Racecards
16:10 Fontwell Park
Crown Properties Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 142y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £3,600 added
- Winner: £2,339
- 2nd: £687
- 3rd: £343
- 4th: £172
- Form 24411-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Kevin Jones
mid-division, headway 2nd, lost place after 3 out, well beaten from 2 out, tailed off
- Form 598765-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey David Bass
mid-division, badly hampered and lost place 2nd, closed next, challenged 4 out until before last where not fluent, no extra
- Form 26335-8
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 93
mid-division, veered left 3rd, closed 8th, ridden and lost place before next, rallied 2 out, challenged last, soon led, edged right flat, driven out
- Form 667665-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
held up towards rear, headway after 9th, jumped right 2 out, no impression on leaders last, went 3rd flat
- Form 2337-54
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey M Goldstein
tracked leaders, not fluent and reminder 4th, ridden 8th, struggling after next, well beaten 3 out
- Form 01977-3
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer A J Whiting
- Jockey Conor Smith
led, ridden after 3 out, headed flat, no impression towards finish
- Form 0P9P-9
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M R Hoad
- Jockey L Treadwell
mid-division, not fluent 6th, behind 4 out, pulled up after
- Form 23523-3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Mrs S Johnson
- Jockey R Johnson
pressed leader until ridden before 4 out, mistake 2 out, one pace, no impression on leaders last
- Form P5P464/
- Age 12
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs D Grissell
- Jockey A Thornton
chased leaders, jumped very slowly, reminder 1st, lost place and went left 3rd, tailed off 7th, pulled up after
- Form PP5-66U
- Age 9
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Miss Brodie Hampson
held up in rear, ridden 8th, well beaten after 3 out
- Form 93/9146-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 85
Nonrunner
Verdict
Plumpton specialist Flugzeug was foiled in his hat-trick bid last time but he still holds Spanish Fork, The Kings Assassin and Dreamisi on the form book and will be fancied to get back on track. The Wee Midget hinted at a revival at Bangor last month but is a hard horse to catch right. The Last Bridge usually stays on when everything is done and dusted but won't fail through lack of stamina. It's more than two years since STORM ALERT (NAP) last ran at this lowly level and he won on that occasion off a 6lb higher mark. Any further easing of the ground would help but he is handed the vote in any case.
Formwatch
Flugzeug 5-1 (11-2) Towards rear, headway into mid-division approaching 7th,outpaced before 3 out, stayed on again from 2 out, kept on run-in, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 8l behind Band Of Thunder (10-6) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.
Dreamisi (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 8, 50l behind Flugzeug (10-0) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
The Kings Assassin (IRE) 10-3fav (11-10) Mid-division, pushed along and lost place 7th, struggling in rear 10th, tailed off when blundered 3 out, 8th of 11, 37l behind Band Of Thunder (10-6) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.
Storm Alert 12-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, jumped left at times, not fluent 1st, headway on outside before 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, 5th of 7, 29l behind Horsted Valley (11-7) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Apr.
Spanish Fork (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) In rear, mistake 4th, not fluent and ridden 7th, effort after 4 out, no impression, not fluent 3 out, weakened from 2 out, went 4th flat, 4th of 10, 26l behind Minnie Milan (11-8) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in May.
The Wee Midget 9-1 (10-8) Led, headed before 4 out, ridden after next, lost 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression before last, 3rd of 11, 9l behind Billy Congo (11-3) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.
Al Guwair (IRE) 66-1 (10-10) Towards rear, hampered 6th, blundered next, no chance after, 9th of 15, 47l behind Brass Monkey (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.
The Last Bridge 7-2 (11-1) Held up towards rear and in touch, pushed along before 6 out, soon lost place, plugged on from before 2 out, went 3rd run-in, never dangerous, 3rd of 8, 35l behind Earcomesthedream (11-5) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in May.
Sam Whiskey (GER) 4-1 (12-0) Led to 15; wknd 3 out, 4th of 5, 14l behind Boychuk (12-0) at East Sussex & Romney Marsh 3m ptp gf in Apr '14.
Nicky Nutjob (GER) 16-1 (9-7) Towards rear, no chance when unseated rider 3 out, in a race won by Lilly's Legend (9-7) at Wetherby 3m 1f ldys hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May, 11 ran.
Banks Road (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Always in rear, 6th of 9, well behind Bold Adventure (11-0) at Fakenham 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Mar.