Racecards
16:50 Fontwell Park
Worthing Audi Tt Challenge Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Form 3221-43
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Jimmy Derham
led, headed after 7th, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
Khazar (FR)
20- Form 68747-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
tracked leaders, headway to go 2nd approaching 3 out, led approaching last, kept on, held on well
Post It
18- Form 24PP-33
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey Mr M Griffiths
tracked leader, led after 7th, pushed clear approaching 3 out, headed approachiong last, kept on flat, held towards finish
- Form P5P5U-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Donal Fahy
tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened approaching next
- Form U322-42
- Age 10
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
held up towards rear, outpaced 5 out, ridden approaching 3 out, chased leading pair next, kept on, always held in 3rd
- Form 90/376-F
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer G Wareham
- Jockey L P Aspell
in rear, struggling from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 0/U440-U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Mr Tom David
Nonrunner
- Form PP0/1P-8
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 71
Nonrunner
Verdict
BID ART and Space Cowboy are weighted to be very close to each other after their last confrontation but we think the weights just favour a repeat result with Great Tsar the possible fly in the ointment. The pick's run behind Wisenfurst last time should look a whole lot better by the time we get to this race and he did beat his main rival 14 lengths over course and distance in April. Jockey Jimmy Derham is great value for his 5lbs claim and that weight removal should just give him the edge again. Space Cowboy does go well here but is perhaps better over further. There's not much wrong with the form of his run last time and he should go very close. Great Tsar was moving like the winner when unseating his pilot on his last start and off the same mark has every chance while Post It is consistent and looks booked to give his running. This looks quite competitive but Bid Art looks weighted to win it under an in-from pilot.
Formwatch
Bid Art (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Led, headed approaching 4 out, soon pushed along, one pace 2 out, 3rd of 9, 13l behind Wiesenfurst (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd.
Khazar (FR) 10-1 (11-5) Jumped left, mid-division, mistake and dropped rear 6th, headway 8th, reminders next, weakened 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Gerrard (10-4) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf, 10 ran.
Post It 7-1 (10-2) Held up in touch, blunderd 7th, headway to 4th 4 out, kept on to 3rd flat, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Foreign King (11-7) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf.
New Rackheath (IRE) 13-2 (10-13) Tracked leader, chased winner when mistake and reminders 5th, outpaced before 2 out, lost 2nd before last, no extra, 4th of 15, 29l behind Skye But N Ben (11-6) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Apr.
Space Cowboy (IRE) 7-2 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, kept on to chase winner final 100 yards, no impression, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Lord Gunnerslake (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd.
Open Range (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Tracked leader, led after 3rd, hit 11th, headed 4 out, soon weakened, in 5th when fell last, in a race won by Lord Gunnerslake (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd, 7 ran.
Great Tsar (IRE) 11-2 (10-8) Hit 1st, tracked leaders, mistake 10th, headway to chase winner when blundered and unseated rider 13th, in a race won by Mattaking (11-12) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gf, 10 ran.
Ilewin Tom 18-1 (10-8) Held up in touch, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th of 9, well behind Lord Gunnerslake (9-11) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Apr.