15:23 Fontwell

Thursday 18 February 2021

All13:3814:1314:4815:2315:5816:2817:00

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Off time: 15:24 | Winning time: 6m 30.94s

1^st

Cheque En Blanc

911-12

4/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Held up in rear, headway before 10th, pressed leader before 3 out, upsides 2 out, disputing lead last, driven out to lead flat, ran on op 9/2

2^nd

1 ¼

The Crooner

612-0

2/1f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Hugh Nugent (5)

Held up in touch, headway on outside 10th, led 4 out where not fluent, ridden before 3 out, joined 2 out, upsides last, stayed on under pressure flat headed close home, no extra op 9/4

3^rd

Danseur Du Large

811-3

9/1

T: P GundryJ: J J Burke

Held up in midfield, jumped left 8th, towards rear 9th, some headway under pressure before 3 out, ran on to take modest 3rd before last, no extra flat op 11/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

6 ½

Acaro

711-3

5/1

T: R WalfordJ: Bryan Carver (3)

Led narrowly, headed before 5th, lost ground quickly and ridden in rear after 4 out, stayed on under pressure 2 out but no impression on leaders op 11/2 and tchd 7/1

5^th

Cougar's Gold

1011-4

7/1

T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen

Held up towards rear, hampered slightly 8th, headway 10th, ridden and outpaced after 4 out, mistake 3 out, no extra op 9/2 tchd 15/2

6^th

Glance Back

1011-12

14/1

T: Mrs E BishopJ: Jamie Bargary

Pressed leader, upsides when not fluent 4th, led before 5th, headed narrowly 8th, led 10th, headed before 4 out and ridden, weakened after 2 out tchd 18/1

7^th

Lamanver Bel Ami

711-13

13/2

T: Jack BarberJ: Nick Scholfield

Midfield, headway 6th, close up 9th, not fluent 10th, ridden before 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out op 7/1

Also Ran

Cooladerry King

1311-2

80/1

T: Mrs D GrissellJ: Tabitha Worsley (5)

Prominent, not fluent 1st, close up 5th, hit 7th, lost place 4 out, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last op 50/1

Bit Of A Legend

710-0

50/1

T: Cynthia WoodsJ: Max Kendrick (3)

Towards rear, not fluent 2nd, awkward 4th and reminders, hit 10th and ridden, tailed off before 4 out op 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.60, £1.20, £2.70EX:£16.30Trifecta:£94.50Tricast:£66.86SF:£13.04Swingers:£2.60, £5.40, £3.60

Forecasts

The Crooner (2/1), Cheque En Blanc (4/1), Acaro (5/1), Lamanver Bel Ami (13/2), Cougar's Gold (7/1), Danseur Du Large (9/1), Glance Back (14/1), Bit Of A Legend (50/1), Cooladerry King (80/1)

Lots of these have little scope for improvement but low-mileage chaser THE CROONER got off the mark over fences at Leicester last month and is strongly fancied to follow up with that form proving very strong for the grade. Lamanver Bel Ami could be the one to chase home Venetia Williams' 6-y-o if shrugging off a modest Wincanton run with course-winner Cheque En Blanc capable of making a mark too.

THE CROONER (FR)
LAMANVER BEL AMI
CHEQUE EN BLANC (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £4,289.002nd: £1,259.003rd: £630.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00