Fontwell

Back A Winner - Birchwood Kia Chichester Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m5f135y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £3,248
Runners: 7
Winning time: 5m 35.26s (slow by 10.76s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 11lbs
OR: 82
SP: 11/2
Held up in rear - steady headway from 8th - went third 11th - ridden 3 out - led run-in - stayed on (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
2
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 89
SP: 15/2
Led - raced in second when headed 2nd - pressed leader 4 out - bumped last - soon led again - headed run-in - stayed on(op 5/1)
3 ½
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 8lbs
OR: 79
SP: 13/8F
Never going well - in rear - not fluent and reminders 3rd - still plenty to do and ridden 4 out - headway 3 out - went fourth after last - stayed on run-in - went third towards finish(op 2/1 tchd 6/4)
4 1
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 2lbs
OR: 73
SP: 6/1
Prominent - outpaced after 4 out - mistake 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 7/1 tchd 5/1)
5 ¾ 4
Age: 7
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 99
SP: 12/1
Took keen hold - prominent - led 2nd - jumped right and bumped rival last - weakened final 110yds(op 10/1)
6 48 52
Age: 9
Weight: 10st 2lbs
OR: 73
SP: 125/1
Always behind - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 150/1)
PU
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 0lbs
OR: 85
SP: 3/1
Prominent - lost position gradually from 9th - towards rear when not fluent 11th - pulled up before 3 out(op 4/1)
NR
jockey silk Gone In Sixty
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 9lbs
OR: 80
SP: -
NR
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 86
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6.50
Tote place: £2.70 £2.90
Exacta: £31
Trifecta: £111.40
Tricast: £95.17
CSF: £42.68