Racecards
14:15 Fakenham
Sis Beginners' Chase (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Form 046783
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer A Ennis
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
close up, mistake and lost place 7th, ridden and headway 9th, slow and lost place 13th, behind when pulled up 2 out
- Form 0-0000F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M J Gingell
- Jockey A Scholes
mid-division, jumped slow 9th and 16th, soon weakened
- Form 5/FFP-41
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer N F Glynn
- Jockey Mr Derek O'Connor
led, jumped well 2 out, pressed from 2 out, ridden and caught near finish
Gemini Storm
135- Form 90-60
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
in rear, mistake 1st, ridden 14th, never a factor
- Form 65-7P23
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 10th, chased leader 15th, challenge from 2 out, driven and run on to lead near finish
- Form PS-504P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer K J Burke
- Jockey J W Farrelly
towards rear, headway to go 4th at 13th, 6 lengths down and 3rd 2 out, headway approaching last, driven and ran on close home
Tails I Win
40- Form 064690
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer Miss C J E Caroe
- Jockey M Bradburne
always in rear, mistake, reminders 8th
- Form P3F5PP-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 100
in touch, ridden 14th, weakened 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Cloudland gets the vote in this beginers chase with Forager and Common Girl rating the main dangers, The selection won well last time out and although this looks more competitive at least he is progressing and under conditions that suit he is taken to win again. Forager has the highest bhb rating but has shown very little of late so can not be put forward with any confidence. Common Girl's best runs have been when fresh so she could go well at a price. Of the remainder Ice Crystal is from a yard in form and is another with place claims but for the winner we return to the progressive Cloudland.
Formwatch
Ashford Common Lad (IRE) 80-1 (11-1) In rear, tailed off when left remote 3rd last, 3rd of 4, well behind Dancing Bay (11-4) at Fakenham 3m beg chs (4) gs in Feb.
Boscall Hill (IRE) 11-1 (10-11) Tracking leaders when fell at the 7th in race won by Runaway Bishop (10-12) at Leicester 2m 4f amt hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy, 6 ran.
Cloudland (IRE) 7-4 (12-0) Made most, stayed on well from 2 out, won at Belharbour 3m ire ptp gs in Feb beating Open The Doar Prop (12-0) by 10l, 11 ran.
Forager 50-1 (11-7) Always in rear, 8th of 11, well behind Oedipe (10-2) at Kempton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Dec.
Gemini Storm 100-1 (10-5) Mid-division, ridden and hit 4 out, soon weakened, 13th of 18, well behind Buster Hyvonen (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) gf in Nov.
Hibernian (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) In touch, headway to track leaders 7th, no impression after 3 out, 3rd of 9, 18l behind Reach For The Top (11-4) at Folkestone 2m 5f mdn chs (4) gs in Jan.
Ice Crystal 25-1 (10-0) Mistake 6th, behind when pulled up at the 17th in race won by Baron Windrush (10-12) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb, 6 ran.
Common Girl (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) In touch, chased leader approaching 4th, lost place approaching 7th, pulled up before 2 out pulled up 2 out in race won by Rare Coincidence (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gd in Apr, 12 ran.