2025-03-28 Fontwell 15:45
Fontwell

Smith And Western Chase Series Final (A Handicap Chase) (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m3f104y

Going: Good

Prize: £20,812

Runners: 12

Winning time: 4m 54.84s (slow by 2.84s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 2

9 Joe Cotton

J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott

Age:7 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:98 SP:15/2

In touch with leaders - good headway 3 out - went second going best after 2 out - led run-in - pushed out run-in - idled towards finish

2 1

1 Good Friday Fairy

J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Ben Clarke

Age:8 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:116 SP:4/1F

Led - raced in second 3rd - disputed lead from 7th - led clearly just before 3 out - faced challenge when not fluent last - soon headed - kept on(op 9/2)

3 9 10

2 Next Left

J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton

Age:9 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:116 SP:11/1

Jumped right throughout - prominent - led 3rd - disputed lead from 7th - lost position when mistake 3 out - rallied and went third run-in - no match for first two(op 10/1)

4 4¾ 14¾

6 Koenigsstern

J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford

Age:8 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:108 SP:28/1

Prominent - not fluent 1st - in touch with leaders when not fluent 4th - mistake 10th - outpaced 3 out - mistake 2 out - went fourth run-in(op 25/1)

5 1¼ 16

12 Valirann Gold

J:Ned Fox(3) T:Harriet Brown

Age:8 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:90 SP:14/1

Prominent - not fluent 1st - lost position after 5 out - soon in rear - rallied from 2 out - kept on well run-in(op 16/1)

6 2¼ 18¼

11 Hatos

J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard

Age:8 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:93 SP:11/1

Held up in rear - good headway before 4 out - outpaced 3 out - not pace to challenge(op 9/1)

7 ¾ 19

3 Royal Mer

J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:114 SP:13/2

Held up in rear - slow jump 6th - headway before 4 out - outpaced 3 out - not pace to challenge(op 15/2)

8 nk 19¼

4 Diplomatic Ash

J:Tom Cannon T:Gary & Josh Moore

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:114 SP:9/2

Prominent - not fluent 2nd - disputing second 3 out - weakened quickly last(op 5/1)

9 ¾ 20

8 Call Off The Dogs

J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore

Age:10 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:102 SP:20/1

Always behind(tchd 22/1)

10 16 36

5 Zestful Hope

J:David Bass T:Charlie Longsdon

Age:8 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:109 SP:14/1

Midfield on outer - struggling in rear 10th(op 12/1)

7 Fame And Fun

J:James Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen

Age:8 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:103 SP:16/1

Prominent - pecked on landing 1st - lost position 8th - struggling in rear when mistake 5 out - soon pulled up(op 11/1)

10 Doc McCoy

J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden

Age:7 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:97 SP:7/1

Never going well - didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - pulled up 4 out(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £9.30

Tote place: £2.40 £1.90 £3.30

Exacta: £51.10

Trifecta: £518.70

Tricast: £337.61

CSF: £39.17