April 21 / 14.13 Fakenham

14.13

Good

Bruce Towers & Sons Mechanical Engineers Claiming Chase

  • Prize money: £4084.5
  • 2m 5f 44y
  • Class 4
  • 2 runners
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Bruce Towers & Sons Mechanical Engineers Claiming Chase

Runners: 2 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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11/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.91

Form: 411PP3 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Made pretty much all to win back-to-back handicaps at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) and Southwell (2m4f, soft) this winter, the latter in a small field but by 35l; has lost his way since, including with two pulled-up efforts, but this is a good opportunity on these terms if he can get back on track.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 25y

Class 4

15:50 Leicester

Stormin Crossgales

11st 7lb

J: Miss Clara Brewitt

T: Max Young

Four chase wins last season and he's well handicapped on his best form; however, he's struggled this term; cheekpieces go on.

66/1

5

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 67y

Class 3

15:45 Haydock

Stormin Crossgales

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Max Young

Four chase wins last season and well handicapped on his best form; however, pulled up on first two runs this term and 200-1 when unseating early at Ludlow last month; plenty to prove.

100/1

3

1st Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 3

16:35 Fakenham

Stormin Crossgales

11st 11lb

J: David Noonan

T: Max Young

Signed off for the Pogson stable with victory in a two-runner claimer over C&D and then joined Max Young for £5,000; it was a good-quality handicap in which he struggled at Aintree and this is easier.

16/1

Form: 40U3U1 D

Last run: 57 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
10yo who was useful in his prime; has unseated twice this winter but he capitalised on a reduced mark when justifying favouritism at Hereford (3m1f, soft) in February; concedes plenty of weight to a rival with the same official rating but he's in form after that smooth win, while Stormin Crossgales has lost his way.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

17th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 3

18:30 Uttoxeter

Champagnesuperover

11st 13lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Exploited his reduced mark to justify favouritism at Hereford (3m1f, soft) in February and faced no easy task when beaten in a match last time (2m5f claiming chase); only 6lb higher than for that recent win which was fairly authoritative.

5/1

3rd

2

17th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 3

18:30 Uttoxeter

Champagnesuperover

11st 13lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Exploited his reduced mark to justify favouritism at Hereford (3m1f, soft) in February and faced no easy task when beaten in a match last time (2m5f claiming chase); only 6lb higher than for that recent win which was fairly authoritative.

5/1

2nd

1

21st Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 4

14:13 Fakenham

Champagnesuperover

12st 0lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Olly Murphy

raced in second, not fluent 10th, not fluent 11th, outpaced after 2 out, rallied approaching last, kept on

4/7

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Stormin Crossgales

The Guardian:

Champagnesuperover

RP RATINGS:

Stormin Crossgales

TOPSPEED:

Stormin Crossgales

POSTDATA:

Stormin Crossgales

The Times:

Stormin Crossgales

Telegraph:

Stormin Crossgales

Daily Mail:

Stormin Crossgales

The Star:

Stormin Crossgales

D Express:

Champagnesuperover

Daily Mirror:

Champagnesuperover

Daily Record:

Champagnesuperover