16:35 Fontwell

Sunday 29 January 2023

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Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 4m 35.40s

Cocardier

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Cobden| T: A E Jones

25/1

My Risk gelding. Dam, 17f-21f hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful but unreliable chaser (stayed 2½m) Tanikos. Others make more appeal.

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Duhallow Tommy⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: T Lawes

3/1

Runner-up in a point and has made a solid start under Rules, again third at Plumpton last time. Should be on the premises.

Form: 2-33

Escapefromalcatraz

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: A Irvine

66/1

£30,000 3-y-o, Youmzain gelding. Half-brother to 1m winner in Slovakia Wild Love.

Form:

First Offence⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in bumper (22/1) at Plumpton (17.8f, soft) on NH debut 40 days ago, running green.

Form: 6

Get With The Times

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Reed| T: N P Mulholland

20/1

Getaway gelding. Dam (c131/h136) 2m-19f hurdle/chase winner, also 9.7f-2m winner on Flat.

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Spitalfield⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Brace⁽⁷⁾| T: J & A O'Neill

7/1

Improved from debut when runner-up in a bumper at Thurdles 87 days ago. Has joined a top yard since and merits respect on British debut.

Form: 52

Time To Smile

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

80/1

Sixties Icon gelding. Dam (c116/h91) 17f-2¾m hurdle/chase winner. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Townhill^t1³⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Sutton⁽⁷⁾| T: T Lacey

7/1

Fetched £60,000 as a 4-y-o and he was a wide-margin winner of his sole start between the flags in March. Yard boasts a fair record in bumpers and confidence behind this 5-y-o in the betting would look significant.

Form: 1-

Vendant²⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R Rowe

50/1

£5,000 4-y-o, Vendangeur gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Motu Fareone and fair hurdler Hit And Run. Third in a pair of points in April/May 2022.

Form: 3-3

Reflect^h1,t1

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Burke| T: S Durack

33/1

Albaasil mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Tara Rose and fair hurdler/chaser Dalkingstown. Wears tongue strap.

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Tara's Light

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore

12/1

Kayf Tara mare. Sister to fairly useful hurdlers Robin's Dream and Jerrash. Warrants a market check.

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Film D'action

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Aidan Coleman| T: A J Honeyball

2/1

Saddex gelding. Dam, little impact in hurdles/chases in France, half-sister to fairly useful 17f hurdle winner Un des Flos. Interesting newcomer.

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Mountain Bay

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: M G Nolan| T: J W Mullins

66/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Dylan Thomas gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (2m-29f winner, including twice in Welsh Grand National) Mountainous.

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Push The Button

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

6/1

£20,000 3-y-o, Kingston Hill gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Bit On The Side. Dam (c126/h126) 2m-21f hurdle/chase winner. One for shortlist on debut given connections.

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Forecasts

Film D'action (2/1), Duhallow Tommy (3/1), Push The Button (6/1), Spitalfield (7/1), Townhill (7/1), Tara's Light (12/1), Get With The Times (20/1), Cocardier (25/1), Reflect (33/1), First Offence (50/1), Vendant (50/1), Mountain Bay (66/1), Escapefromalcatraz (66/1), Time To Smile (80/1)

TOWNHILL won a point with ease and represents a stable that does well in bumpers, so he's well worth siding with under a useful 7-lb claimer. Film d'Action is an interesting newcomer and Duhallow Tommy is the clear pick of those with experience.