17:25 Fontwell

Sunday 25 February 2018

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Collect totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Maiden Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 4m 27.75s

Black Lightning³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

4/1

Good second on debut to Hideaway Vic (has run well again since) and ran to a similar level at Newbury latest. Yard have a 14% strike rate in bumpers and chances here.

Form: 27

Danny Kirwan¹²⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Unknown| T: P F Nicholls

Form: 1

Dominateur

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Unknown| T: O Sherwood

Form:

Irish Odyssey

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Unknown| T: N P Mulholland

Form:

Just Midas¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Unknown| T: D Pipe

Form: 4

Legal Eyes⁸⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Unknown| T: B Pauling

Form: 2

Potters Tale⁶⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Unknown| T: P & M Bowen

Form: 2

Rooster Cogburn¹³⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Unknown| T: Miss E C Lavelle

Form: 6-6

Serosevsky⁴⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Unknown| T: H Fry

Form: 2-15

Shaughnessy⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood

13/8

Breeding suggests we won't see the best of this one until getting more of a trip, but he ran very well on debut at Huntingdon at the end of last year (fifth a winner earlier in the week). Extra yardage here will help and should get involved again.

Form: 2

Southfield Stone

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Unknown| T: P F Nicholls

Form:

Southfield Torr

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P F Nicholls

4/1

Half brother to classy chasers Southfield Theatre and Southfield Vic gives you an idea of where his future probably lies, but yard get plenty of winners in this sphere (22% strike rate last five seasons) and he has to be given maximum respect.

Form:

The Flying Sofa³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| BF

13/8

Showed plenty of ability on debut when third in a better contest than this at Ascot (Listed event) but hugely disappointing here when beaten at long odds-on last time. Step back up in trip should help and earlier form makes him the one to beat.

Form: 33

Wontstopmenow⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Tom Cannon| T: Mrs L C Jewell

200/1

Tailed off on debut and plenty to find if he 's to have any chance here. Yard not known for bumper winners either and not hard to look elsewhere for the winner.

Form: 7

L'chamise⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Jack Barber

15/2

Point-to-point winner last May and has shown a modicum of promise in two starts so far. Needs to improve here and whilst that not beyond the realms of possibility, others still make a bit more appeal.

Form: 156

Last Watch²⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: Unknown| T: D G Bridgwater

Form: 4

Port Royale

Age: 13| Weight: 10-10| J: Unknown| T: A J Honeyball

Form:

Shapiro⁵⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: Unknown| T: A J Honeyball

Form: 62

Forecasts

The Flying Sofa (13/8), Shaughnessy (13/8), Southfield Torr (4/1), Black Lightning (4/1), L'chamise (15/2), Wontstopmenow (200/1)

THE FLYING SOFA is forgiven the backwards step he took last time as the drop in trip may have been responsible and if going back to his debut Ascot run, would hold a solid chance here. Southfield Torr will be one for notebooks regardless of what he does here, as he's bred to do well given a bit of time. Shaughnessy is another that ran well first time up and wouldn't have to progress much to be a danger to the selection here.