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13:20 Fakenham

Kevin Taylor & Associates Novices' Chase (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 31.40s
  • Off Time: 13:20:34
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Desert Quest (IRE)

2/9

    2
    Silk -

    Space Cowboy (IRE)

    9/2

      1
      Silk - Purple, Grey hooped sleeves

      Desert Quest (IRE)

      4 D
      2/9
      • Form 12930-1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-6

      in touch, led 8th, shaken up approaching last, eased flat, comfortable

      2
      Silk - Black, White sash, White sleeves, Black armlets, Black and White quartered cap

      Space Cowboy (IRE)

      15 D
      9/2
      • Form 701-421
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-6

      in touch, jumped slow 4th, chased winner 4 out, easily outpaced by winner before last

      3
      Silk - Black, Emerald Green diamond, White sleeves, Emerald Green cap

      Bluecoat (USA)

      238 D
      33/1
      • Form 5F0550-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 87

      always in rear, hampered 4 out

      4
      Silk - Yellow and Purple check, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

      Boscall Hill (IRE)

      13
      28/1
      • Form F66-383
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 71

      tracked leader until 8th, weakened next

      5
      Silk - Red and Emerald Green (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, Dark Blue cap

      Champagne Rossini (IRE)

      22
      66/1
      • Form 57887F
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 81

      led and soon clear, raced wide throughout, jumped right and headed 8th, weakened after 3 out

      6
      Silk - Yellow, black chevrons, striped cap

      Supreme Leisure (IRE)

      11 D
      40/1
      • Form F53FU-P
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 93

      held up in rear, beaten when unseated rider 9th

      In depth

      Verdict

      This should prove to be a penalty kick for Desert Quest with Space Cowboy the only likely danger. The selection was a former top handicap hurdler winning the County Hurdle at last years Cheltenham Festival. He won on his chase debut at Taunton at short odds and although not totally fluent at his fences he will improve in that department and if doing so will win with head in chest. Space Cowboy will be the only danger. He was in the winners enclosure at Fontwell last time out and in the process looked very much capable of following up. He has more experience than his rival and the yard are having a purple patch at present but on hurdle ratings he has no real chance of beating Desert Quest if both put in clear rounds.

      Formwatch

      Desert Quest (IRE) 2-9fav (11-0) Held up, hit 2nd, left 2nd 7th, led and went right last, very easily, won at Taunton 2m beg chs (4) gf in Nov beating Triggernometry (11-0) by 4l, 6 ran.

      Space Cowboy (IRE) 4-7fav (11-0) Held up last and pulled hard, hit 4th, headway 4 out, led approaching 3 out, steadied and hit last, shaken up and pushed out flat, won at Fontwell 2m 2f beg chs (3) gf in Nov beating Red Moor (10-7) by 1l, 3 ran.

      Bluecoat (USA) 11-2 (11-10) Raced wide in rear, ridden 3 out, never dangerous, last of 14, 49l behind Blast The Past (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Apr.

      Boscall Hill (IRE) 5-1 (10-3) Prominent, chased leader 7th until next, ridden 12th, weakened after 4 out, 3rd of 6, 33l behind Cash On Friday (10-12) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Nov.

      Champagne Rossini (IRE) 50-1 (10-10) Towards rear when fell at the 3rd in race won by Ravenscar (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Nov, 9 ran.

      Supreme Leisure (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Struggling from halfway, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Russian Trigger (11-8) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Nov, 9 ran.