April 01 / 16.55 Fakenham

16.55

Good

Turner Trophy ‘Grassroots’ Maiden Hunters’ Chase (For The Turner Trophy)

  • Prize money: £2566.5
  • 3m 0f 38y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Turner Trophy ‘Grassroots’ Maiden Hunters’ Chase (For The Turner Trophy)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hunter Chase

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £2.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
3-18 in points, his most recent win coming in a Members event at Higham (3m, good) last March; slow to get going this season but on the way back now, only headed after the last in a 3m point here (good; second, 5-2) last week; likely to have a positive role to play.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

1

9th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:37 Warwick

Good Source

12st 3lb

J: Miss Charlotte Butler

T: E Turner

Got off the mark on his rules debut in a Fakenham maiden hunter chase (3m, good) in April 2025 and has performed with credit in points this year, winning at Higham last month; carries a 3lb penalty but should run well.

5/1

1st

3

1st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

16:55 Fakenham

Good Source

12st 0lb

J: Mr Rupert Stearn

T: E Turner

in touch with leaders, hampered by faller 10th, soon disputing second, headway before 12th, left in second 4 out, ridden after 2 out, led just before last, kept on well run-in

4/1

1st

3

1st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

16:55 Fakenham

Good Source

12st 0lb

J: Mr Rupert Stearn

T: E Turner

in touch with leaders, hampered by faller 10th, soon disputing second, prominent when left in second 4 out, ridden after 2 out, led just before last, kept on well run-in

4/1

Form: P7P/P3

Last run: 22 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Point winner (3m maiden, good; made all) in February 2023; runner-up four times since, also making the frame in a novice hunter at Stratford (2m5f, good to soft; 100-1, beaten 25l) 22 days ago; vulnerable to one or two of his younger rivals.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

1st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

16:55 Fakenham

Get Bye

12st 0lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

led, headed just before last, kept on run-in

12/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won two points, the latest of which was for this trainer at Alnwick (3m, good to soft; 2-1 joint-favourite) in December; set to make rules debut just over three weeks after finishing third of four (beaten 10l) in an Intermediate at Guilsborough.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

1st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

16:55 Fakenham

Bride Rovers Abu

12st 0lb

J: Miss Ellie Callwood

T: Kelly Morgan

prominent, fell 10th

3/1

1

1st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

16:55 Fakenham

Bride Rovers Abu

12st 0lb

J: Miss Ellie Callwood

T: Kelly Morgan

prominent, fell 10th

3/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Successful in two of his last three points, winning here (3m, good) last April and, more recently, in a three-runner affair at Ampton (3m, good; with today's rival Good Source a beaten odds-on favourite); time to see what he's capable of now switched to rules for the first time.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4

1st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

16:55 Fakenham

Jersey Fromentin

12st 0lb

J: Mr Paddy Barlow

T: A Pennock

jumped right throughout, held up in rear, pulled up after 5th

4/1

4

1st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

16:55 Fakenham

Jersey Fromentin

12st 0lb

J: Mr Paddy Barlow

T: A Pennock

jumped right throughout, held up in rear, pulled up after 5th

4/1

Form: P

Last run: 47 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
3-9 in points, winning at Charm Park latest (3m, good; Mens Open) for the second year in succession; pulled up at Leicester on sole start under rules but this is much easier, so this stablemate of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival Hunter Chase winner Sine Nomine has to be of significant interest.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

3

15th Apr 2026

Good

3m 4f 97y

Class 3

15:50 Haydock

Red Delta

11st 13lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Fiona Needham

Stays thoroughly, having won the Lincolnshire National at Market Rasen (3m4f) on Boxing Day and performed well in the Eider at Newcastle (4m1f) in February; perhaps his heavy defeat over 3m on latest start can therefore be forgiven, particularly as he was hampered early on; considered back at 3m4f.

14/1

11th

2

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 2

15:52 Carlisle

Red Delta

11st 12lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: Fiona Needham

Stays thoroughly, having won the Lincolnshire National (3m3f) on Boxing Day and performed well in the Eider (4m1f) last time; not crying out for this drop back to 3m.

7/1

3rd

9

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

4m 1f 56y

Class 2

14:43 Newcastle

Red Delta

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Fiona Needham

3-10 in points; seven-race career under rules includes two handicap wins this season and there have been two notable performances over 3m3f/3m4f, including his win in the Lincolnshire National at Market Rasen (good to soft) on Boxing Day last time; 11lb higher this time (including 3lb out of the handicap) but he's a strong candidate for this trip.

12/1

Form: P/

Last run: 1068 days

W: 11st 7lb

9 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up in three of her last eight starts, including when always behind in a 3m point here (good; 14-1) last week; sole win came back in April 2022 when making all in a mares' maiden at Dingley (2m4f, good); the least likely in this field.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6

1st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

16:55 Fakenham

Kostantina

11st 7lb

J: Miss Clara Brewitt

T: Phil Lutman

prominent, lost ground and dropped to last before 6th, lost ground after 10th, detached and struggling before 12th, pulled up before 14th

25/1

6

1st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

16:55 Fakenham

Kostantina

11st 7lb

J: Miss Clara Brewitt

T: Phil Lutman

prominent, lost ground and dropped to last before 6th, detached and struggling before 12th, pulled up before 14th

25/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £34.40
Straight Forecast £43.11
Trifecta £35.80

Selections

The Times:

Red Delta

POSTDATA:

Get Bye

SPOTLIGHT:

Good Source

Telegraph:

Red Delta

The Guardian:

Red Delta

Daily Mail:

Red Delta

Daily Mirror:

Red Delta

The Sun:

Red Delta

The Star:

Red Delta

Daily Record:

Red Delta

D Express:

Get Bye