Betfair ambassador Paul Nicholls guides you through his team for Fontwell on Sunday including McFabulous who is well fancied.
Here are my views on my runners at Fontwell on Sunday
Best chance. McFabulous. 15.10. He continues to please and this race has been the plan for a while.
14:40 - Ashutor
He had a good autumn campaign but hasn’t run since September because he can’t handle winter ground. He’s nice and fresh after a little holiday, has twice won at this track and this is a prep run for him ahead of the Grand Annual at the Cheltenham Festival. He has done plenty but will improve for the outing.
15:10 - McFabulous
This has been the target for McFabulous for a while and the drying ground over the past week is all in his favour. He is a class act, won nicely at Kempton fifty days ago and though two miles, three furlongs is probably the minimum for him round this tight track he is in great shape and will hopefully take all the beating. Then he will by-pass Cheltenham and wait for Aintree.
15:40 - Brewers Project
He is a nice prospect who was beaten last time at Chepstow by Grumpy Charley who has won his last three races. That form looks solid and the step up in trip to two miles, three furlongs on a left handed track will suit him well. Good chance.
16:10 - Whiskey Lullaby
I was hoping three miles last time would bring out some improvement in Whiskey Lullaby at Musselburgh on New Year’s Day but it proved a bit too far for her so this shorter distance should be more suitable on drying ground. Like a lot of our fillies she has thrived in the better weather over the past week and she ought to go well at Fontwell in a first time tongue tie.
16:40 - Sametegal
It was great to see him get his head in front at Wincanton recently for the first time in five years on his switch to Hunter Chasing. He has come out of that race in good order and needs to finish in the first four at Fontwell to qualify for the Hunter Chase at Cheltenham. While Sametegal doesn’t win very often he is the highest rated horse in this and ought to go close.
17:10 - Le Chiffre d’Or
He is a really nice horse by a good sire No Risk At All and a half brother to Accomplice. He goes well at home, has done plenty of work, knows his job and should be thereabouts at the finish.
