February 16 / 15.10 Fakenham

15.10

Soft

Tim Barclay Memorial Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5281
  • 2m 5f 44y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Tim Barclay Memorial Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.40
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 3-4634

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Won over hurdles in France (heavy); early days over fences and followed his close third at Lingfield (2m4f, good to soft) with similar form at Newbury (2m6f), for all that he was beaten further; thereabouts.
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2nd

3

28th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 3

15:10 Leicester

Invincible Nao

11st 8lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Won easily at Fakenham (2m5f, soft) in February and was a close second in good handicap at Sandown next time (2m4f, good to soft); finished last of the five on his comeback run back at Sandown but didn't run badly and could be sharper now.

4/1

2nd

3

28th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 3

15:10 Leicester

Invincible Nao

11st 8lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Won easily at Fakenham (2m5f, soft) in February and was a close second in good handicap at Sandown next time (2m4f, good to soft); finished last of the five on his comeback run back at Sandown but didn't run badly and could be sharper now.

4/1

5th

3

6th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 99y

Class 3

13:23 Sandown

Invincible Nao

11st 9lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

raced in second, lost second 4 out, weakened after 2 out

4/1

13/2

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 5-5P53

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Won off 6lb higher over hurdles and ran his best race yet over fences to finish a near 10l third at Warwick (2m4f, soft; first run in cheekpieces); likely contender if none the worse for trying blinkers.
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1st

8

1st Jan 2025

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 3

14:35 Fakenham

Pearly Island

11st 4lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, went second after 3 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, went clear last, ran on well

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 325-4P

Last run: 106 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Pulled up on his chase debut at Stratford and the excuse that the soft ground was against him didn't really wash when he won over hurdles on heavy; not badly handicapped on the pick of his hurdle form but probably best watched for now in this discipline; has had wind surgery.
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5th

5

25th May 2024

Soft

2m 1f 61y

Class 3

18:15 Cartmel

El Muchacho

10st 6lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Harriet Dickin

Won small-field Plumpton chase (2m1f, good) on last month's stable debut and remains well handicapped on last year's hurdling form but didn't see his race out at Fakenham on latest outing and has become unreliable.

9/2

14/1

Form: 65/31- CD

Last run: 458 days

W: 10st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Won over hurdles here and it was over C&D that he got off the mark over fences at just the second attempt 15 months ago; returns off only 2lb higher but the long absence has to be a concern.
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6th

7

30th May 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:40 Warwick

Conceroe

11st 4lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Ben Case

Bumper, hurdle and chase winner at up to 2m5f, on good or slower; 6lb lower than his last win but has come close to that form only once in four starts since a lengthy layoff; blinkers go on.

14/1

Form: 312131 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Has not looked back since undergoing wind surgery and it was all fairly straightforward when beating a reliable type at Hereford a month ago (2m5f, good); bumped up 7lb for that but coped with testing ground in France and he makes plenty of appeal.
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9

3rd Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

12:15 Southwell

Imac Wood

11st 7lb

J: Chris Ward

T: Deborah Cole

Already has six chase wins under his belt but he hasn't been quite on song since the latest of them, at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) in July; will do well to add to his haul in this race.

14/1

9

3rd Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

12:15 Southwell

Imac Wood

11st 7lb

J: Chris Ward

T: Deborah Cole

Already has six chase wins under his belt but he hasn't been quite on song since the latest of them, at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) in July; will do well to add to his haul in this race.

14/1

6th

5

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:00 Warwick

Imac Wood

11st 8lb

J: Chris Ward

T: Deborah Cole

6-13 strike-rate over fences, the latest win gained at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) in July; only third of four at Market Rasen (2m5f, good) but this mark isn't beyond him if bringing his 'A' game.

10/1

Form: 6-2451 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Had been struggling but off a reduced mark he finally came good over fences with a narrow success at Kelso (2m5f, soft); this place should suit his prominent running style and Harry Cobden is a good booking; back up 5lb.
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4

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

17:50 Market Rasen

Tupelo Mississippi

11st 8lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Brian Ellison

Kelso and Cartmel 2m5f-2m6f chase wins have been gained from two of his three lowest ever marks; work to do back up 5lb and there's pace rivalry if a repeat of last time's all-the-way tactics is planned.

7/2

1st

6

20th Jul 2024

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 4

15:25 Cartmel

Tupelo Mississippi

11st 4lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Brian Ellison

9yo who is not easy to predict but he won over fences at Kelso (2m5f, soft) in January and was a close fourth of 13 over hurdles here (2m6f, good) three weeks ago; only 2lb higher than for that last win and has possibilities back in this sphere.

10/1

4th

2

30th Jun 2024

Good

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

14:00 Cartmel

Tupelo Mississippi

11st 12lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Brian Ellison

Won on soft at Kelso in January but there was only one echo of that in his three starts since; tongue-tie (last applied five starts ago) returns and blinkers replace his usual cheekpieces; most notably he is back from chasing to hurdling for first time since March 2021.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta £7.10
Straight Forecast £8.29
Trifecta £38.50

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Tupelo Mississippi

SPOTLIGHT:

Invincible Nao

Telegraph:

Conceroe

D Express:

Imac Wood

The Times:

El Muchacho

TOPSPEED:

Invincible Nao

POSTDATA:

Invincible Nao

The Sun:

Imac Wood

The Guardian:

Conceroe

Daily Mail:

Conceroe

Daily Mirror:

Tupelo Mississippi

The Star:

Tupelo Mississippi

Daily Record:

Tupelo Mississippi