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17:10 Fakenham

National Stud Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 4.90s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Reel Missile

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Finely Tuned (IRE)

    4/5

      3
      Silk -

      Daffodil Thyne (IRE)

      9/1

        1
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and RED (quartered), RED sleeves, EMERALD GREEN stars, RED cap

        Reel Missile

        208
        9/4
        • Form 12-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-11

        made all, challenged over 2f out, stayed on well

        2
        Silk - BLACK and WHITE check, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK and WHITE quartered cap

        Finely Tuned (IRE)

        229
        4/5
        • Form 305-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        in touch, headway 4f out, driven to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace

        3
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE Cross of Lorraine and armlets, check cap

        Mayyas

        174
        28/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-4

        held up, headway over 5f out, weakened over 2f out

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow star, armlets and star on cap

        Rock de Jay

        50/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        mid-division, ridden and weakened over 5f out

        5
        Silk - Black and Yellow diabolo, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Black cap

        Wizzical Lad

        65
        40/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-4

        tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

        6
        Silk - Black, large Red spots, Red sleeves, Black spots, Red cap

        All Marque (IRE)

        12/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-11

        mid-divison never dangerous

        7
        Silk - Red, Black and Red halved sleeves, Black and Pink quartered cap

        Daffodil Thyne (IRE)

        17
        9/1
        • Form 4
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-11

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

        8
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue epaulets, check sleeves and cap

        Little Cloud

        94
        25/1
        • Form 5
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-11

        held up, never dangerous

        9
        Silk - Orange, Purple chevron, halved sleeves, Purple cap

        Mem Scylla

        17
        50/1
        • Form 05
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-11

        in touch, ridden over 6f out, soon weakened

        10
        Silk - White, Red cross belts, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Peruvian Princess

        190
        40/1
        • Form 0-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-11

        held up, headway 5f out, weakened over 3f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        Reel Missile can successfully defy a penalty in the bumper, with Finely Tuned his only serious rival. Reel Missile caused a big shock on his Doncaster debut by obliging at odds of 100-1, but proved that was no fluke when turning in a solid effort in defeat at Huntingdon three weeks later. The horse that beat him that day, Racing Demon, was described later as 'a machine' by Henrietta Knight who reckons that he is one of the best that she has had since Best Mate. If that is the case, then Reel Missile faced an impossible task in trying to give him weight. It is extremely doubtful that there is a challenger of that calibre here, and Reel Missile should overcome an absence to score. Finely Tuned took on good company at Newbury before appreciating the drop in grade when fifth at Kempton. He will definitely win when put over hurdles but does not make as much appeal here as Charlie Pogson's charge. Of the rest, Daffodil Thyne can improve for her Huntingdon debut but needs to settle, and so Reel Missile only has one to beat and should do that in style.