19:20 Fontwell
Thursday 24 August 2023
All17:0517:4018:1518:5019:2019:50
Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap Chase
- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 5f 135y | Good | 7 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 19:21 | Winning time: 5m 39.6s
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Point winner/dual winner over hurdles. Runner-up first 2 starts in this sphere but ran a shocker having attracted support at Newton Abbot (21f, good) last month. Will need to leave that effort well behind.
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Uttoxeter scorer last year who looked a bit rusty on reappearance in June. Ran much better but ultimately spurned a great opportunity when runner-up back there (23.3f, heavy) just over 6 weeks ago (lost all momentum when very awkward last) and now attentions are turned to fences.
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Dual hurdles winner who opened his account over fences at the third attempt at Huntingdon in May, despite again jumping none too fluently. Respectable second at Worcester last month and shaped better than the result when third at Market Rasen since. Should be involved.
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Made a winning return at Perth (20.1f, good) in May and backed that up with a decent third at Market Rasen a fortnight later. Run of decent form halted at Worcester (20f, good) last time and this 9-week break may well have done him good.
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Reliable sort who scored at Stratford (19.4f) in April. Bit underwhelming since and is at least now back to his last winning mark.
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Positive start for this yard when winning 7-runner handicap hurdle at Fakenham and backed that up when third at Worcester in June. Unlucky to bump into a handicap blot reverted to fences at latter course (20f, heavy) 4 weeks ago so can continue his good work.
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Consistent this year, resuming winning ways at Worcester in June. Rare below-par fifth at same course in July but wasted no time getting back to form when runner-up at Stratford (22.6f, good to soft) 3 weeks ago.
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Forecasts
Hardy Boy (2/1), Friary Rock (4/1), Tango Echo Charlie (5/1), Glengeever (5/1), Sermando (13/2), Dindin (8/1), Joly Maker (22/1)
HARDY BOY may not be the most fluent of jumpers, but he's acquitted himself well on all completed starts over the larger obstacles so far and Ben Pauling's 6-y-o is narrowly preferred to double his tally back down in trip at the expense of Sermando, who was unlucky to bump into a handicap blot reverted to fences at Worcester 4 weeks ago. The lightly raced 9-y-o Tango Echo Charlie makes his chasing debut and he looks best of the remainder.
Prize Money
1st: £4,859.002nd: £2,236.003rd: £1,118.004th: £559.005th: £279.00
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