19:40 Fontwell

Wednesday 4 May 2022

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At The Races App Form Study Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 5m 29.1s

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Jubilympics^p1²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-2| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 107

17/2

Losing run is mounting up, but she's largely consistent and probably would've finished closer than she did but for a couple of notable errors at Cheltenham (3¼m, good) last time. Now tried in cheekpieces and she's in with an each-way shout.

Form: 225423-

Balkardy^p³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 104

6/1

Hurdles winner at Exeter in November and has taken well to fences, third on debut in this sphere at Taunton in March prior to landing a 19.8f Plumpton handicap the following month. 5 lb rise fair and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 154531-

Rectory Oak^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: J Tizzard| OR: 94

7/4

Modest maiden over hurdles, but perfect start in this sphere when scoring narrowly at Wincanton (20.2f, good) in March, despite clouting the second-last. Gone up only 4 lb and he's open to improvement as a chaser.

Form: 57P361-

Churchtown Glen^v¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: Miss M P Bryant| OR: 89

14/1

Sole success was gained over hurdles back in 2018 and record in this sphere is uninspiring (0-16).

Form: 2/34462-

Arbennig^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 86

4/1

Offered little in a handful of appearances over hurdles and pulled up on debut in this sphere at Chepstow in March. However, left that effort well behind when second in 19.4f Stratford handicap chase and claims here if able to build on that.

Form: 3/630P2-

Milton²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: M Goldstein| T: Mrs D Grissell| OR: 83

50/1

Low-mileage 10-y-o who failed to get competitive in four starts over hurdles in 2019 and fared little better on chase debut here back from a lengthy absence last month.

Form: 6688F/6-

Belle Jour^v1⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| OR: 77

7/2

Didn't shape badly when third on Rules debut in a maiden hurdle at Plumpton last April. However, more bad efforts than good ones since, well beaten on chase debut at Wincanton last time, and connections now roll the dice with a visor.

Form: 790656-

Toad Of Toad Hall²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Philip Armson⁽⁵⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 74

25/1

Poor in bumpers and little worthwhile form over hurdles, so hopes here are very much pinned on the switch to fences sparking significant improvement.

Form: 4P0/P0P-

Miss Malarky^p,t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: K Jewell| OR: 64

80/1

Modest maiden hurdler who hasn't shown much of an aptitude for this game so far, and she looks set for another struggle from 15 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 0P/P4PF-

Forecasts

Rectory Oak (7/4), Belle Jour (7/2), Arbennig (4/1), Balkardy (6/1), Jubilympics (17/2), Churchtown Glen (14/1), Toad Of Toad Hall (25/1), Milton (50/1), Miss Malarky (80/1)

While the margin of RECTORY OAK's chase debut success at Wincanton was slim one, it almost certainly would've been greater had he not hit the second-last and there should be more to come this 7-y-o over fences. He earns the vote ahead of Balkardy, who made it second time lucky in this sphere at Plumpton and remains on a feasible mark. Arbennig and Jubilympics are others to consider.