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16:05 Fontwell Park

Sports Argus Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class F)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 20.90s
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk -
6/1

    2
    Silk -
    5/1

      1
      Silk - Light Blue, Yellow star, sleeves and star on cap
      • Form 3-P5140
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-12

      behind, hit 4th, soon ridden, tailed off from 7th, pulled up after 3 out

      2
      Silk - Mauve, White epaulets
      • Form 6-55631
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-10

      held up in touch, ridden after 7th, one pace from 3 out

      3
      Silk - White, large Orange spots, Orange cap
      • Form 03410P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-9

      in touch, headway after 5th, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed approaching next, kept on same pace

      4
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE seams, RED and WHITE hooped cap
      6/1
      • Form 443433
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-9

      held up in touch, ridden and outpaced approaching 3 out, headway after 2 out, stayed on well to lead last 50 yards

      5
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red triple diamond, Red and Royal Blue striped sleeves, quartered cap
      • Form 1/4PP00-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-8

      chased leaders until 7th, soon behind, pulled up after 3 out

      6
      Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), Maroon sleeves and cap

      Haikal

      10
      5/1
      • Form 4600-02
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-10

      tracked leaders, led approaching 2 out, ridden and mistake last, no extra when headed final 50 yards

      7
      Silk - PINK, large PURPLE spots, PINK sleeves, PURPLE spots, PINK cap, PURPLE spots
      2/1
      • Form 00-2602
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-4

      led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, one pace after

      In depth

      Verdict

      A weak affair and a chance is given to Haikal while Douceur des Songes, Fountain Bank and Sovereign rate the main dangers. Robert Buckler's gelding has proved frustrating of late but has slipped down to a most attractive mark and showed signs of a return to winning ways when chasing home a fair yardstick in a selling handicap at Newton Abbot last time. This race is little better and off the same mark, the six-year-old should give a good account under an experienced conditional. Douceur des Songes was a convincing winner of a Worcester claimer last time but that race took very little winning and Martin Pipe's mare has more to do back in handicap company off her current mark. Sovereign has shown a consistent level of form of late and has place prospects while top weight Fountain Bank was outclassed last time but has claims on his Uttoxeter success in late June but Haikal is the percentage call.