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19:30 Fontwell Park

Choicebet You Won't Beat The Value Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 2f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,700 added
  • Winner: £3,057
  • 2nd: £898
  • 3rd: £449
  • 4th: £224
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 50.65s
  • Off Time: 19:30:27
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - White, black star, hooped sleeves and stars on cap
  • Form 18P8-54
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 110

held up in last trio, headway and staying on in 4th when fell 15th

2
Silk - White, Royal Blue sash, halved sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 5/5344-5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 109

tended to jump right, led, driven and hung left before last, headed flat, stayed on

3
Silk - Red and White stripes, Red sleeves, White spots
20/1
  • Form 7F1P9-F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 100

in rear, ridden along 12th, tailed off when went badly right 3 out, clambered over next and pulled up

4
Silk - Maroon, Yellow hoops, Black sleeves and cap

Orion Star (IRE)

11 p BFD
15/8
  • Form 1413-22
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 86

chased leading pair, went 2nd 13th, ridden before 3 out, stayed on before last, driven to lead flat, kept on

5
Silk - White, Royal Blue hoops, White sleeves, Red armlets, White and Red striped cap
11/4
  • Form 8P22-11
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 78

held up in touch, left modest 4th at 15th, ridden and struggling before 3 out, tailed off

6
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ROYAL BLUE disc, RED cap
  • Form P/473P6-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 83

chased leader until 13th, went 2nd again 4 out, ridden before next, lost 2nd before last, no extra

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Priors Glen continues to disappoint and it may take more than a first-time visor to invigorate Emma Lavelle's seven-year-old. LANSDOWNE PRINCESS has twice got the better of Orion Star over C&D lately and is fancied to come out on top again today, despite being 7lb worse off with the runner-up than in their latest clash. The fact that Gerald Ham's mare has more stamina than her old rival could be the deciding factor. It's more than two years since Premier Des Marais last ran over fences and he's been well beaten over timber lately while Balustrade is very difficult to predict.

Formwatch

Premier Des Marais (FR) 12-1 (11-8) In touch mistake 4th, driven in modest 5th after 3 out, plugged on to modest 4th flat, 4th of 11, 31l behind Home (10-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in May.

Priors Glen (IRE) 3-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 7th until next, ridden 14th, weakened next, tailed off, 5th of 8, 43l behind Dennis The Legend (11-8) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in May.

Balustrade (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) In rear, pushed along approaching 8th, behind when fell 4 out, in a race won by Royal Wedding (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Apr, 7 ran.

Orion Star (IRE) 3-1fav (11-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd briefly 9th, hit 11th, led approaching 4 out, driven 2 out, headed last, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Lansdowne Princess (11-2) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in May.

Lansdowne Princess 4-1 (11-2) Held up in last trio, headway to 4th at 12th, went close 3rd before 3 out, soon chasing leader, led last, driven clear flat, stayed on well, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in May beating Orion Star (11-7) by 5l, 7 ran.

Alteranthela (IRE) 11-2 (11-3) In rear, behind fom 3 out, 6th of 7, well behind Theophrastus (11-10) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Mar.