20:25 Fontwell

Saturday 16 June 2018

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Jack Parnell Handicap Chase

Off time: 20:25 | Winning time: 5m 41.8s

Ballycoe^p,t³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 101| BF

8/1

Put a couple of non-completions behind him when finishing third of four at Plumpton (good) last time. More needed if he's to take this contest.

Form: 483F/U-3

Mrsrobin⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 100

6/5

Made a winning debut for this yard when successful at Uttoxeter (3m, good) last month. Form of that is working out well and she is one for the shortlist once more.

Form: 4/1PP2-1

Midnight Gem¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 100

12/1

Ran well to finish third over an extended 2m5f at Market Rasen (good) last time out. Races off a 2lb higher mark here however.

Form: 726P-53

Spiritofchartwell²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr P York⁽⁵⁾| T: P York| OR: 94| CD

9/1

In good form since switching back to Rules racing from point-to-points. Finished 6L second over 2m2f on good ground here last time out and is likely to run well once more.

Form: 21213-2

I Am Sam³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 94

16/1

Maiden after five starts and has struggled in handicap company the last twice. Hopes seem to rely with this drop in distance bringing about improvement.

Form: P8856-5

Between The Waters^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 92

11/4

Maiden after 14 starts under Rules and ran a fair race on his first start since wind surgery when finishing fourth at Uttoxeter (good) last time. Worth a check in the market.

Form: 24452-4

Midnight Mustang^p²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-8| J: James Bowen| T: Andrew Martin| OR: 82

16/1

Successful three times including over this distance at Market Rasen (good) last month. Held fourth over 3m subsequently and is vulnerable to better handicapped rivals.

Form: 333-514

Eastern Lady²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Benjamin Poste| T: R J Price| OR: 81

25/1

16 race maiden and beaten over 9L when finishing fifth over 2m5f at Ffos Las (good) last time out. Likely more needed if she's to take this contest.

Form: 4540-65

Lord Aldervale²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: David Noonan| T: S Woodman| OR: 76

40/1

Finished runner-up to Spiritofchartwell over C&D on good-to-soft ground in November. Likely to have improved for his seasonal debut last time out.

Form: 4P352-5

Non-Runners

Irish Thistle¹⁷

Weight: 10-4| Age: 11

T: D L Williams J: Shane Quinlan

Forecasts

Mrsrobin (6/5), Between The Waters (11/4), Ballycoe (8/1), Spiritofchartwell (9/1), Midnight Gem (12/1), I Am Sam (16/1), Midnight Mustang (16/1), Irish Thistle (16/1), Eastern Lady (25/1), Lord Aldervale (40/1)

MRSROBIN can register her second victory since joining the Dan Skelton yard by taking this handicap chase. The selections latest success is working out very well and she looks capable of getting the better of course regular Spiritofchartwell who ran well to finish runner-up here last time out. Midnight Gem, a good third last time is taken to claim third.