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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4th

4

7th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 42y

Class 3

15:35 Sandown

Invincible Nao

11st 3lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Versatile sort who won over 2m4f here on reappearance and has performed respectably over marathon trips since; stiff task from 4lb out of handicap last time; not ruled out back off proper mark.

8/1

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

3

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

16:14 Huntingdon

Pearly Island

11st 5lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

held up in last

9/2

1st

3

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

16:14 Huntingdon

Pearly Island

11st 5lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

held up in last

9/2

4th

3

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 3

16:20 Fakenham

Pearly Island

11st 6lb

J: Joshua Parker

T: Lucy Wadham

in touch with leaders, lost ground and detached before 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out

12/1

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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3rd

2

28th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 5

18:30 Market Rasen

El Muchacho

12st 0lb

J: William Maggs

T: Mike Sowersby

Won twice on good ground (2m5f/2m3f) for this new stable last season and has been placed on last three appearances, most recently when second over C&D (good) three weeks ago; 1lb lower today and seems very likely to be in the thick of things again.

7/4

2nd

3

8th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 5

15:15 Market Rasen

El Muchacho

11st 7lb

J: William Maggs

T: Mike Sowersby

Holding form well since January's Catterick success (2m3f, good), actually achieving more on RPRs when a close third at Newcastle latest; still well treated on his 2023-24 peak form, and no ground concerns.

9/2

3rd

1

31st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 19y

Class 5

16:30 Newcastle

El Muchacho

12st 0lb

J: William Maggs

T: Mike Sowersby

Won at Catterick in January (2m3f, good) and best form since when 0.5l second at Sedgefield last time (2m5f, good); conditions suit; chance.

11/2

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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5th

5

16th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:38 Uttoxeter

Imac Wood

11st 4lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Deborah Cole

6-16 over fences, the latest win gained in this race a year ago (soft ground; also suited by good); returned from seven-month with encouraging run a fortnight ago and should now be teed up to defend his crown.

16/1

4

1st Jul 2025

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

20:18 Stratford

Imac Wood

12st 1lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Deborah Cole

Has a good strike-rate over fences (6-15), latest win at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) nearly a year ago; not at his best late last year on last two starts; now only 1lb above that win and Finn Lambert's claim will help, but needs to bounce back after his break.

16/1

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

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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7th

8

25th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:00 Listowel

Tupelo Mississippi

11st 7lb

J: Kevin A Murphy

T: Ian O’Connor

Five wins when trained in UK but pulled-up in a point and two chases last thrice and not easy to fancy after a break.

66/1

1

27th Mar 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 0y

15:42 Clonmel

Tupelo Mississippi

11st 12lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Ian O’Connor

Winner of two bumpers (in 2020) and three races over jumps for Brian Ellison, the most recent in a 2m5f handicap chase at Cartmel last summer, pulled up in a point-to-point at Kildorrery on first start for Ian O'Connor; best watched.

20/1

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

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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