15:55 Fakenham
Good To SoftSky Bet Club Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)
- First Prize: £2450.7
- 2m 0f 3y
- Class 5
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: NH Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
Form: 3
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W: 11st 8lb
Age: 5 yo Gelding
Flat-bred 5yo who travelled well for a long way when third on debut at Lingfield (AW) last month; almost certainly needs to improve but still enters calculations.
Form: 7-6
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W: 11st 8lb
Age: 5 yo Gelding
Not disgraced on his two starts for Pam Sly last spring but needs to take a big step forward to pose a threat on today's stable debut.
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W: 11st 8lb
Age: 5 yo Gelding
First foal from a useful chaser; placed in two of his four Irish points last year and it will be interesting to see what James Owen can do with him under rules.
Form: 2
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W: 11st 8lb
Age: 5 yo Gelding
Out of a Grade 3 bumper winner and lost out only by a neck in what was probably a good race at Sandown (good to soft) on debut ten weeks ago; ought to be a tough nut to crack.
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W: 11st 8lb
Age: 5 yo Gelding
First foal; dam runner-up in a point on only start, half-sister to 2m5f/3m hurdle winner Floramar; stable has the odd bumper winner but this newcomer has a good standard to reach.
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W: 11st 8lb
Age: 6 yo Gelding
Placed behind a subsequent hurdle winner on Irish point debut a year ago; lacked the pace to get seriously competitive on rules debut at Cheltenham (good) in October but wasn't beaten far in the end; this race is easier.
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W: 11st 8lb
Age: 5 yo Gelding
First foal from a fairly useful hurdler; close third on Irish point debut (2m4f, yielding) just under a year ago and changed hands for £72,000 soon afterwards; with good stable for rules career; shortlisted.
Form: 4
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W: 11st 8lb
Age: 5 yo Gelding
Beaten about 26l when fourth on debut at Chepstow (soft) in October but significant positives can be drawn from that run and his stable does very well in bumpers (20% strike-rate); ought to get closer to the target here.
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W: 11st 8lb
Age: 5 yo Gelding
Fifth foal; half-brother to stable's low-grade hurdle winner Mavis Pike (runs in 1.05 race); dam 2m3f hurdle winner, half-sister to useful jumpers Shantou Ed, Ardera Cross and Indifference Curve; stable has pretty good bumper strike-rate (13%); market may guide.
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W: 11st 1lb
Age: 6 yo Mare
Placed in two point bumpers at Larkhill last winter (good to soft/good) but tackles much stronger opposition on this rules debut.
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Betting Forecast
14/1 American Empire, 40/1 Barleythorpe, 8/1 Champagne Fortune, 5/4 Edward Sexton, 40/1 Fox Cottage, 4/1 Jager Time, 4/1 Seaview Rock, 14/1 Soul Limbo, 10/1 Spectacularsunrise, 33/1 Land Girls Luck
Verdict
Seaview Rock (second choice) is an interesting recruit from the Irish pointing scene, while Soul Limbo and Jager Time can probably both improve. However, Sandown runner-up EDWARD SEXTON probably sets a good form standard and ought to be hard to beat.[Chris Wilson]
Selections
SPOTLIGHT:
Edward SextonThe Star:
Champagne FortuneRP RATINGS:
Edward SextonTOPSPEED:
Edward Sexton