Les Gilbert, An Absolute Legend Handicap Chase – Fontwell

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Les Gilbert, An Absolute Legend Handicap Chase

Date 2023-04-21

Distance 2m3f104y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,406

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR	Doctor Foley Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sean Bowen T:Anthony Honeyball	146	t	P370-5	78	-	-	44d	—	—	-13	15.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Unexposed 6yo who looks a possible improver on his handicap/chase debut; tongue-tie added
6	Who Is That Chestnut J:Mr Freddie Gordon(7) T:Chris Gordon	J:Mr Freddie Gordon(7) T:Chris Gordon	151	p	12212P	83	106	98	11d	—	—	-1	26.2	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Dual chase winner and he's a big player if he can bounce back on this drop back in trip
2	Jigginstown King Bay J:Cillin Leonard(5) T:Oliver Signy	J:Cillin Leonard(5) T:Oliver Signy	162	t	486P24	94	103	77	28d	—	—	+1	19	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Lightly raced 6yo but he has a patchy record and needs to step up again back at this trip
4	George Bancroft Chestnut J:Lilly Pinchin(3) T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Lilly Pinchin(3) T:Charlie Longsdon	153	b	636009	85	-	-	46d	—	—	-5	15.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
On much-reduced mark but he needs a major revival on this switch to chasing; new headgear
1	Heart Of A Lion Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	169	—	34P-V3	101	106	-	155d	—	—	+4	16.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has been disappointing since his chase debut win in November 2021 and others are preferred
3	Alberic Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	158	tb	3-PP75	90	-	61	24d	—	—	+6	14.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Hurdle/chase winner but he's lost his way and needs to turn things around
7	Oscar Asche Bay J:Ben Ffrench Davis(7) T:Andy Irvine	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(7) T:Andy Irvine	150	p	8/4-55	82	-	-	17d	—	—	+3	10.1	2.25/1	10 10%
His last win was in 2020 and he has plenty to prove back in this sphere
NR	Go Fox Chestnut J:Bryony Frost T:Neil King	J:Bryony Frost T:Neil King	153	h	749P04	85	95	42	44d	—	—	+5	10.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Mark is tumbling but he's generally struggled in last ten months including over fences

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Doctor Foley	2	15/8	2	2	2
Who Is That	15/8	9/4	2	9/4	9/4
Jigginstown King	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
George Bancroft	4	7/2	11/4	7/2	7/2
Heart Of A Lion	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Alberic	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	8
Oscar Asche	10	9	9	9	9
Go Fox	12	12	12	12	12

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Who Is That

26.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Jigginstown King

OR: 11 Form: 2.8 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Heart Of A Lion

16.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Doctor Foley

15.9

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

15/8

George Bancroft

15.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Alberic

14.5

OR: 10 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Go Fox

10.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Oscar Asche

10.1

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Heart Of A Lion	101	106	—
Jigginstown King	94	103	77
Alberic	90	—	61
George Bancroft	85	—	—
Go Fox	85	95	42
Who Is That	83	106	98
Oscar Asche	82	—	—
Doctor Foley	78	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Who Is That	11d ago	Quick return
Oscar Asche	17d ago	Fit
Alberic	24d ago	Fit
Jigginstown King	28d ago	Fit
Doctor Foley	44d ago	Fit
Go Fox	44d ago	Fit
George Bancroft	46d ago	Fresh
Heart Of A Lion	155d ago	Long break