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16:45 Fakenham

Queen's Cup, An Eastern Counties Hunters' Chase (Class 6)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £2,000 added
  • Winner: £1,319
  • 2nd: £406
  • 3rd: £203
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 18.90s
  • Off Time: 16:45:22
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Eleazar (GER)

5/6

    2
    Silk -

    Assassino (FR)

    4/1

      1
      Silk - Navy Blue, White hoop, armlets and collar, check cap

      Kadount (FR)

      347 DCD
      3/1
      • Form 3223/11-
      • Age 13
      • Weight 12-6
      • Official Rating 117

      chased leaders, weakened 3 out

      2
      Silk - Black, White stripe, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap

      Delightful Cliche

      43 D
      9/2
      • Form 42P411-
      • Age 10
      • Weight 12-2
      • Official Rating 99

      prominent, led 4 out, headed 2 out, soon beaten

      3
      Silk - NAVY BLUE, WHITE hoop, armlets and collar, RED cap

      Assassino (FR)

      15 DCD
      4/1
      • Form 1/11322-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-12

      in touch, blundered 12th, kept on from 3 out, no danger to winner

      4
      Silk - Black, Red cross belts and sleeves, striped cap

      Eleazar (GER)

      404
      5/6
      • Form 0351F0/
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 134

      held up in touch, led 2 out, easily

      5
      Silk - Black, grey star, checked sleeves

      Star Double (ITY)

      15 DCD
      12/1
      • Form PC4241-
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 82

      led, headed 4 out, no danger after

      6
      Silk - Chocolate, Old Gold sash, Light Blue sleeves

      Took My Eye (IRE)

      15 p DCD
      25/1
      • Form 33P424-
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 83

      in touch, ridden and weakened from 3 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Star Double is the only one of these to have run over fences this year and he arrives on the back of a point-to-point victory. Eleazar has the best chase form of these but that was back in 2009 and preference goes to KADOUNT. He landed a double in similar company last May and his defeat of Blaze Ahead at Folkestone giving him the beating of today's rival Delightful Cliche. He gets the vote on his return to action. Took My Eye's form tailed off after a win at Huntingdon in 2009 and French import Assassino may be best watched.

      Formwatch

      Kadount (FR) 6-5fav (12-1) Tracked leaders, travelled strongly throughout, led on bit approaching 2nd last, soon clear, canter (8 fences omitted), won at Folkestone 3m 1f hts chs (6) gd in May beating Blaze Ahead (11-11) by 8l, 8 ran.

      Delightful Cliche 10-11 (11-0) Made all; all out, won at Ampton 3m ptp in Mar beating Assassino (11-0) by nk, 5 ran.

      Assassino (FR) 1-2 (11-0) Ap; no ex last, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Scotland Yard (11-0) at Fakenham 3m ptp gf.

      Eleazar (GER) 50-1 (10-6) Led to after 2nd, tracked leaders until lost place after 3 out, soon behind, 15th of 28, 29l behind Spirit River (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gd in Mar '10.

      Star Double (ITY) 6-1 (12-0) Made all; drvn out, won at Fakenham 3m ptp gf beating Rare Gold (12-4) by 2l, 7 ran.

      Took My Eye (IRE) 7-2 (12-7) (cp) prom; ev ch 2 out; wknd last, 4th of 7, 8l behind Star Double (12-0) at Fakenham 3m ptp gf.