January 01 / 11.45 Fakenham

11.45

Good

Happy New Year From Gamble Plant Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7450.5
  • 2m 4f 1y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Happy New Year From Gamble Plant Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 0-4557

Last run: 69 days

W: 10st 8lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Yet to really catch light in handicaps, and no particular improvement for the drop back to class 5 and step up to 2m5f when last seen at Ludlow two months ago; hopes perhaps rest on the returning hood.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

4

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

13:00 Huntingdon

Crac De Megaudais

10st 8lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Tom Gretton

2m4f hurdle winner on good ground; 0-5 as a chaser and failed to convince stamina-wise when stepped up to 3m at Southwell, finishing 28l off the winner; to give him the benefit of the doubt, that run was after a break.

11/2

3rd

5

11th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

14:42 Southwell

Crac De Megaudais

10st 12lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Tom Gretton

Won 2m4f hurdle at the start of 2025 and made a fairly encouraging chase debut when third of six at Newton Abbot (2m, good) one year ago; returned from break with three disappointing runs from November to January, though, and has questions to answer on first attempt at 3m; hood refitted.

12/1

Form: 2000/4 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Won a moderate Welsh open under Edward Vaughan in May (good), but strike-rate both in points and under rules nothing exceptional; eased 2lb since an okay fourth at Kelso latest (2m6f, soft); more needed.
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Verdict Starting price

7

26th May 2025

Good

3m 5f 80y

Class 3

16:05 Cartmel

Siberian Star

10st 3lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Catterick winner off 6lb lower in January (3m1f, good to soft); runner-up on three occasions since, including at Perth last time (3m, good to soft); well beaten both previous starts at this trip, but wouldn't rule him out.

4/1

7

26th May 2025

Good

3m 5f 80y

Class 3

16:05 Cartmel

Siberian Star

10st 3lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Catterick winner off 6lb lower in January (3m1f, good to soft); runner-up on three occasions since, including at Perth last time (3m, good to soft); well beaten both previous starts at this trip, but wouldn't rule him out.

4/1

2nd

7

24th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

15:25 Perth

Siberian Star

11st 8lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

towards rear

9/2

Form: 224501 CD

Last run: 10 days

W: 12st 5lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Out of sorts before landing a 3m class 5 here ten days ago (good to soft); appeals as likelier to back up that effort back at Fakenham than anywhere else, given a course record of 1321 that includes a C&D score; rider is 0-3 on the Flat, but 2-3 around the point-to-point course here.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

14:55 Cartmel

Star Legend

11st 2lb

J: Nathan Howie

T: James Owen

Has been running well under both codes for most of this year and was clear of the rest behind a lightly raced winner at Worcester a month ago (2m7f, good); just 3lb higher.

2/1

2

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:17 Worcester

Star Legend

12st 0lb

J: Mr Conal Kavanagh

T: James Owen

Won three in a row on the Flat in the spring (1m6f-2m) and was placed over hurdles on next two outings (2m/2m2f); has won over 2m7f before and could plausibly still have untapped potential as a stayer over jumps.

9/2

5th

2

(6)

9th Jul 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 4

19:20 Kempton (AW)

Star Legend

9st 8lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: James Owen

Completed Flat hat-trick when winning by a neck at Lingfield (2m, Polytrack) on June 5; solid efforts when third over hurdles the next twice and he has to be respected off a mark just 2lb higher than at Lingfield.

9/2

Form: 52323- D

Last run: 517 days

W: 10st 10lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
No further additions to June 2022's Fontwell chase success off 4lb lower (2m3f, good), though was proving hard to keep off the podium when last seen in summer 2023; might just need this after 17 months out.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

9

16th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

17:20 Uttoxeter

Annie Nail

10st 8lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Tracey Leeson

Resumed winning ways at Fakenham (2m7f) in April but she made mistakes when a remote third of five in 2m5f handicap chase there 12 days ago; needs to get back on track.

11/2

3rd

5

4th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 4

14:53 Fakenham

Annie Nail

10st 2lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Tracey Leeson

Won this race a year ago and was also on target over hurdles here (2m7f, good) last month; again ran well when second in 3m chase (good) three weeks ago but is effectively 10lb higher from out of the weights today.

11/2

2nd

4

13th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

15:10 Fakenham

Annie Nail

10st 5lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Tracey Leeson

Won over fences here (2m5f, good) last spring and doubled her course tally in modest handicap hurdle (2m7f, good) a week ago; far too inconsistent to rely upon heavily but reverts to chasing on a good mark and has obvious claims if in the right mood again.

11/4

Form: 3-4P51

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Just about cashed in on a career-low mark in a Hereford mares' handicap latest (extended 2m, good to soft), despite mistakes and hanging; form at 2m4f-plus, including in a C&D maiden last spring, isn't persuasive.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

5

12th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

16:45 Hereford

Jackeline

11st 3lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

Course winner in 2024 but she failed to take to fences last season and came in last of seven back in this sphere at Newton Abbot (2m) last month; others are much preferred.

12/1

7th

4

4th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

15:10 Newton Abbot

Jackeline

11st 5lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

Close third over hurdles at Chepstow (2m, good) in October but she's not taken to fences this winter and has been pulled up in last two starts; bit to prove but she's on a dangerous mark back in this sphere and could be a big factor if she can revive; blinkers worn in last two starts are removed.

8/1

Form: 1/45P-

Last run: 289 days

W: 10st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Cashed in on this career-low mark at Stratford in April 2023 (2m7f, heavy), but unable to do so again in a Southwell chase in March on only a third outing since; unseen in the meantime, and others inspire more.
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Verdict Starting price

10

21st Sep 2025

Good To Firm

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

14:20 Plumpton

Tiny Tantrum

10st 2lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Michael Keady

Ended last season with a heavy defeat over hurdles and was pulled up in consecutive chases in June/July; difficult to enthuse over.

33/1

12

25th Jul 2025

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 5

14:37 Uttoxeter

Tiny Tantrum

10st 2lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Michael Keady

1-23 under rules and pulled up in both starts over fences, including here (3m, good) last month; hard to recommend from 5lb out of the weights.

40/1

6

14th Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 5

20:10 Uttoxeter

Tiny Tantrum

10st 2lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Michael Keady

Just 1-22 over hurdles and was pulled up in his only previous chase (in March 2024); will cope better than some of these if the ground deteriorates considerably but, otherwise, he makes very limited appeal.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 86F422

Last run: 10 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Consistent hurdling RPRs since arrival from Ireland, and again served notice when second here ten days ago (good to soft) that a step back up from 2m-2m1f is due; current losing run of 25 is offputting, however.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

5

23rd Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 50y

Class 4

14:15 Wincanton

Bigz Belief

10st 4lb

J: Tpr Elizabeth Feakes

T: Fergal O’Brien

Best of three hurdle runs for new stable this season when second of five in soft-ground Leicester seller (2m4f) in December; reverts to this code after going close off his basement Flat mark three weeks ago but others have more compelling claims; first ride under rules for Elizabeth Feakes.

6/1

2nd

8

(2)

2nd Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Bigz Belief

8st 10lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Fergal O’Brien

This season's hurdling form for Fergal O'Brien was uninspiring and he was safely held when fourth in C&D classified race on Flat return in January; difficult to enthuse over.

14/1

4th

1

(6)

26th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Bigz Belief

9st 9lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Triple hurdle winner but his last success was in 2023 and he was well held at Taunton last Saturday; now returns to the Flat for the first time in 16 months and he's 1-24 in this sphere; opposable.

12/1

Form: 376222

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Only beaten off inside the distance at Plumpton latest (2m5f, good to soft), having also run above himself in effectively 0-120 sellers (2m, handicap and non-handicap) before that; 9lb below last winning mark despite recent re-raise; jockey's first rules jumps ride (0-6 Flat, 0-7 points).
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No Results Found

Non-runners

Fine By Her, Jack The Savage

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £23.40
Straight Forecast £28.78
Tricast £103.65
Trifecta £98.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Tara Iti

POSTDATA:

Star Legend

Daily Mail:

Crac De Megaudais

RP RATINGS:

Jackeline

The Guardian:

Jack The Savage

The Times:

Star Legend

Telegraph:

Star Legend

The Star:

Star Legend

D Express:

Tara Iti

Daily Mirror:

Tara Iti

The Sun:

Tara Iti

Daily Record:

Tara Iti