Racecards
19:50 Fontwell Park
Henry Carr's 25th Birthday Maiden Hunters' Chase (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 135y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £2,000 added
- Winner: £1,248
- 2nd: £387
- 3rd: £193
- 4th: £97
- Form 6/24PP-3
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Ben Clarke
- Jockey Mr L Trott
always behind, detached in rear group from 7th, continued tailed off
- Form 24/323-1
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss B Gardener-Wollen
- Jockey Mr Charlie Dando
keen early, pressed leader to after 4th, chased leaders, detached in 4th from 9th, plugged on to take modest 3rd 2 out until after last, tailed off
Dandan (IRE)
26- Form 225131-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss F Moller
- Jockey Tristan Durrell
in touch, pressed leader after 4th, ridden and unable to go with front pair before 4 out, lost place 2 out, plugged on to regain modest 3rd after last, tailed off
- Form U3311-1
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs R Loxton
- Jockey Bryan Carver
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4 out, led next, clear 2 out, in no danger after, comfortbly
- Form P2P/1-21
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 90
led to 3 out, no chance with winner when mistake next, plugged on
- Form 454/0P-U
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R C Harper
- Jockey Jamie Brace
in rear, reminders and not travel well from after 2nd, tailed off when pulled up before 7th
- Form P1FP1-
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Noel R Wilson
- Jockey Mr Charlie Marshall
behind most of way, detached in rear group from 7th, continued tailed off until pulled up after 4 out
- Form P2P21-2
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer A Pennock
- Jockey Mr Richard Collinson
behind most of way, detached in rear group from 7th, tailed off when pulled up after 10th
Verdict
Legal Ok is an improving seven-year-old who does have plenty of experience under Rules but EARTH LEADER has rattled up a hat-trick between the flags with the promise of plenty more to come and he should take all the beating if handling these trickier fences. Carrig Dubh, Dandan and Steel The China are all worthy of a mention but Un Huit Huit’s only victory so far came in a match.
Formwatch
Ballycash (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) Prom til wknd 14; t.o, 3rd of 4, 7 1/2l behind Earth Leader (12-0) at Stafford Cross 3m gd in Apr.
Carrig Dubh (IRE) 5-4fav (12-0) (tt) a.p; led 3 out; easy, won at Knightwick 3m gf in Apr beating Wychwoods Brook (12-0) by 15l, 7 ran.
Dandan (IRE) 5-4 (12-0) Led 9; drew clr 12; unchall, won at Larkhill 3m gd in Apr beating Country Legend (11-7) by dist, 2 ran.
Earth Leader (IRE) Evensfav (12-0) (tt) made all; r.o wl, won at Stafford Cross 3m gd in Apr beating Captiva Island (12-0) by 6l, 4 ran.
Legal Ok (IRE) 6-4fav (12-0) Led 2; drew clr 3 out; unchall, won at Northaw 3m gd in May beating Spring Cover (12-0) by 10l, 7 ran.
Poyntzpass (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) Drpd rr 8; strugg when ur bend app 14, at Edgcote 3m gf in Apr.
Steel The China (IRE) 11-10 (12-0) (cp) hdwy 11; led aft 4 out; comf, won at Charing 3m gf in Apr beating Shallamar (12-0) by 8l, 3 ran.
Un Huit Huit (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) (tt) led to 14; wknd app last, 2nd of 3, 15l behind Broadwater (12-0) at Northaw 3m gd in May.