13:25 Fontwell

Saturday 1 October 2022

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Download The Vickers.Bet App Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 6m 39.42s

Paris Dixie^t⁵^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 97| D

11/10

Bumper winner in 2019 and finally off the mark over hurdles in a race that rather fell apart at Newton Abbot on Monday. Penalty to carry and task is to now back that up.

Form: 049-231

Blame The Game^p¹⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Lily Pinchin| T: C Gordon| OR: 103| C| D

9/2

Plumpton winner over 25f in April and cashed in on a lowly chase mark back at that venue a month later. Off since but returns with yard in form and his mark remains workable.

Form: PP481-1

Dellboy Trotter¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: K Brogan| T: Tracey Leeson| OR: 90| BF

11/2

Pair of 20.5f Market Rasen wins in June and has run with credit since, short of room when fourth of 11 back over 20.5f a fortnight ago. Tackles a new trip and likely to give it another good go.

Form: 143234

Monty's Award¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: N F Houlihan| T: A Irvine| OR: 84

11/2

Dual handicap chase winner in 2020-21. Has scored over hurdles too (albeit back in 2018) and back from a quiet spell when third in big-field contest at Uttoxeter 18 days ago.

Form: 637643

Pour Une Raison^b¹²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Finn Lambert⁽³⁾| T: N R Mitchell| OR: 77| DWS

33/1

Dual handicap hurdle winner in 2020/21 but struggled for form last season. Fared no better for the switch to chasing and he extended his sequence of non completions over timber when last seen in May.

Form: 6PPFP-P

Chivers¹⁵⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Lewis Dobb⁽⁵⁾| T: D Steele| OR: 77| C

100/1

Losing run dates back to 2018 and seemingly retains little ability these days.

Form: 2522/0P-

Best Pal²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny Burton| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 74

6/1

Decisive winner of sole start between the flags. However, remains with little form under Rules so far, though she did shape a bit better than the result at Hexham 3 weeks ago. 3 lb out of the weights.

Form: 97070-4

Invincible Cave¹⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Tabitha Worsley| T: Cynthia Woods| OR: 69

50/1

Dropping in the weights without looking ready to advantage. Out of the weights for reappearance.

Form: 6P547-7

Forecasts

Paris Dixie (11/10), Blame The Game (9/2), Monty's Award (11/2), Dellboy Trotter (11/2), Best Pal (6/1), Pour Une Raison (33/1), Invincible Cave (50/1), Chivers (100/1)

BLAME THE GAME was in excellent heart when last seen in the spring and reappearing with his yard among the winners, there's still plenty of scope in his current mark on old form. Paris Dixie certainly wasn't winning out of turn at Newton Abbot and while she isn't an obvious follow-up contender on profile, this race isn't strong.