Fontwell Preview - 28/02/21

Gary Moore excels around this course and his 5-timer seeking 7-y-o High Up In The Air is a massive threat if able to dictate, however he isn’t proven on ground this quick, therefore we are happy to oppose with Anemoi for Harry Whittington.

This son of Manduro hasn’t been the easiest to train but he is a high class animal who has won five of his ten career starts.

He has winning form on a decent surface from his days over hurdles and connections have opted for first time cheekpieces following his lacklustre display at Newbury.

If this headgear brings him back to form he has a massive chance.

A softer surface would be preferable for this three-time Graded winner but he does have some form on a quicker surface and he looks to hold too much class for this opposition.

Brewin’upastorm was impressive back over timber the last time but that victory came in handicap company, and Paul Nicholls’ son of Milan has some lofty targets in the coming months.

He has the speed to cope with this test and should take all the beating.

Nigel Twiston-Davies’ 6-y-o has to deal with a drop in trip but he is rated 5lb better than his market rival and he is in receipt of a handy 7lb which makes him hard to oppose.

He has finished second to two promising types at Musselburgh and Southwell recently, but he doesn’t seem to face anything of that ilk here, and should finally get his head in-front over hurdles.

Handles ground, Sam Twiston-Davies rides.

Many of the market principals have to prove themselves on this surface which makes Northern Poet worth a small e/w bet at a big price.

Nick Gifford’s son of Yeats is unexposed in handicaps and he has a clear liking for good ground, therefore it would not be a surprise if he was to outrun his price tag.

The yard are in excellent form and he has outlined on a couple of occasions that he is versatile trip-wise.

As mentioned previously, Gary Moore has plenty of winners at this track and his sole runner in the bumper has a big chance of adding to his record.

The well-bred of son Milan finished second to the highly-rated Jonbon in his PTP and he has a fitness advantage over his rivals having had a spin in an AW bumper.

He stayed on well over 2m that day and will appreciate this extra yardage.