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15:30 Fontwell - 21 April 2017 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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15:30 Fontwell

Friday 21 April 2017

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Neil Madgwick Memorial Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 5f 31y  |   Good (Watered)  |   3 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:30  |   Winning time: 5m 23.9s
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Odds
Horse A-Z
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1
Horse silk
Alcalah,t3(ex 7)
Age: 7|  Weight: 12-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P F Nicholls| OR:  130
1/1
Has improved with each run over fences and duly collected a slowly run race over 3m at Ludlow on Tuesday. Looked the likely winner a long way out that day having jumped a lot better. Yard are 19-40 with their chasers here.
2
Horse silk
Opening Batsmanb,t18
Age: 11|  Weight: 11-12| J: Mr M Legg(5)| T: H Fry| OR:  135
15/8
Former Racing Post Chase winner landed this two years ago. May have been a shade fortunate at Ludlow last time and he has proved hit and miss in recent seasons. Yard are 3-4 with their chasers here.
3
Horse silk
Gowanauthatp,t14
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Bannister(3)| T: C J Mann| OR:  130
7/2
Landed five-timer, including one over C&D, on decent ground last year and duly rocketed up the ratings. Did not get very far at Aintree but stable are operating at a 40 percent strike rate in the past fortnight. A game front-runner who will ask some serious questions of his rivals who have not always been too reliable.

Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
The Fresh Prince41
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 7
T: O Sherwood  J: L P Aspell
NR

Forecasts

Alcala (1/1), Opening Batsman (15/8), Gowanauthat (7/2), The Fresh Prince (7/1)

15:30 Fontwell - 21 April 2017 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

The ground looks too quick for The Fresh Prince and we are still waiting for signs that the stable are returning to form. Alcala represents a powerful in form yard who do not usually turn out their horses so quickly. That suggests Tuesday's Ludlow win has not taken much out of him so the hint should probably be taken. Opening Batsman is difficult to catch right these days but landed this in 2015 off a higher mark. Harry Fry is a trainer to be respected with his runners here, particularly over fences. On this occasion, however, it may pay to side with GOWANAUTHAT. Charlie Mann is 2-5 over the past two weeks and his runner here is well suited to today's track and ground. He completed a five-timer during the summer before producing a gallant effort in defeat at Worcester before being put away. His attitude and front running style will ask some serious questions of rivals who have previously shown that they don't always have the answers.
  1. Gowanauthat
  2. Alcala
  3. Opening Batsman

Prize Money

1st: £6,330.002nd: £1,870.003rd: £935.004th: £468.005th: £234.00

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