Southern Contract Lifting Handicap Chase – Fontwell

Fontwell

15:10

Southern Contract Lifting Handicap Chase

Date 2025-11-07

Distance 3m1f210y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,435

Winning Time 7m 9.88s (slow by 41.88s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fortune Dancer (IRE) Rex Dingle · Chris Gordon	15/2	Won
2nd	Innisfree Lass (IRE) Harry Reed · Stuart Edmunds	15/2	22
3rd	He Is A Cracker (IRE) Isabelle Ryder · Barry Brennan	5/2	44

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Hobb's Delight (GB) Richie McLernon · Neil Mulholland	15/2
P.U.	Moonshine Girl (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	13/2
P.U.	Noble Cave (IRE) Benjamin Macey · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	9/4F
P.U.	Sir Rock (IRE) Kevin Brogan · Toby Lawes	12/1

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
4	He Is A Cracker Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Barry Brennan	J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Barry Brennan	153	t	5P-721	85	106	81	15d	—	—	-10	16.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Stayed on for clear C&D win a fortnight ago and is now 2-6 over fences
7	Noble Cave Bay J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	142	b	-35647	74	102	89	42d	—	—	-10	13.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
0-10 under rules; worth a crack at this new trip but is not an easy one to predict
6	Fortune Dancer Chestnut J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	144	—	1/900-	76	-	-	260d	—	—	+4	17.5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Well beaten in three hurdles but this Irish point winner may improve in handicap chases
5	Moonshine Girl Chestnut J:Danny Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Danny Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	152	—	730483	84	98	50	37d	—	—	+4	15.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
0-12 over hurdles but made good start to chasing career when placed at Sligo last month
3	Hobb's Delight Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	162	p	84263-	94	106	95	235d	—	—	+9	19.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Second off today's mark in two of his six chases last season; has fitness to prove today
1	Innisfree Lass Bay J:Harry Reed T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Harry Reed T:Stuart Edmunds	168	p	4472F-	100	108	93	245d	—	—	+8	16.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
0-6 over fences and absent since falling in March but resumes on a good mark
2	Sir Rock Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Toby Lawes	J:Kevin Brogan T:Toby Lawes	164	v	24-157	96	106	74	33d	—	—	+7	13.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
C&D winner in May and recent reappearance run was much better than bare form suggests

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
He Is A Cracker	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2	9/4
Noble Cave	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2	5/2
Fortune Dancer	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Moonshine Girl	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Hobb's Delight	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Innisfree Lass	9/1	9/1	17/2	8/1	17/2
Sir Rock	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hobb's Delight

19.4

OR: 11 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

2nd

Fortune Dancer

17.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 7 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

Innisfree Lass

16.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 2 Odds: 2.4

9/1

He Is A Cracker

16.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Moonshine Girl

15.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Noble Cave

13.9

OR: 6 Form: 0.6 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Sir Rock

13.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Innisfree Lass	100	108	93
Sir Rock	96	106	74
Hobb's Delight	94	106	95
He Is A Cracker	85	106	81
Moonshine Girl	84	98	50
Fortune Dancer	76	—	—
Noble Cave	74	102	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
He Is A Cracker	15d ago	Fit
Sir Rock	33d ago	Fit
Moonshine Girl	37d ago	Fit
Noble Cave	42d ago	Fit
Hobb's Delight	235d ago	Long break
Innisfree Lass	245d ago	Long break
Fortune Dancer	260d ago	Long break