Racecards
17:25 Newbury
Fabulous Fakes Hunters' Chase (Class H)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good
- Form P/P21-1P
- Age 9
- Weight 12-5
- Trainer Mrs Susan E Busby
- Jockey Mr P Cowley
in touch until weakened 4 out, pulled up before next
- Form 164-2P3
- Age 11
- Weight 12-5
- Trainer Mrs H Bartlett
- Jockey Mr M G Miller
held up, headway from 13th, ridden approaching 3 out, 4th and no chance when refused last
- Form 431-P53
- Age 11
- Weight 12-5
- Trainer K Goldsworthy
- Jockey Mr G Barber
led to 4th, chased winner from 12th, kept on same pace from 3 out
- Form 36/14-PP
- Age 13
- Weight 12-5
- Trainer M Hazell
- Jockey Mr J Diment
chased leader, led 4th to 12th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Quetal (IRE)
328- Form F6P/111-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-5
- Trainer Mrs Laura J Young
- Jockey Mr James Young
close up, not fluent 5th, effort 11th, led next, stayed on well from 3 out
- Form F34/1-PP
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey Mr J A Jenkins
held up, blundered and fell 7th
Charlie Hawes (IRE)
1071- Form 000040/
- Age 14
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Miss Gillian A Russell
- Jockey Miss G Russell
always well in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 10th
- Form P22-323
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Andrew Martin
- Jockey Mr Andrew Martin
prominent until weakened and behind from 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 041D-45
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer J Papworth
- Jockey Mr L Jefford
in touch, weakened and behind from 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 14th
- Form 535-205
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Mrs S Odell
- Jockey Mr S Walsh
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Westerton (IRE)
741- Form 0P25PF/
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer F Hutsby
- Jockey Mr F Hutsby
held up, stayed on under pressure from 14th, 3rd and beaten when not fluent 2 out and last
In depth
Verdict
Quetal, who beat Barryscourt Lad in the Martell Reserve Novices' Hunters' Chase at Aintree last April, will be a warm order here. Fair Wind's second to Hours at Cheltenham in May reads very well and he should give the favourite most to do. Alpha Romana won two hunter events last spring and looks to be best of the rest. The form represented by Folkestone winner, Belvento, and Stratford winner, Pro Bono, looks short of the required level, and it is Quetal who gets a pretty confident vote.