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14:10 Fontwell Park

John Rogerson Memorial Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f 31y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,495
  • 2nd: £2,805
  • 3rd: £1,402
  • 4th: £702
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 38.00s
  • Off Time: 14:10:31
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, Maroon sleeves and cap
15/8
  • Form 131410-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 134

not fluent at times, held up in touch, reminder after 9th, headway 4 out, ridden before next, soon weakened, tailed off when blundered and unseated rider last

2
Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE spots
  • Form 533111-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 132

prominent, lost bpalce when mistake and pecked 5 out, outpaced 3 out, 4th and held when not fluent 2 out

3
Silk - Red, emerald green Cross Of Lorraine and sleeves
  • Form 221188-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 128

always prominent, challenged 3 out, mistake next, ridden and one pace before last, rallied closing stages, just held

5
Silk - BLACK and WHITE (halved), RED sleeves and cap
11/4
  • Form 3/313-12
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 122

led after 1st, made rest, pressed 3 out, drew 2 lengths clear when went right and not fluent last, soon ridden, held on near finish

6
Silk - Dark blue, large light blue spots, light blue sleeves, dark blue spots and cap

Kublai (FR)

120 CD
50/1
  • Form 1/910-2P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 120

held up in rear, lost touch when went right 10th, pulled up soon after

7
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow spots and armlets, hooped cap
7/2
  • Form 53F13-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 116

led until not fluent and headed after 1st, chased winner to before 7th, in touch, outpaced before 3 out, went 3rd next, no chance with front pair

4
NR
5/1
  • Form 6/31351-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 125

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Belami Des Pictons ended last season with a hat-trick over hurdles and makes his chasing bow on his comeback. Weststreet won over timber at Bangor in March but MORE BUCK’S (NAP) has raced three times over fences and won here last month. A runner-up at Sandown last week, this looks easier and he gets the nod. Sartorial Elegance fared better than Kublai on their respective chasing debuts but Chef D'oeuvre and Monbeg Gold go chasing for the first time here with the former preferred off their current marks.

Formwatch

Chef D'Oeuvre (FR) 3-1fav (11-12) Chased leaders on inside, lost place after 5th, no danger after, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 16, dist behind Murrayana (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.

Belami Des Pictons (FR) 10-11fav (11-13) Jumped well, made all and always travelling well, clear after 5th, kept on strongly, very easily, unchallenged, won at Bangor 2m 4f (4) sft in Mar beating Tjongejonge (11-13) by 13l, 3 ran.

Monbeg Gold (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 3 out, outpaced after next, weakened before last, 8th of 16, 36 1/4l behind Singlefarmpayment (10-7) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) hvy in Jan.

More Buck's (IRE) 13-8fav (10-9) Led, headed before last, no extra run-in, 2nd of 5, 8l behind Dark Flame (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.

Kublai (FR) 10-1 (11-12) Always behind, never jumped well, pulled up before 5 out, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Jul.

Sartorial Elegance 5-2 (10-13) Towards rear, pushed along before 7th, soon outpaced, 4th of 5, 19 1/4l behind Valseur Du Granval (11-5) at Chepstow 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.

Weststreet (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Held up in 5th, good headway on outside into 2nd approaching 3 out, led well before next, clear from 2 out, eased towards finish, won at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Mar beating Shantou Tiger (11-2) by 6l, 5 ran.