20:55 Fontwell

Saturday 16 June 2018

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Performance Team Appreciation Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:55 | Winning time: 4m 50.10s

Rebel Yeats³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Edward Austin⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 117| D

2/1

Decent 4L fifth at Warwick (2m3f, good) when returning from a break last month. Trip and ground both in her favour and an interesting runner in this contest.

Form: 24150-5

Starcrossed²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 115| BF

7/2

Followed up a Huntingdon (2m, soft) novice hurdle success by finishing 8L fourth of five on handicap debut at Towcester (good-to-firm) last time out. Stepping up in trip and remains open to improvement.

Form: 71-4

Instant Karma^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Lucy K Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 115| D

10/1

Successful three times over hurdles but held in recent starts. Signs of a possible return to form last time out however and worth a check in the market.

Form: 2P/69-76

Chimes Of Dylan³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Bryony Frost⁽³⁾| T: N B King| OR: 114

5/1

Finished runner-up over an extended 2m5f on good ground here in April but proved a slight disappointment at Fakenham subsequently. One to note handicap debut.

Form: 75042-4

Monday Club^b³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 108

9/1

Not beaten far the last twice including when finishing fourth over C&D on good ground last month. Races off the same mark here and is likely to run his race once more.

Form: 58/4U3-4

Charlie Cook⁴⁰¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: R Johnson| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 107| BF

6/1

Broke his maiden over hurdles when winning over 2m4f at Worcester (good-to-firm) in May 2016. Unraced since finishing a well held sixth at the same venue 12 months later.

Form: 32P72/6-

Atalanta's Gold¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 105

10/1

Handicap hurdle winner on good-to-firm ground at Towcester last month and ran well to finish runner-up over an extended 2m4f at Market Rasen (good) last time. Slight drop in trip should suit.

Form: 0P6-412

Sea's Aria¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Tom Cannon| T: M R Hoad| OR: 102

25/1

Placed over fences on good ground on his penultimate outing and returns to hurdles following a poor effort at Bangor (good) in a chase last time.

Form: 707-936

Non-Runners

G For Ginger²¹²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: A J Honeyball J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Rebel Yeats (2/1), Starcrossed (7/2), Chimes Of Dylan (5/1), Charlie Cook (6/1), G For Ginger (13/2), Monday Club (9/1), Instant Karma (10/1), Atalanta's Gold (10/1), Sea's Aria (25/1)

STARCROSSED is the least exposed runner in this field and he can register a second success over hurdles by taking the concluding race on the card. Atalanta's Gold has been in good form since switching to handicaps and she is taken to claim second ahead of Monday Club who has run well on both of his starts over hurdles since returning from a break.