Back A Winner - Birchwood Kia Chichester Handicap Chase

Fontwell

6:18

Date 2025-08-29

Distance 2m5f135y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7	Pescatorius ch J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	148	t	2U5-45	79	107	83	52d	—	—	-14	16.8	2/1 33%
First two runs for new stable this season were respectable; needs extra here, though
4	Mister Upton b J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	154	tp	1PP-43	85	105	93	46d	—	—	-5	14.5	7/2 22%
Dual chase winner for Chris Gordon last season but has become very unreliable
5	Footloose Man b J:Charlie Price(3) T:Richard Hobson	J:Charlie Price(3) T:Richard Hobson	151	ht	4365-4	82	94	53	40d	—	—	-3	12.4	9/2 18%
Course hurdle winner; made low-key chase debut last month but that came after a layoff
2	Celtic Fortune b J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	158	tp	3422P-	89	106	89	176d	—	—	+4	19.3	11/2 15%
Absent since poor performance in March but came second in two previous chases
8	Noble Cave b J:Kevin Brogan T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Kevin Brogan T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	142	b	9P-356	73	102	88	43d	—	—	-3	9.1	7/1 13%
0-4 over fences but has possibilities off his lowly mark if boosted by headgear switch
1	Rajjamataz ch J:Luke Scott(5) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Luke Scott(5) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	168	b	225P-6	99	107	80	53d	—	—	+6	14.6	11/1 8%
Course winner last spring but has lost his way since autumn; headgear switched here
9	Mawlood b J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Georgie Howell	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Georgie Howell	142	tb	86-765	73	94	68	54d	—	—	+5	6.1	100/1 1%
Has been in the doldrums for a long time and is 11lb out of the weights today
NR	Mokoro b J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	155	—	663P-2	86	-	-	47d	—	—	—	14	—
0-8 over hurdles but ran well in defeat last month; makes chasing debut today
NR	Gone In Sixty b J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	149	t	7-3145	80	106	-	36d	—	—	—	7.5	—
Belatedly off the mark over hurdles in June but overall record not that compelling

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Pescatorius	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Mister Upton	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Footloose Man	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Celtic Fortune	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Noble Cave	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1	7/1
Rajjamataz	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Mawlood	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1
Mokoro	-	-	-	-	-
Gone In Sixty	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Celtic Fortune

19.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Pescatorius

16.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.5

2/1

3rd

Rajjamataz

14.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Mister Upton

14.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Mokoro

OR: 9 Form: 5 Odds: 0

—

Footloose Man

12.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Noble Cave

9.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Gone In Sixty

7.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Mawlood

6.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rajjamataz Top Rated	99	107	80
Celtic Fortune	89	106	89
Mokoro	86	—	—
Mister Upton	85	105	93
Footloose Man	82	94	53
Gone In Sixty	80	106	—
Pescatorius	79	107	83
Noble Cave	73	102	88
Mawlood	73	94	68

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gone In Sixty	36d ago	Fit
Footloose Man	40d ago	Fit
Noble Cave	43d ago	Fit
Mister Upton	46d ago	Fresh
Mokoro	47d ago	Fresh
Pescatorius	52d ago	Fresh
Rajjamataz	53d ago	Fresh
Mawlood	54d ago	Fresh
Celtic Fortune	176d ago	Long break