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Fontwell

19:40

Date 2023-05-18

Distance 2m1f165y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,406

Runners (9)

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
3	Post No Bills Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Ryan Potter	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Ryan Potter	162	—	22822-	98	113	102	25d	—	—	+5	31	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Good at finishing second; should find an opening soon and it could be this
7	Pleasure Garden Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Karen Jewell	J:Tom Cannon T:Karen Jewell	149	—	4/591-	85	112	99	39d	—	—	-3	13.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Probably fortunate when making winning chase debut last month but still has strong claims
6	Annie Nail Chestnut J:Philip Armson(3) T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Alexandra Dunn	149	—	5/135-	85	111	100	296d	—	—	-1	12.8	1.00/1	5 20%
Course winner last June; not disgraced in either start the following month but off since
NR	Martin Spirit Grey J:Jamie Moore T:Paddy Butler	J:Jamie Moore T:Paddy Butler	156	t	26025-	92	-	-	58d	—	—	+6	18.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has only raced over hurdles in Britain; French chasing winner in 2021
1	The Cathal Don b/br J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	168	t	4P/24-	104	113	106	39d	—	—	+4	17.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Good effort on stable debut in February; claims on that but ran poorly next time
2	Big N Better Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Michael Madgwick	J:Brendan Powell T:Michael Madgwick	167	—	1/01/5	103	105	64	8d	—	—	+14	20	2.75/1	12 8%
Tailed off here last week on return from two years off
5	Millies Mite Chestnut J:Charlie Hammond T:Karen Jewell	J:Charlie Hammond T:Karen Jewell	149	t	BP363-	85	-	77	44d	—	—	+9	14.4	3.75/1	16 6%
No great encouragement from two chases last year; moderate hurdling effort latest
8	Johnny Mac Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Tom Gretton	J:Robert Dunne T:Tom Gretton	142	ht	9/536-	78	102	84	34d	—	—	+1	9.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Not beaten far in all three chases but different ground now and 8lb out of the handicap
9	Clondaw Robin Chestnut J:James Best T:Andy Irvine	J:James Best T:Andy Irvine	142	p	65P3P-	78	98	85	21d	—	—	+2	8.9	16.25/1	66 2%
0-18 as a chaser and 9lb out of the handicap

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Post No Bills	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	5/2
Pleasure Garden	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Annie Nail	5	5	5	5	5
Martin Spirit	6	13/2	6	6	13/2
The Cathal Don	9/2	5	5	5	5
Big N Better	12	12	11	12	12
Millies Mite	16	16	12	16	16
Johnny Mac	14	12	11	8	12
Clondaw Robin	66	20	16	33	18

Predictor

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

1st

Post No Bills

OR: 12 Form: 11 Odds: 8

11/4

2nd

Big N Better

OR: 13.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

3rd

Martin Spirit

18.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

The Cathal Don

17.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Millies Mite

14.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 4.1 Odds: 1.6

Pleasure Garden

13.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Annie Nail

12.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Johnny Mac

9.4

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Clondaw Robin

8.9

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Cathal Don	104	113	106
Big N Better	103	105	64
Post No Bills	98	113	102
Martin Spirit	92	—	—
Pleasure Garden	85	112	99
Annie Nail	85	111	100
Millies Mite	85	—	77
Johnny Mac	78	102	84
Clondaw Robin	78	98	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Big N Better	8d ago	Quick return
Clondaw Robin	21d ago	Fit
Post No Bills	25d ago	Fit
Johnny Mac	34d ago	Fit
Pleasure Garden	39d ago	Fit
The Cathal Don	39d ago	Fit
Millies Mite	44d ago	Fit
Martin Spirit	58d ago	Fresh
Annie Nail	296d ago	Long break