Fontwell
16:47
Southern Contract Lifting Handicap Chase
Fontwell Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £11.70 Place: £5.40 £2 Exacta: £67.60 Tricast: £99.39 Trifecta: £134.40
Non-Runners: Hobie (self certificate, off feed), Wellwillya (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Raced in last - headway before 3 out - ridden and pressed leaders before last - led narrowly and sustained duel with runner-up run-in - kept on(op 8/1)
4 G Poor Ben Case 145 lbs 10/1 Won
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2nd
Led but pestered - headed after 3rd - led again 6th - jumped left 3 out - faced challenge before 2 out - headed and sustained duel with winner run-in - just held(op 9/2 tchd 10/3)
7 G Poor Robert Walford 145 lbs 7/2 0.2
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3rd
Pressed leader - dropped to rear before 7th - headway and 4 lengths down when left in third 4 out - pressed leader before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 11/8)
6 G AVG Richard J Bandey 168 lbs 2/1F 8.5
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4th
Towards rear - not fluent and dropped to last 5th - outpaced before 11th - rallied and went fourth before last - weakened run-in(op 3/1)
8 G Poor
Ned Fox (3)lbs
Harriet Brown 148 lbs 9/4 5.5
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5th
Prominent - lost position and 5 lengths down when left in fourth 4 out - weakening when not fluent 3 out(op 14/1)
5 M Poor Karen Jewell 164 lbs 20/1 24
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99th
In touch with leaders - headway before 10th - 1 length second when not fluent and unseated 4 out
8 M Poor Karen Jewell 142 lbs 28/1 -
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99th
Pressed leader - led after 3rd - headed 6th - 2 lengths third when left in second 4 out - weakened before 3 out - not fluent and unseated last(op 14/1 and tchd 16/1)
8 G Poor Paddy Butler 142 lbs 8/1 -
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