12:30 Fontwell

Tuesday 10 December 2019

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Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 5m 55.60s

Amron Kali^t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Henderson| OR: 99| C

66/1

2m1½f course winner generally better over further subsequently. Missed 499 days before recent underwhelming return where she was tailed off from three out. Entitled to have needed that but a risky proposition still.

Form: 9/28P3-8

Episode³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 99

14/1

Maiden was pulled up in handicap debut at Worcester in May and well held at Ascot on reappearance in fifth beaten 29L. This a great deal easier so not beyond the realms now that she takes a sizable step forward.

Form: 83/43-P5

The Premier Celtic^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 97

10/1

Plumpton maiden winner in February 2018 hasn't made the frame once in 10 subsequent starts. Most recent two starts over fences but reverts to smaller obstacles with something to prove.

Form: 559-85U

Miss Yeats²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Harry Teal⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 96

50/1

Lone win came over fences but less effective in five subsequent starts in the same code. Reverts to hurdling off the same mark but with an 0-9 record over timber she isn't easy to fancy.

Form: 1754-4P

Passing Oceans^t1²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 92WS

14/1

Unplaced maiden beaten 34L and 41L respectively in two relatively non-descript handicap tries late last season. Still early days and wind surgery plus tongue tie potentially make him open to improvement.

Form: 504600-

Gold Man¹⁸¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Luca Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Farrelly| OR: 92

100/1

Hardly surprising he struggled here in June given it was his first run in almost four years. Lone career score was a 2014 bumper and it is hard to be confident now.

Form: 67UU3/6

Heresmynumber^p,t²⁶⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Adam Wedge| T: A Stronge| OR: 90

33/1

Twice a winner over fences in 2018 and both came off higher marks than he races off here. Was held over hurdles at Fakenham in February (fourth of six) but in a desperate contest he has each-way claims today.

Form: 1F/554P-

Jimmy^p³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 85

8/1

3m1f Plumpton winner (good) in February hung under pressure when second here over 3m2f (soft) last month. Obviously prefers further but found a really weak race here so has leading claims.

Form: 9410-62

Ballyantics^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: James Best| T: R Walford| OR: 85

20/1

16-race maiden ran respectably over fences on stable debut at Plumpton but was pulled up subsequently after a serious error four out. Not one to trust implicitly but capable of getting involved.

Form: 2778-3P

Flashdanza^p1⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: James Davies| T: R Rowe| OR: 84

40/1

Some glimmers of hope last season but pulled up over C&D on return last month and on evidence seen so far first-time cheekpieces not enough to take a chance on him.

Form: 34P8-5P

Here's Bingo³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 83

3/1

Kept on well into third (of 18) over 2m2½f at Exeter last month which was a career-best effort. Should continue to progress and rates a leading contender here.

Form: 69-9683

Galtee Mountain¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: M D Grant| T: P G Murphy| OR: 82

66/1

Slight step in the right direction at Wincanton latest but he was still beaten 29L into ninth of 14. Handicap sliding but still not quite ready to take a chance.

Form: 08-9009

Presenting Lucina^t⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: R T Dunne| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 82

20/1

Fourth at Exeter to end last season and C&D sixth of 10 on return fair efforts and although she's still never rewarded even each-way backers such an option is now viable.

Form: 6/P6P4-6

Two Sams³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Scott| OR: 82

6/5

Disappointing in seven starts for Michael Blake but switched to this yard, he was a well-backed winner at Plumpton (2m4½f, heavy) five weeks ago. Up 5lb for that comfortable success and further improvement is likely. The one to beat.

Form: 05PP7-1

Brandy Cross²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Page Fuller⁽³⁾| T: Miss Z C Davison| OR: 81

7/1

14/1 second over 2m3f here last month was comfortably his best effort so far. 2lb higher for that 5L defeat but extra yardage here can only help and looks a genuine contender now.

Form: 33006-2

Spirit Of Rome^p,t1⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 80

33/1

22-race maiden in all (12 over hurdles) and underwhelming return at Exeter a couple of months ago further evidence that she isn't one to be supporting.

Form: P5P36-7

Forecasts

Two Sams (6/5), Here's Bingo (3/1), Brandy Cross (7/1), Jimmy (8/1), The Premier Celtic (10/1), Episode (14/1), Passing Oceans (14/1), Ballyantics (20/1), Presenting Lucina (20/1), Heresmynumber (33/1), Spirit Of Rome (33/1), Flashdanza (40/1), Miss Yeats (50/1), Galtee Mountain (66/1), Amron Kali (66/1), Gold Man (100/1)

On his debut for Jeremy Scott TWO SAMS left behind all previous form and the market support which came showed it was clearly no surprise. In a comparably ordinary contest here he has a fine chance to follow up with a 5lb rise pretty fair considering how much he stepped up on previous form. The biggest danger looks to be Jimmy who has rock-solid form at this sort of level although he is best at around 3m. Recent Exeter third Here's Bingo looks likely to land a contest of this nature this winter.