Racecards
16:20 Fontwell Park
Ruby Townsley, Imogen Jones And Babyhill Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 139y
- Going: Good (Watering)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 14-2555
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer P W Middleton
- Jockey Conor Shoemark
chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, outpaced and dropped to rear 7th, never on terms after, ridden and weakened 3 out
- Form 15P/32-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Mrs L Hill
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
led, joined 6th, headed next, chased leader until approaching 3 out, reminders and weakened after 3 out
- Form 2355/16
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Matt Griffiths
took keen hold, held up last, headway tracking leaders 7th, driven along in 4th after 3 out, went 3rd next, driven into narrow 2nd run-in, kept on same pace
- Form 38P-1P2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Bowen
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, challenged 6th, led next, ridden headed and dropped to after 3 out until driven next, soon no extra in 4th
- Form DP60-31
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Daniel Sansom
took keen hold, held up off the pace in 5th, headway tracking leaders 7th, 2nd after 3 out, led travelling well approaching 2 out, soon clear, hung badly right to paddock exit and almost unseated rider run-in, kept on
- Form 31-3141
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer J D Frost
- Jockey Bryony Frost
chased leaders, challenged 3 out, led soon after, headed and hit 2 out, chased winner, ridden and well held approaching last, one pace into 3rd run-in
- Form 725-643
- Age 11
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Mrs L J Mongan
- Jockey Tom Cannon
Nonrunner
- Form 223-02F
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lee Edwards
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Archie Rice is a thorough stayer who bounces off fast ground and neither trip nor going look to be in his favour here. Recent course and distance third First Avenue is much better when the mud is flying while Kentford Heiress steps up a grade off a higher mark after grinding out a narrow victory over further here last time. FAIR TO MIDDLING (NAP) only found the much-improved Luccombe Down too good at Uttoxeter in June. He's been waiting for the going to ease a little and can go one better this afternoon. Take A Bow reverts to hurdles on a fair mark but may just need this.
Formwatch
Church Field (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Led, headed narrowly after 8th, lost place after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off before next, 5th of 6, 36 1/2l behind Harristown (11-9) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Take A Bow 4-1 (11-12) Disputed lead to 2nd, tracked winner, lost place 10th, behind and struggling after next, tailed off 12th, soon pulled up, at Warwick 3m hcp (4) gs in May.
The Snappy Poet 6-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, 2nd 7th until 3 out, 4th and no extra next, 6th of 14, 33 1/4l behind Knight Bachelor (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Fair To Middling 11-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, led next, headed before last, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Luccombe Down (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Kentford Heiress 8-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, challenged after 3 out, led next, 6 lengths clear when wandered flat, no extra towards finish, just held on, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Yukon Delta (10-12) by ns, 6 ran.
Archie Rice (USA) 14-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led 2 out, kept on well from last, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Decimus (11-10) by 4l, 9 ran.
First Avenue 6-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, switched right and headway before 4 out, led after next, mistake and headed last, no extra flat, 3rd of 6, 11 1/4l behind Royal Battalion (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Mr Mafia (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Held up, in rear, headway after 12th, pecked slightly 4 out, close 3rd when fell 3 out, at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.