August 17 / 17.50 Market Rasen

17.50

Good

C&L Fairburn Properties Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4629.1
  • 2m 7f 191y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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C&L Fairburn Properties Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 5F/765

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 13lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Too big an ask from 11lb out of the weights in a Uttoxeter class 2 latest, but hadn't been in form at more realistic levels before that this term; best watched until showing more.
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10

29th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 54y

Class 4

14:35 Chepstow

Dublin Four

11st 7lb

J: Nick Slatter

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Useful in his prime but without a win since April 2022 and has looked out of sorts over fences and hurdles this season; needs to turn a corner.

40/1

10

29th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 54y

Class 4

14:35 Chepstow

Dublin Four

11st 7lb

J: Nick Slatter

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Useful in his prime but without a win since April 2022 and has looked out of sorts over fences and hurdles this season; needs to turn a corner.

40/1

6th

3

24th Sep 2024

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 4

16:40 Warwick

Dublin Four

11st 11lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Tailed off in his last hurdle race and suffered a similar fate in three subsequent chases; that's more his game, so opposable on this occasion.

16/1

Form: 31P-55

Last run: 57 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
All wins at 2m4f, but kept on in the Summer Plate Trial here last time as if a return to around 3m was worth exploring; still has mark 2lb above her highest winning one to contend with, despite a recent drop.
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4th

5

11th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

Class 3

14:50 Kempton

Mulberry Hill

11st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won this race in good style off today's mark a year ago (good ground) but has lost her way a bit since; didn't run badly off her lower hurdle mark last month but needs to up her game on this return to fences.

4/1

4th

5

11th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

Class 3

14:50 Kempton

Mulberry Hill

11st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

raced in fourth throughout

4/1

3rd

3

9th Oct 2024

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

16:35 Ludlow

Mulberry Hill

11st 7lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

led, headed home turn, no chance with winner after 2 out, kept on

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: P5-313 C BF

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Already beaten off this mark and lower in handicap hurdles, but two visits to Market Rasen have netted him his best RPRs to date (including that for June's near-3m win) and his point win came around a sharp right-hander; could prove the answer on his chasing debut.
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3

12th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 3

18:10 Worcester

G A Henty

11st 8lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Jumped well when winning his second chase start at Warwick in September (3m, good to soft) and was reportedly struck into next time at Chepstow, which was a hot novice handicap; retains plenty of potential.

8/1

7

11th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 3

16:25 Chepstow

G A Henty

11st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Sound jumping was a feature in his recent 3m win at Warwick (second chase start; good to soft); up 8lb in a race that will take appreciably more winning but with fitness on his side he's hard to dismiss.

7/2

1st

2

24th Sep 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:55 Warwick

G A Henty

11st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Likes Market Rasen and he kept digging (after getting outpaced) to be close up on his chase debut there last month (3m, good); ran well here over hurdles and, off an untouched mark from last time, he should be in the thick of it.

11/4

Form: P-4541

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
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.
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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

Form: 12PP-P

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
He'd be an emotional winner following the passing of Milson Robinson last month, but he remains out of form yet still 5lb above his highest winning mark; cheekpieces quickly return in place of the tongue tie.
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2

2nd Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 5

14:15 Market Rasen

Swapped

12st 0lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Michael Chapman

A three-time winner over fences but little to shout about for a while now and finished last of the four runners on stable debut.

25/1

2

2nd Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 5

14:15 Market Rasen

Swapped

12st 0lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Michael Chapman

A three-time winner over fences but little to shout about for a while now and finished last of the four runners on stable debut.

25/1

4th

3

12th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

14:00 Southwell

Swapped

11st 4lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Michael Chapman

pressed leader, led 15th, headed 3 out, dropped to rear before 2 out, weakened approaching last

25/1

Form: 653-13

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Took to fences immediately at Stratford in May (2m7f, good; RPR 117), and running to the same level on far softer ground at Uttoxeter since was highly commendable; credible contender off an unchanged mark.
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6

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

17:50 Market Rasen

Golfe Clair

11st 7lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Took to fences immediately at Stratford in May (2m7f, good; RPR 117), and running to the same level on far softer ground at Uttoxeter since was highly commendable; credible contender off an unchanged mark.

7/1

3rd

5

17th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:40 Uttoxeter

Golfe Clair

11st 10lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Took to fences immediately at Stratford (2m7f, good; RPR 117), and a 4lb rise for that narrow success isn't excessive; missed a subsequent engagement here due to soft ground, so the wet forecast has to be a worry.

4/1

Form: 1-3322 BF

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Placed in all four 2m-2m4f chasing starts this summer, having made all or most until at least three out every time; vulnerable to closers again, but note his all-the-way Irish point win was gained over 3m.
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4th

5

5th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

17:42 Hereford

The Gypsy Davey

11st 8lb

J: Mr B T Stone

T: Mrs C Williams

Achieved nothing on return from layoff last time but may well prove resurgent returned to Hereford with the outing under his belt, being 3-3 here (2m/2m5f); new trip is the question mark.

12/1

4

27th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 2

16:30 Fontwell

The Gypsy Davey

10st 6lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Mrs C Williams

Dual chase winner who has been running better than his recent heavy defeats may imply and he's on a good mark with Harry Cobden booked; off since October.

10/1

4

20th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 166y

Class 3

15:40 Plumpton

The Gypsy Davey

11st 0lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Evan Williams

Dual 2m5f chase winner at Hereford (good) in the spring; well beaten over 3m at Ludlow 12 days ago and needs to rebound quickly from that, but ran much better than bare form suggests when last of six (behind Alien Storm) at Fontwell (2m3f, good) two starts ago and can't be ruled out.

7/1

Selections

TOPSPEED:

The Gypsy Davey

RP RATINGS:

Mulberry Hill

SPOTLIGHT:

G A Henty

D Express:

Golfe Clair

Telegraph:

Dublin Four

POSTDATA:

The Gypsy Davey

The Guardian:

The Gypsy Davey

Daily Mirror:

The Gypsy Davey

The Star:

The Gypsy Davey

Daily Record:

The Gypsy Davey

Daily Mail:

G A Henty

The Times:

Mulberry Hill

The Sun:

Mulberry Hill