February 13 / 13.50 Fakenham

13.50

Soft

Tim Barclay Memorial Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £3696.7
  • 3m 5f 24y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Tim Barclay Memorial Handicap Chase

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light snow

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.75
  • Place: £1.80

Form: P437-3 BF

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
0-7 as a chaser; ran respectably over 2m5f here on reappearance (good to soft) but has a lot further to go this time and his two runs over nearly 3m were unconvincing; others might see this out stronger.
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1

6th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

16:35 Fakenham

Brother Boris

12st 0lb

J: Mr Cian Murphy

T: Lucy Wadham

Front-runner who bids to complete a Fakenham hat-trick after two wide-margin wins in two-finisher contests this year (3m5f, soft/3m, good to soft); the value of his form is tricky to evaluate and today's faster ground may not be ideal but, nevertheless, another bold bid seems likely.

13/8

1st

1

13th Mar 2026

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

12:55 Fakenham

Brother Boris

11st 13lb

J: Mr Cian Murphy

T: Lucy Wadham

Saw out the longer trip well to get off the mark here (3m5f, soft) four weeks ago; 6lb higher but has obvious claims and looks the one to beat.

4/6

6/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 3P4535 C

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Has won a hurdle race around here and did win over fences in Ireland; beaten about 15l in his last two runs at Taunton (3m2f/2m7f) and can look a hard ride at times.
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1st

7

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:35 Worcester

Edgewell

10st 8lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Nick Scholfield

Logged a third chase win this year when keeping on well at Newton Abbot last month (3m2f, good); at least one race per month since November speaks to his resilience, but it's noticeable that he's been kept to sharp tracks since pulling up at Exeter eight months ago.

5/2

1st

2

23rd Jun 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:50 Newton Abbot

Edgewell

11st 8lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Nick Scholfield

Suffered dip in form after pair of 3m1f Hereford wins towards end of last season but seemed to run well when third of four at Fontwell (3m2f, good; headgear switched) a fortnight ago and is now 2lb below his last winning mark; enters calculations.

7/1

Form: P-0693 C

Last run: 33 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Tailed off two runs back but the season had started okay given the company he was in and it was a solid enough run to be beaten 6l last time at Fontwell (3m2f, soft); same career-low mark here and firmly in the reckoning.
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1

13th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 5f 24y

Class 5

13:50 Fakenham

Animal

12st 0lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Suzy Smith

Tailed off two runs back but the season had started okay given the company he was in and it was a solid enough run to be beaten 6l last time at Fontwell (3m2f, soft); same career-low mark here and firmly in the reckoning.

5/2

17

24th Oct 2025

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 3

16:45 Cheltenham

Animal

10st 12lb

J: Mrs Izzie Hill

T: Suzy Smith

Makes seasonal debut from a tempting mark and won't fail through lack of stamina but looked out of sorts on both outings at the start of this year and has done all his winning on soft ground; needs combination of wind surgery and first-time tongue-tie to prompt a revival.

33/1

Form: -P5P84

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 9lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Last year's two wins at Plumpton were over 2m1f (soft/good) and she's unraced beyond 2m5f, over which she was behind Brother Boris here last month; stamina doubts are too glaring to ignore.
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9

12th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

17:20 Stratford

Miss Fedora

10st 2lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Nick Scholfield

Gained last two wins over fences; has refused to race; ties in with two of today's rivals on C&D form last time (third start for new yard) but isn't certain to back up that effort, having become unreliable.

10/1

6th

13

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

16:40 Stratford

Miss Fedora

10st 4lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Nick Scholfield

Dual hurdle and dual chase winner when trained by Seamus Mullins; flopped over fences (pulled up) on stable debut in March and was well held back over hurdles at Taunton last time; well handicapped on her best Irish form but she needs to get back on track.

16/1

Form: 23-664

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 4lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Thorough stayer but he was a remote third in this 12 months ago and nowhere near his best this campaign; an 11yo now and age seems to be catching up.
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8

13th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 5f 24y

Class 5

13:50 Fakenham

Spotty Dog

10st 4lb

J: Megan Fox

T: Michael Hawker

Thorough stayer but he was a remote third in this 12 months ago and nowhere near his best this campaign; an 11yo now and age seems to be catching up.

8/1

6

19th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

13:35 Ffos Las

Spotty Dog

10st 13lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Michael Hawker

Began this year with some respectable efforts, most notably when second in first-time blinkers at Chepstow (3m6f, good); should be fine on the slower ground here but has fitness to prove after 224-day break and others appeal more; cheekpieces refitted.

6/1

3rd

4

9th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

3m 4f 85y

Class 4

15:55 Taunton

Spotty Dog

10st 2lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Michael Hawker

2lb out of the weights; he was 3lb wrong and didn't jump that well but stuck to his task to be second at Chepstow (3m6f, good) in the first-time blinkers 20 days ago; thereabouts with something similar.

3/1

Non-runners

One Last Glance, Seasmoke, Pulse Of Camelot

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £9.90
Straight Forecast £9.53
Trifecta £8.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Animal

NEWMARKET:

Brother Boris

The Star:

Edgewell

POSTDATA:

One Last Glance

The Times:

Brother Boris

The Guardian:

Brother Boris

Daily Record:

Brother Boris

RP RATINGS:

Animal

Telegraph:

Animal

Daily Mail:

Animal

D Express:

Animal

Daily Mirror:

Animal

The Sun:

Animal