TONY CALVIN: SUNDAY’s stats and info for Cheltenham and Fontwell – Idaho Sun out

Three NRs as at 10.41am on Saturday morning.

Kap Quest in the 1.25pm and Rescheduled in the 3.45pm, but the big early NR is Idaho Sun in the Greatwood Hurdle.

1.COURSE DETAILS

CHELTENHAM

Rails: Chase and Hurdle rails +3y

SATURDAY course update: 16mm of rainfall since the last meeting. Temperatures of -4.8 overnight into Friday. Dry during the day with overnight temperatures dropping to -3.9 into Saturday morning. Dry day forecast on Saturday with temperatures reaching 8 degrees during the afternoon. Temperatures remain +4/5 overnight into Sunday with showers forecast during the morning (2-3mm). Showers possible later in the afternoon.

Watering:  Watering continued  Thursday. Watering will recommence after racing on Saturday.

Forecast : Dry and sunny until 5.4mm Sunday (8am onwards)

Low sun could result in obstacle omission at this fixture

FONTWELL

GOING: Good to soft, good in places

Going Stick: 5.2, Friday 8am

Soil  Moisture: 47.3%

SATURDAY course update: Dry 24hrs. 12mm rain Tues/Wed Friday & Saturday look to be dry. Cold overnight with daytime highs of 7°c & sunny spells. Current forecasts all showing rain for Sunday perhaps up to 10mm but confidence low. 10°c

Rails: Hurdle switched back to inner. Fences open full width up home straight and jumped on left side down hill. Common top bend 4 yards out from inner.

Forecast :   Dry until 9.6mmn Sunday (from 8am)

2.FIRST-TIME HEADGEAR STATS

Faye Bramley cheekpieces; Sony Bill, 1.25pm Cheltenham; 0-2

Nick Scholfield cheekpieces; Race To Base, 3.10pm Cheltenham; 1-11

3.PACE MAPS (manually assessed) 

12.50pm Cheltenham (limited evidence): Airds Moss, Arc Zoovse, Island Getaway, Lion Rose Sivola (prom), Mourne Crystal (prom), Super Junior – Made In Reugny is a NR

1.05pm Fontwell: Livin On Luco, Ventura Highway?, Mask of Zorro, Invincible Nao, Call Me Legend, Jeu D’Opale

1.25pm Cheltenham: Bill Joyce, Turndlightsdownlow, Sony Bill?, Dig Deep (prominent), Sinchi Roca? – Kap Quest NR

2pm Cheltenham: Classic Maestro

2.35pm Cheltenham: Monbeg Genius, Double Powerful, Ask Brewster, King Of Answers?

3.10pm Cheltenham:  The Kemble Brewery, Burdett Road?, Give It To Me Oj?, Knickerbockerglory (prom), Pioneer Pete, Tennessee Tango, Race To Base (prom) – Idaho Sun NR

4.TRAINERFORM (manually assessed; form going into Saturday)

Good: Dan Skelton,  Joe Tizzard, , Paul Nicholls, Olly Murphy,  James Owen, Jennie Candlish (small sample), Jamie and Josh Moore, Nicky Henderson,  Bailey and Nicholls, Neil Mulholland, Mickey Bowen, Russell and Scudamore

Fair, Nigel and Willy Twiston-Davies, Harry Fry (fair/good), Warren Greatrex (fair-good) , Jane Williams, Jonjo and AJ O’Neill (fair/good), Stuart Edmunds, Ben Pauling, Martin Keighley, Fergal O’Brien, Syd Hosie, Mrs C Williams, , Barry John Murphy, Samuel Drinkwater

Moderate: Faye Bramley, Tony Martin, Alan King (Saturday winner), Hobbs and White,  Neil King, Nick Scholfield

Don’t know:  Thomas Cooper (Friday winner), Tom Britten, Sarah Humphrey (1 from 4 and one second, so probably good), Venetia Williams, David Harry Kelly (though 0 from 7), Robbie Llewellyn (1 from 3)

NO BALLOTED OUT HORSES – GREATWOOD HURDLE IS A FULL FIELD