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SoftCool Roxy – The Fakenham Favourite Novices’ Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £4752.9
- 2m 5f 44y
- Class 5
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
Abandoned
Form: 50-237
Last run: 51 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
23rd May 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 107y Class 3 |
10st 12lb |
A three-time scorer (including over C&D) last season; hinted at a revival when a never-nearer fifth over 3m4f at Taunton last month so needs considering off a slipping mark. |
10/1 |
|
5th 4 |
9th Apr 2026 Good 3m 4f 85y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Five-time chase winne, the latest at Ffos Las (3m4f, good) off this mark in October; has been below par in three runs since but his usual cheekpieces are back on and he may appreciate this better ground. |
6/1 |
|
6th 7 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 7f 177y Class 3 |
10st 10lb |
Readily beat a stablemate in small-field marathon here (3m4f, good) in October and will be fine on today's slower ground but his two runs towards the end of last year were disappointing and he needs to have been refreshed by 101-day break. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 36-6P3
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
29th Oct 2025 Good 2m 5f 44y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
2-13 over fences, latest off 1lb higher in June 2024 under Sean Bowen; form has been mixed since but she ran well for a long way at Chepstow on return from nearly four months off; on a fair mark if building on that. |
4/1 |
|
5 |
29th Oct 2025 Good 2m 5f 44y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
2-13 over fences, latest off 1lb higher in June 2024 under Sean Bowen; form has been mixed since but she ran well for a long way at Chepstow on return from nearly four months off; on a fair mark if building on that. |
4/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 112341 CD
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
23rd May 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 107y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Resumed winning ways after six months off in 4m1f hunter chase at Warwick (good) 22 days ago; effective over this much shorter trip and this likeable front-runner is not out of things. |
11/2 |
|
1st 2 |
1st May 2026 Good 4m 0f 218y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Highly impressive 26 finishes in the first four (eight of them wins) from 30 rules/pointing runs for the Owens, with stamina proven up to 3m6f; all-the-way hurdles winner over 3m2f here just last autumn (good), and likelier than some to run his race. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 3P-436
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
9th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 138y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Made all at Newcastle (2m, heavy) in February and didn't run badly on last month's return to action at Kelso (2m1f, good to soft), which he could improve for; however, he has a major stamina question to answer here. |
10/1 |
|
5 |
9th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 138y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
took keen hold, prominent |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: F377P2 C
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 13lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
19th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 44y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
midfield, jumped right 6th |
20/1 |
|
13 |
19th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 44y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
midfield, jumped right 6th |
20/1 |
|
9 |
22nd Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 95y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won over fences here (2m, good) in June 2023 but was well beaten here on both starts this autumn (2m4f hurdle/3m chase); still has stamina to prove over this sort of trip and is 3lb wrong today; others preferred. |
14/1 |
Verdict
My Gift To You has done well since joining James Owen and was a C&D winner on his latest appearance but he might be vulnerable on today’s slower ground. PUDDLESINTHEPARK needs to bounce back from a poor performance in November but he ran well behind bang-in-form rivals in his first two chases and can be very dangerous off his current mark if back on song. Take Centre Stage might make a bold bid from the front in new headgear and is second choice, while Fancy Stuff made a very encouraging stable debut last month.[Chris Wilson]
Selections
POSTDATA:
My Gift To YouSPOTLIGHT:
PuddlesintheparkThe Times:
Fancy StuffRP RATINGS:
Take Centre StageD Express:
PuddlesintheparkNEWMARKET:
My Gift To YouTelegraph:
My Gift To YouThe Guardian:
My Gift To YouDaily Mail:
My Gift To YouDaily Mirror:
My Gift To YouThe Sun:
My Gift To YouDaily Record:
My Gift To YouThe Star:
Fancy Stuff