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17:10 Fontwell Park

Betfred The Bonus Kings Handicap Chase (Class E) (Class E)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 39.60s
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk -
5/4

    2
    Silk -
    7/1

      1
      Silk - Yellow, Light Blue chevron and armlets, Light Blue cap, Yellow star

      Harik

      4 b
      7/1
      • Form 2410U0
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-12

      held up in touch, pecked 4th, headway under pressure from 4 out, pressed leaders from next, driven to challenge when not fluent last, no extra run-in

      2
      Silk - Light blue, yellow epaulets, sleeves and cap
      • Form 014311-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-10

      not always fluent, chased leaders to 7th, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

      3
      Silk - White, Purple epaulets, sleeves and star on cap
      5/4
      • Form 652212
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-4

      always prominent, led approaching 3 out, joined last, kept on well under pressure run-in

      4
      Silk - Light Blue, Maroon star and star on cap

      Selberry

      26 b
      9/1
      • Form 2233B0
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-3

      led 2nd to 6th, led 7th to approaching 3 out, weakened next

      5
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap
      • Form UP3-P4P
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-4

      held up, headway to track leaders from 6th, effort going easily approaching 3 out, pressed leaders and hard ridden when not fluent last, no extra run-in

      6
      Silk - DARK BLUE, RED cap, GREEN spots
      11/2
      • Form P1F-UP3
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-0

      behind, outpaced 9th, stayed on under pressure from 3 out, never reached leaders

      7
      Silk - BLACK, GOLD cross belts, BLACK and RED quartered cap
      20/1
      • Form 010005
      • Age 12
      • Weight 10-0

      led to 2nd, stayed prominent, led 6th to 7th, weakened 9th, tailed off

      In depth

      Verdict

      Kind Sir just gets the vote here ahead of Harik and Selberry. The selection is generally consistent and, having won from a four-pound higher mark at Catterick last year, has to come firmly into the reckoning from a rating of 100. His second to Talbot Lad last time also reads very well so he ought to run a big race. Harik is the only course and distance winner in the line-up and is now only two-pounds higher in the ratings than for his Plumpton win last March, so he clearly holds chances and Breaking Breeze looked very promising when scoring twice in the summer of 2002 but has not been seen since. Selberry is not far off a winning mark now and should be competitive for place-money but, overall, we will stick with Kind Sir.