Racecards
13:32 Fakenham
Racing Partnership Selling Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 44y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £4,265
- 2nd: £1,252
- 3rd: £626
- 4th: £350
- Form 86P8-15
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Bryony Frost
led until 4th, led 8th, headed next, lost 2nd 12th, weakened 2 out
- Form 17/5867-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 4th, mistake 6th and 9th, struggling 12th, soon well behind, tailed off 3 out, pulled up after
- Form 47-3U48
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Harry Reed
held up, went 3rd 10th, went 2nd 12th, challenged from 3 out, led flat, stayed on
- Form 5/24236
- Age 12
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer D A Rees
- Jockey Jack Tudor
raced keenly, chased leaders, closed 7th, led 9th, pressed from 3 out, headed flat, held towards finish
Abbey Lane (IRE)
235- Form 574446-
- Age 15
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer C Fryer
- Jockey Tristan Durrell
pressed leader, led 4th, not fluent and headed 8th, lost place 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 12th
In depth
Verdict
PRINCETON ROYALE’s presence means that three of his four rivals will have to carry more than their allotted weight. The top weight has a decent record around here and is taking a huge drop in class so should get back to winning ways if anywhere near his best. Wicked Willy has become very disappointing and seems to have lost his love for the game while Dream Bolt will be a teenager in a few weeks time and is 7lb out of the handicap, though Jack Tudor claims back most of that.
Formwatch
Princeton Royale (IRE) 13-2 (12-3) Led, hit 4th, headed before 6th, chased leader until before 4 out, chased leaders, weakened before next, 5th of 9, 18 3/4l behind Sir Jack Yeats (10-9) at Fakenham 3m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Wicked Willy (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Well off the pace in last pair, never a factor, tailed off, 7th of 11, 36l behind Legal Eyes (11-1) at Kempton 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Master Burbidge 18-1 (11-12) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 8th, pushed along after 5 out, weakened before next, 8th of 9, dist behind Vocaliser (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Dream Bolt (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Mid-division, raced keenly, headway 10th, not fluent normal 2 out, weakened final bend, 6th of 10, 20l behind Templehills (11-12) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Abbey Lane (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) Chsd ldrs til wknd 16, 6th of 11, 31l behind Generous Ransom (12-3) at Ampton 3m sft in Mar.