16.20 Fakenham
Good To SoftWalter Wales Memorial Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4224.8
- 2m 4f 1y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.20
- Place: £1.10
Form: F46124
Last run: 30 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
17th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Won Warwick handicap debut upped to 2m3f (soft), and better form in defeat twice since (one C&D); held off this mark last time, though a refusal to settle offers one excuse; chance again in a weak race. |
3/1 |
|
4th 4 |
15th Feb 2023 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Travelled well before scoring narrowly at Warwick two starts ago and backed that up when second at Fakenham, where he finished well clear of the remainder; up another 2lb but likely contender again. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 8 |
2nd Feb 2023 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
midfield, headway and went fourth before 3 out |
7/2 |
4/1
- Place: £3.00
Form: 0-900
Last run: 168 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 |
17th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Beaten 40l and more in four Irish starts last year, faring least well on handicap debut; back up in trip and cheekpieces added on this first start since September, but couldn't call his case compelling. |
4/1 |
|
11th 10 |
30th Sep 2022 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 3lb |
in rear, detached after 1st, hampered 4th, beaten 4 out, tailed off |
25/1 |
|
10th 8 |
16th Sep 2022 Yielding 2m 2f 165y |
11st 2lb |
always towards rear |
200/1 |
12/1
- Place: £1.70
Form: 10P70
Last run: 53 days
W: 10st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 |
17th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Diminishing returns since October's winning bumper debut, though has yet to encounter that day's good to soft (or better) over hurdles; tongue tie and wind surgery may improve matters on this handicap debut. |
12/1 |
|
11 |
23rd Jan 2023 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Made a winning debut in Hexham bumper; however, limitations have seemingly been exposed since, including over hurdles; may find it easier when switched to handicaps. |
50/1 |
12/1
Form: 8-465P
Last run: 186 days
W: 10st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
17th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Multiple frame finishes over hurdles but still to win a jumps race of any sort, and ended on a low note for Amy Murphy when pulling up in a chase last September; cheekpieces replace blinkers on this stable debut. |
12/1 |
|
5 |
12th Sep 2022 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
prominent, lost position when badly hampered 1st, in touch with leaders when not fluent 9th, soon struggling, dropped to last 11th, weakening when mistake 3 out, pulled up before last |
7/1 |
|
5th 9 |
31st Aug 2022 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
prominent, ridden omitted 4 out, stayed on but held from 3 out |
13/2 |
7/4
Form: 9643 BF
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
17th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Not a given he'd have won on handicap debut at Huntingdon latest (favourite) if jumping the last better; that still rated his hurdling best, and he'd shaped the time before as if this longer trip may suit. |
7/4 |
|
3rd 4 |
23rd Feb 2023 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
midfield on inner, ridden and headway when left in second 2 out, not fluent last, no extra and lost second final 110yds |
5/2 |
|
4th 12 |
27th Jan 2023 Good 2m 0f 128y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Won low-grade Flat handicap (1m2f, good) in September but he's been well held at big prices in two hurdle runs for new yard this winter; has quite a lot to find here and he's probably one for further down the line. |
50/1 |
33/1
Form: 6/PF08
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
17th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Operating well below his peak 2019-20 win and place form since returning from a huge absence; hopes rest with added cheekpieces. |
33/1 |
|
8th 1 |
14th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
held up in rear, ridden and no impression after 3 out |
25/1 |
|
10th 3 |
27th Jan 2023 Frozen 2m 4f 145y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
held up in rear |
14/1 |
7/1
Form: 622P53
Last run: 20 days
W: 12st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
17th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
12st 1lb |
Free-going ways again evident upped to 2m4f at Newcastle latest (good to soft); only weakened up the run-in, however, and could easily envisage him lasting out around a sharper track; player on handicap debut. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
25th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Runner-up in two of his bumpers (good/soft) and fair fifth of 16 at Huntingdon (2m, good to soft) last month on his second hurdle start; improvement needed to win this but he's a place contender if staying the trip. |
10/1 |
|
2 |
30th Jan 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 145y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Runner-up in two bumpers last year and there were positives to take from his latest fifth here behind a talented novice (beaten about 16l); this still looks a big ask. |
50/1 |
10/1
Form: 26521/ D
Last run: 712 days
W: 11st 13lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
17th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Signed off for Tom George with a Plumpton staying chase win almost two years ago; starts out for new connections off 1lb lower than that day, and all just a matter of whether this proves needed. |
10/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £13.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £10.15 |
| Tricast | £28.33 |
| Trifecta | £54.20 |
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