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15:05 Fakenham

Wensum Valley Maiden Chase (Class 5)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,395
  • 2nd: £698
  • 3rd: £349
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 39.60s
  • Off Time: 15:05:12
  • 4 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Groomed (IRE)

6/5

    1
    Silk - Maroon and Pink (quartered), Maroon sleeves and cap

    Earth Tremor (IRE)

    51 t
    5/2
    • Form 3233-37
    • Age 7
    • Weight 11-0

    chased leader, never jumped well, under pressure when hampered 2 out, no impression

    2
    Silk - EMERALD GREEN and WHITE diabolo, WHITE cap

    Watch House (IRE)

    429
    11/2
    • Form 3PP2/37-
    • Age 8
    • Weight 11-0

    led until 3 out, driven and unseated rider next

    3
    Silk - Black and yellow stripes, yellow sleeves, black diamonds, yellow cap, black star

    Groomed (IRE)

    6
    6/5
    • Form 4P4503
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-10

    tracked leader, led 3 out, strongly challenged approaching last, forged clear flat, stayed on gamely

    4
    Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Yellow star

    Persian Herald

    13 p
    9/2
    • Form 334460
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-10

    tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place 7th, rallied 2 out, every chance last, no extra flat

    Previous results

    2012
    Silk -

    Fly Town (IRE)

    15/8
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-7

    In depth

    Verdict

    GROOMED looks the one to be on here. He won twice on the Flat and was third here on his UK debut over hurdles following a campaign in Ireland. The five-year-old has more scope than stablemate Earth Tremor, who has still to win a race of any description and is a little one-paced. Persian Herald was hit-and-miss over hurdles and it remains to be seen how he takes to fences but he still looks a better bet than the returning Watch House to spoil a Tim Vaughan 1-2.

    Formwatch

    Earth Tremor (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Held up, not fluent 1st, headway approaching 4th, weakened next, tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind At Fishers Cross (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.

    Watch House (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Led, driven and headed 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 7th of 14, 21l behind Greenlaw (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m NH flat (5) gd in Oct '11.

    Groomed (IRE) 17-2 (11-11) Mid-division, challenged 2 out, no extra flat, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Chicklemix (11-3) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Dec.

    Persian Herald 12-1 (11-5) Prominent, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 48l behind Drussell (11-2) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Dec.