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13:15 Fontwell Park

Walcot Lad Beginners' Chase (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 31.80s
  • Off Time: 13:15:43
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Priors Dale

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Idris (GER)

    4/1

      1
      Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), Emerald Green and White striped sleeves, Royal Blue cap

      Idris (GER)

      23
      4/1
      • Form 3223-23
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 112

      tracked winner, challenged 3 out, every chance when blundered 2 out, no extra

      2
      Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

      Johnston's Swallow (IRE)

      17
      14/1
      • Form 2461/P-4
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 113

      held up, went 4th approaching 5th, gradually lost touch from 8th

      3
      Silk - Purple, primrose diamond, collar and sleeves, quartered cap

      Only Vintage (USA)

      242
      6/4
      • Form 05/3240-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5

      tracked winner, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on same pace

      4
      Silk - White, Royal Blue sash, halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Priors Dale

      15
      6/4
      • Form 19F35-8
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 126

      jumped well, made all, drew clear after 2 out, comfortably

      5
      Silk - Yellow, Black hoop and armlets, check cap

      Little Trethew

      168
      66/1
      • Form 5PP-PPP
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-12

      tailed off from 7th

      In depth

      Verdict

      Idris and Priors Dale have both shown ability over fences and have the benefit of experience this season but Only Vintage was easily the best of these over hurdles, is sure to have been well schooled and may be straight enough to win this first time out. The selection failed to win last term from four starts but still showed decent form and a reproduction of hurdles form over these larger obstacles should suffice for Henrietta Knight's gelding. Gary Moore's Idris should be able to win races over fences but would need to improve on all known form to trouble the selection, while Jonjo O'Neill's Johnston's Swallow would want a much softer surface to show his best form. Little Trethew has little to recommend him to backers and of more interest is Emma Lavelle's Priors Dale, who should strip fitter for a couple of recent runs. Only Vintage is probably in a different class to his rivals though and a chance is taken to his fitness.

      Formwatch

      Idris (GER) 12-1 (10-12) Held up, headway 7th, ridden 12th, weakened next, 3rd of 7, 23l behind Predator (11-4) at Fakenham 2m 5f nov chs (3) gd in Oct.

      Johnston's Swallow (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Mid-division, lost touch after 5 out, left poor 4th last, 4th of 9, well behind Jarro (10-11) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Oct.

      Only Vintage (USA) 40-1 (11-4) Mid-division, jumped slowly and weakened 6th, 23rd of 30, well behind Sky's The Limit (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gd in Mar.

      Priors Dale 25-1 (10-8) Led after 2nd, headed after 5th, chased leader, ridden approaching 2 out, weakening when hit last, 8th of 15, 22l behind Desert Quest (11-12) at Ascot 2m hcp hdl (2) gf in Oct.

      Little Trethew 100-1 (10-0) Jumped slowly and always in rear, reminders 4th, soon weakened and pulled up 3 out in race won by Allaboveboard (10-4) at Fontwell 2m 4f clm hdl (5) gd in May, 10 ran.