15:10 Fakenham
Good To SoftSky Bet Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £6680.46
- 3m 0f 38y
- Class 4
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
8/1 (Won)
- Win: £17.00
- Place: £4.40
Form: 2B237P
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 11lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 112
No win since the summer of 2022 (from a 5lb lower mark) and faced a stiff task when pulled up on seasonal reappearance at Cheltenham; has made the frame on all three previous visits to Fakenham, including when headed close home in this year's Norfolk National (3m5f, good); forecast rain is a concern.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
13th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
made virtually all, not fluent 13th, not fluent 14th, ridden after 2 out, faced challenge approaching last, headed run-in, rallied and led again towards finish, gamely |
8/1 |
|
0 16 |
27th Oct 2023 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
Beaten 17l into fourth in this 12 months ago off a similar mark and has to bounce back from a rare poor effort after finishing tailed off at Cartmel, where good to soft ground was perhaps a factor (best on good); others appeal more. |
20/1 |
|
7th 5 |
28th Aug 2023 Soft 3m 1f 107y Class 3 |
10st 11lb |
Consistent chaser; just beaten over C&D two starts ago and good effort at Newton Abbot latest; often front runs and lot to like but all four career wins on good ground and not certain to be as good on soft. |
11/2 |
11/4
- Place: £1.30
Form: 7PP-71
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 104
Left the form of his Warwick chasing debut behind when winning a muddling four-runner novices' handicap at Plumpton (3m2f, good to soft) three weeks ago; 4lb higher, but remains open to more improvement; should handle the forecast conditions and interesting to see how he fares.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
13th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
took keen hold, held up in rear, slow jump 1st, headway before 4th, not fluent and lost position 4 out, rallied 2 out, went second last, led run-in, no extra and headed towards finish |
11/4 |
|
1st 1 |
23rd Oct 2023 Soft 3m 1f 152y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
raced in second, jumped left 1st, not fluent 3rd, led before 2 out, went clear approaching last, eased towards finish |
9/2 |
|
7th 10 |
25th Sep 2023 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
disputed lead, good jump and led clearly 9th, not fluent 10th, headed but prominent before 11th, weakened before 5 out |
20/1 |
5/1
Form: P42244
Last run: 8 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 110
Competitive over hurdles since switching to James Owen; relatively unexposed over fences and didn't fare too badly in this discipline at Huntingdon (3m, good to soft; fourth, beaten 22l; from 5lb out of the handicap) last week; peak hurdles RPR's on good ground, so prospect of rain is a concern.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
13th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
took keen hold, held up in rear, not fluent 11th, some headway on outer before 4 out, went second before 2 out, lost second last, weakened run-in |
5/1 |
|
4th 7 |
5th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 129y Class 3 |
10st 5lb |
towards rear, headway 14th, not fluent 3 out, weakened before 2 out |
16/1 |
6/1
Form: 21148- C
Last run: 205 days
W: 10st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 96
Course form figures read 211, but it wasn't a particularly strong race that he won here (3m5f, soft; warm favourite) in March; less effective elsewhere on his final two starts last term, so will need to return in peak condition in order to resume winning ways.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
21st Nov 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
led narrowly, headed and raced in second 4th, not fluent 6th, pushed along 4 out, mistake and lost second 3 out, outpaced 2 out, kept on approaching last, no extra run-in |
11/4 |
|
4th 6 |
13th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 4 |
10st 9lb |
took keen hold, prominent, outpaced after 3 out, weakened after 2 out |
6/1 |
100/30
Form: 12U1-P C
Last run: 35 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 115
Off the mark over fences at Bangor (2m5f, good; from a 5lb lower mark) in April; had a valid excuse (heat stress) for pulling-up on recent seasonal reappearance at Stratford; fine over 3m and, being 2-2 over hurdles here, is well versed to the idiosyncrasies of this tight circuit.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 1 |
13th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
disputed lead, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last |
100/30 |
|
0 3 |
9th Oct 2023 Good 2m 6f 125y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
pressed leader, prominent from 7th, dropped to last and struggling after 10th, lost touch 11th, soon pulled up |
5/2 |
|
1st 11 |
22nd Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 72y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
prominent, went second after 4 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, kept on well |
9/2 |
3/1
Form: P-P433 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 109
Well handicapped on peak form and has slipped another 3lb since his most recent starts at Warwick (2m4f) and Kelso (3m2f); most effective on good ground around Southwell, so the forecast rain is a concern; that said, he could still prove a major threat if granted an easy lead around this track.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 4 |
13th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
midfield, dropped to rear after 12th, no impression before 4 out, pulled up before last |
3/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
8th Oct 2023 Good 3m 2f 39y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
in touch with leaders on inner, outpaced 3 out, rallied and went third 2 out, kept on until no impression before last, weakened gradually run-in |
16/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
5th Oct 2023 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
A four-time chase winner last season at around 3m but he's yet to fire in two runs this term, coming in a remote fourth of six at Bangor (3m) last month; he's hard to make a case for. |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £493.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £405.90 |
| Trifecta | £2488.00 |
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