Fontwell Races
Fontwell
16:18
Fontwell Racecourse Centenary Year Handicap Chase
Fontwell
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25
Place: £1.60 £1.60
Exacta: £8.60
Trifecta: £20.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | The Scorpion King (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Oliver Signy | 163 lbs | 9/4J | Won | Raced lazily at times - prominent - outpaced and detached after 4 out - ridden before 3 out - good jump and went second last - led final 110yds - kept on well(op 85/40 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Mister Murchan (IRE) | 12 G | Poor | Richard Rowe | 168 lbs | 9/4J | 4 | Led - increased tempo before 10th - faced challenge 4 out - headed before 3 out - rallied after 2 out - led again approaching last - headed final 110yds - no extra towards finish(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Concrete King (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 156 lbs | 4/1 | 6 | Took keen hold - prominent - challenging 4 out - led before 3 out - 2 lengths ahead when jinked left after 2 out - headed approaching last - weakened run-in (jockey said gelding ducked left-handed on run-in; vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Ideallko (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Conor Ring
(3)lbs
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Evan Williams | 150 lbs | 11/2 | 7.5 | Held up in rear - good headway before 4 out - outpaced before 3 out - weakened from 2 out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed on bottom bend)(op 6/1 tchd 9/2) | |
| 5th | 5 | Staar (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Emma-Jane Bishop | 150 lbs | 6/1 | 58 | Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway 6th - challenging 4 out - mistake 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 13/2 tchd 15/2) |