
Frederick William 100-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, mistake 5th, soon struggling, behind from 4 out, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Secret Edge (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f 3yo hdl (4) sft in Dec.