Fontwell Park Half Year Membership Novices' Handicap Chase

Fontwell

18:40

Date 2026-05-14

Distance 2m3f104y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,248

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 7.3°C

Wind 8mph NW

Rain 2%

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	Thickthorn Tom Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	tp	/76P3-	85	99	93	58d	—	—	-9	19.6	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Second chase start when third (3m) latest; tongue-tie added and unexposed for top yard
6	Misteroddsocks Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Ben Case	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Ben Case	152	tp	3P631-	81	101	94	36d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+8	25	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Wind surgery before opening account over C&D (good to soft) last month; big player
3	All Authorized Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	157	tp	5F344-	86	103	88	38d	—	—	-3	15.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Dangerously handicapped but has been struggling over hurdles and fences for a while
1	Ballyfinn Bay J:Chad Bament(5) T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Chad Bament(5) T:Anthony Honeyball	175	t	3744-1	104	104	89	8d	—	—	+13	27.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Breakthrough win here (3m2f) last Wednesday; down in trip under 7lb penalty; key candidate
7	Lunar Ocean Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Billy Aprahamian	147	b	2524P-	76	103	101	21d	—	—	0	11.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Mainly consistent over fences; excuses last time and not ruled out in first-time blinkers
4	Lord Maher Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Karen Jewell	J:Brendan Powell T:Karen Jewell	157	v	445B7-	86	104	104	161d	—	—	+5	10.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Keeping on when brought down here in October; fairly early days; not dismissed on return
2	Jaffa Cake Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	161	ht	04PP7-	90	-	53	20d	—	—	+7	11.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Hurdles form moderate; beaten a long way on C&D chase debut three weeks ago

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Thickthorn Tom	2/1	15/8	2/1
Misteroddsocks	4/1	4/1	4/1
All Authorized	4/1	4/1	4/1
Ballyfinn	9/2	4/1	9/2
Lunar Ocean	15/2	11/2	6/1
Lord Maher	16/1	12/1	14/1
Jaffa Cake	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ballyfinn

27.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Misteroddsocks

OR: 7.8 Form: 12.3 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Thickthorn Tom

19.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 2 Odds: 8.9

2/1

All Authorized

15.3

OR: 9 Form: 1.1 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Lunar Ocean

11.8

OR: 6.5 Form: 2 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Jaffa Cake

11.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Lord Maher

10.6

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ballyfinn	104	104	89
Jaffa Cake	90	—	53
All Authorized	86	103	88
Lord Maher	86	104	104
Thickthorn Tom	85	99	93
Misteroddsocks	81	101	94
Lunar Ocean	76	103	101

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ballyfinn	8d ago	Quick return
Jaffa Cake	20d ago	Fit
Lunar Ocean	21d ago	Fit
Misteroddsocks	36d ago	Fit
All Authorized	38d ago	Fit
Thickthorn Tom	58d ago	Fresh
Lord Maher	161d ago	Long break