Racecards
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
- Form 12930-1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey S Thomas
in touch, led 8th, shaken up approaching last, eased flat, comfortable
- Form 701-421
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
in touch, jumped slow 4th, chased winner 4 out, easily outpaced by winner before last
- Form 5F0550-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer C N Kellett
- Jockey T Messenger
always in rear, hampered 4 out
- Form F66-383
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer M J Gingell
- Jockey A Pogson
tracked leader until 8th, weakened next
- Form 57887F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey D N Cullinane
led and soon clear, raced wide throughout, jumped right and headed 8th, weakened after 3 out
- Form F53FU-P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
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.