15:50 Fontwell

Wednesday 14 February 2024

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:55

Southern Contract Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 5m 32.4s

1^st

Valirann Gold

710-7

5/4f

T: H BrownJ: G Sheehan

Wore hood to post,tracked leader, bumped 3rd, led briefly out wide 4 out, ridden before next, closer between last two, led on inside run-in, stayed on strongly op 11/8 tchd 6/5

2^nd

Flamelco

611-12

9/2

T: G L MooreJ: N F Houlihan

Led, went right and bumped rival 3rd, hit 8th, headed briefly 4 out, went clear before 2nd, reduced lead and driven between last two, slowed into last, headed and no extra rin-in op 4/1 tchd 18/5 and tchd 5/1

3^rd

5 ½

West Orchard

710-7

9/2

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Wore hood to post, held up, closer 6th, outright 3rd after 9th, outpaced before 3 out, no chance with leading duo tchd 4/1

Also Ran

Call Off The Dogs

912-0

28/1

T: G L MooreJ: M Goldstein

Off the pace in rear, struggling and reminders after 8th, tailed off and pulled up after next op 14/1

Lightonthewing

910-13

9/2

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner

Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, lost place briefly 6th, dropped to 4th after 9th, weakened quickly, tailed off when hit 11th, pulled up before 3 out op 11/2

Millies Mite

810-2

10/1

T: K JewellJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Raced wide and soon off the pace in last pair, never a factor, ridden and struggling in modest 4th before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before next op 17/2 tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

Walk In The Wild⁵⁷

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: G L Moore J: Caoilin Quinn

Mortens Leam¹⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 12

T: M Hawker J: Harry Reed

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.30, £2.40EX:£7.10Trifecta:£22.30Tricast:£17.73SF:£7.47Swingers:£2.00, £1.70, £3.10

Forecasts

Valirann Gold (5/4), Walk In The Wild (4/1), Flamelco (9/2), West Orchard (9/2), Lightonthewing (9/2), Millies Mite (10/1), Mortens Leam (14/1), Call Off The Dogs (28/1)

Gary Moore holds quite a strong hand and, while WALK IN THE WILD hasn't been in top form, he's a likely candidate to bounce back after a wind op/in a first-time tongue tie, so he's the tentative choice. West Orchard arrives on the back of a solid showing and is feared along with Valirann Gold.

WALK IN THE WILD (FR)
WEST ORCHARD (IRE)
VALIRANN GOLD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Arcade Attraction

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 9

J: Adam Wedge | T: Evan Williams

14/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,248.002nd: £1,494.003rd: £747.004th: £374.005th: £186.00

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