15:40 Fontwell
Wednesday 12 April 2017
All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:10
Star Sports The Gentleman's Bookmaker Handicap Chase
- 5YO plus | Class 4 | 3m 1f 106y | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 6m 42.50s
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Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
Shown very little of late and pulled-up on his last four start and looks a difficult sort. Handicapper is relaxing his grip but needs to show more to get involved here.
Consistent enough form this winter and has run well here before over this trip. Again ran well enough last time out at Plumpton and a repeat of that run would see him involved here.
Course specialist who has won seven times here and showed a little more last time out at Plumpton finishing just in front of Itoldyou. The longer trip tried there appeared to suit and can be on the premises again.
Always looked as though this dual point-to-point winner would be better over fences and so it proved when he won on is chase debut at Warwick. Far better than the winning margin suggested there and could well build on that run.
Out-and-out stayer over fences but took advantage of a lower hurdles mark to take a Southwell handicap in January. Last two chase runs have been poor though often running in snatches and more required here.
Just one completion in his last seven starts tell the story about this runner and his jumping keeps letting him down. Mark keeps falling but doesn't come without risks.
Overall his chasing form is poor despite being placed on a couple of occasions the latest on his penultimate start. Pulled-up last time out though and hard to know what to expect here.
Took advantage of a massively lenient handicap mark on his old form last time out at Plumpton over 3m1f on good ground. Still well treated on his old form but will be fortunate to find a race that will fall apart as quickly again.
Non-Runners
7
Goring One25
Weight: 11-1| Age: 12
T: Miss A M Newton-Smith J: P J Brennan
NR
8
How's My Friend17
Weight: 10-12| Age: 12
T: J G Cann J: Nick Scholfield
NR
11
Burgess Dream37
Weight: 10-0| Age: 8
T: Miss A M Newton-Smith J: Charlie Deutsch
NR
Forecasts
Bandon Bridge (3/1), Thepartysover (7/2), Finish The Story (9/2), Itoldyou (11/2), Goring One (7/1), King Charlie (15/2), How's My Friend (8/1), Knight Ofthe Realm (10/1), Burgess Dream (12/1), Venetian Lad (12/1), Leg Iron (25/1)
A fairly low grade affair but competitive enough for the level although it remains to be seen if Thepartysover can maintain his level of form off what still looks a lowly mark. Venetian Lad ran a sound enough race last time out as did Itoldyou but the progressive form looks to come from Hows My Friend and BANDON BRIDGE. The latter in particular looks as though he can improve on his wining chasing debut at Warwick and may just be better than his rivals here.
- Bandon Bridge
- How's My Friend
- Thepartysover
Prize Money
1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00
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