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Fontwell

15:10

Date 2023-12-12

Distance 2m3f104y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £9,050

Winning Time 5m 43.72s (slow by 51.72s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Good Friday Fairy (IRE) Rex Dingle · Ben Clarke	9/2	Won

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Aviles (FR) Niall Houlihan · Gary Moore	4/6F
P.U.	Casa Tall (FR) Thomas Garner · Ben Pauling	9/1
P.U.	Grizzly James (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	4/1
P.U.	Mortens Leam (GB) Harry Reed · Michael Hawker	100/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Aviles Bay J:Niall Houlihan(3) T:Gary Moore	J:Niall Houlihan(3) T:Gary Moore	158	—	2222-2	108	115	100	23d	—	—	-17	39.5	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Unlucky to remain a maiden and just missed out on chase debut after a late mistake
3	Good Friday Fairy Grey J:Rex Dingle T:Ben Clarke	J:Rex Dingle T:Ben Clarke	160	—	P21-23	102	113	103	30d	—	—	+2	17.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Gave it a good go from the front on chase debut; should appreciate this longer trip
4	Grizzly James Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	158	—	55P1F-	100	117	102	241d	—	—	+8	20.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Signed off last season in good form and appeals as the type with more to offer
7	Casa Tall Bay J:Thomas Garner T:Ben Pauling	J:Thomas Garner T:Ben Pauling	156	tp	45-426	98	116	104	47d	—	—	+5	14.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Well handicapped on best form and wasn't beaten too far after a break on stable debut
1	Mortens Leam Bay J:Harry Reed T:Michael Hawker	J:Harry Reed T:Michael Hawker	166	—	861/P-	108	-	-	351d	—	—	+13	15.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Pulled up here last Boxing Day after a long layoff and now returns from another
NR	Pawpaw Bay J:Max Kendrick T:D J Jeffreys	J:Max Kendrick T:D J Jeffreys	162	—	13-144	104	116	104	146d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
Probably wants less testing ground even if he returns to form after heavy defeats
NR	Moytier Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Syd Hosie	J:Sean Bowen T:Syd Hosie	156	tp	-72533	98	115	99	19d	—	—	—	18.6	—	—
Two respectable efforts over fences of late, including over C&D latest (soft)

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Aviles	4/7	8/13	8/13
Good Friday Fairy	5/1	9/2	9/2
Grizzly James	11/2	5/1	5/1
Casa Tall	8/1	7/1	7/1
Mortens Leam	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Aviles

39.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 5 Odds: 20

8/13

2nd

Grizzly James

20.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 4.8 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Moytier

18.6

OR: 12 Form: 6.6 Odds: 0

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Good Friday Fairy

17.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Mortens Leam

15.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Casa Tall

14.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Pawpaw

13.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aviles	108	115	100
Mortens Leam	108	—	—
Pawpaw	104	116	104
Good Friday Fairy	102	113	103
Grizzly James	100	117	102
Casa Tall	98	116	104
Moytier	98	115	99

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Moytier	19d ago	Fit
Aviles	23d ago	Fit
Good Friday Fairy	30d ago	Fit
Casa Tall	47d ago	Fresh
Pawpaw	146d ago	Long break
Grizzly James	241d ago	Long break
Mortens Leam	351d ago	Long break