Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Fontwell Park - Wed 16th May 2012
14:10 14:40 15:10 15:45 16:20 16:55 17:25

15:10 3663 First For Food Beginners' Chase2m 6f
Weighed In - (Class 4), £4,700 added, 5yo+, 5 runners
Winner £3,054 2nd £897 3rd £448 4th £224
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places Surface: Turf
Winning distances - always be involved in the finish

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 5m 29.70s
Off time: 15:10:11

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Sire Collonges (FR)	5/2
2nd	Charming Lad (IRE)	7/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	424/9P6-	Charming Lad (IRE) 68	7	11-0 p	S Thomas	C J Mann	103	7/1
3	5/0-	Landenstown Lad (IRE) 193	6	11-0	Mr Kevin Jones (7)	J W Mullins		100/1
4	193F/P-	Sire Collonges (FR) 74	6	11-0	D A Jacob	P F Nicholls		5/2
5	1/1F230-	Sweet Irony (FR) 77	6	11-0	R Thornton	A King		11/8
6	31/410P-	Cinderella Rose 26	6	10-7 p1	Nick Scholfield	K C Bailey		3/1

Non runners
2	14780-1		Court In Session (IRE)	7	11-0	M Keighley	Non Runner	127

Verdict

Court In Session was engaged at Hereford yesterday and may have only been entered here as a precaution. Sire Collonges has been lightly raced since joining Paul Nicholls after winning over hurdles at Auteuil two years ago and has failed to complete the last twice. He could do better over fences, however. Sweet Irony has won a couple of times over the smaller obstacles and also has scope but there wouldn't have been much between him and CINDERELLA ROSE over hurdles and Kim Bailey's mare receives a7lb allowance here. She's from the same family as useful chasers Frosty Canyon and Alvino so shouldn't have a problem adapting to fences and gets the vote.

Formwatch

Charming Lad (IRE) 17-2 (11-12) With leader, led 10th, ridden 4 out, headed soon after 2 out, weakened flat, eased and lost 5th close home, 6th of 8, 20l behind Noble Witness (11-3) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Mar.

Court In Session (IRE) 66-1 (10-8) Always behind, 23rd of 26, 25l behind Alderwood (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) gd in Mar.

Landenstown Lad (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, 14th of 17, well behind Claret Cloak (11-4) at Wincanton 2m NH flat (6) gs in Nov.

Sire Collonges (FR) 7-2fav (11-9) Always behind, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Balgarry (11-7) at Newbury 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Mar, 11 ran.

Sweet Irony (FR) 9-1 (10-11) Mid-division, hit 3rd, headway approaching 8th, weakened after 2 out, 10th of 14, 31l behind Big Easy (10-9) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd in Feb.

Cinderella Rose 9-2fav (11-12) Held up mid-division, reminders after 2nd, soon behind, pulled up after 6th, tailed off, in a race won by Micro Mission (10-12) at Ayr 3m mrs hcp hdl (2) gd in Apr, 11 ran.