16:18 Fontwell

Monday 18 March 2024

All14:1314:4515:1815:4816:1816:48

Fontwell Racecourse Centenary Year Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 3f 104y  |   Heavy  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:18  |   Winning time: 5m 35.00s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Mister Murchanp13
Age: 11|  Weight: 12-0| J: James Davies| T: R Rowe| OR:  95| C
9/4
Losing run stretches back to January 2021 and, not for the first time, he rather snatched defeat from the jaws of victory when collared close home after hanging/idling at Lingfield (2¾m, heavy). Still, that was a stronger race than this and dropping back in trip/refitting of cheekpieces may help.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
The Scorpion Kingp27
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-9| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy| OR:  90
9/4
Unreliable maiden who didn't shape too badly on his chase debut here in January but subsequently ran no sort of a race at at Market Rasen. Opposable.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Concrete Kingp,t23
Age: 10|  Weight: 11-2| J: Bryan Carver| T: N P Mulholland| OR:  83
4/1
Four-time winner between the flags but he's 0-18 under Rules after checking out tamely when the chips were down at Chepstow last time. Likely to come up short once more.
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
Ideallko15
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Ring(3)| T: Evan Williams| OR:  80
11/2
Has improved for the switch to chasing, striking at Ffos Las and Plumpton in October. May well have added to his tally had he jumped with greater fluency when second in a 4-runner affair at Doncaster (19f, soft) recently and solid chance off the same mark here.
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Timeform
5
Horse silk
Staarp19
Age: 10|  Weight: 10-10| J: James Best| T: Mrs E Bishop| OR:  77
6/1
Just one effort of note under Rules, namely when going close in a Wincanton handicap hudle in December 2022. Not so good in 4 subsequent starts, though, and didn't get very far on recent chase debut at Bangor.
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Timeform

Forecasts

The Scorpion King (9/4), Mister Murchan (9/4), Concrete King (4/1), Ideallko (11/2), Staar (6/1)

Verdict

Having failed to get the job done after trading odds on in-running on 4 of his last 6 starts, MISTER MURCHAN certainly isn't one to go overboard about. That said, the race in which he went close last time at Lingfield was stronger than this and, still on an attractive mark up 2 lb, he is marginally preferred to Ideallko, who also arrives here on the back of a recent near-miss. The Scorpion King could be in line for minor place money.

  1. Mister Murchan9/4
  2. Ideallko11/2
  3. The Scorpion King9/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,248.002nd: £1,494.003rd: £747.004th: £374.005th: £186.00

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