Racecards
15:00 Fakenham
Cromer Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,874
- 2nd: £1,431
- 3rd: £716
- 4th: £358
- Form 3/44-511
- Age 7
- Weight 12-5
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey T Scudamore
made all, 4 lengths clear 4 out, stayed on flat
- Form 503544
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Kielan Woods
close up, pressed winner 10th until 2 out, soon struggling, tired when fell last
- Form 3-35U67
- Age 13
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer P Winks
- Jockey Ryan Winks
raced wide, tracked leaders, outpaced 12th, rallied to chase clear winner 2 out, jumped right last, stayed on towards finish
- Form 212P12
- Age 12
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey T J O'Brien
tracked winner until 10th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out
- Form 5547-63
- Age 9
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Dave Crosse
close up, pushed along 6th, ridden along next, lost touch 12th, rallied bend approaching last, kept on
In depth
Verdict
DE KERRY MAN returned from a short break to win by 10 lengths at Fontwell last week. The margin of victory may have been exaggerated by conditions but he's clearly in good heart and may be capable of completing the hat-trick, though Alright Benny should never be discounted around here having yet to finish out of the first two in three previous visits. Dashing George won off a much higher mark here last season but age seems to have caught up with him this term and he lacks the scope of Wish In A Well. Tribal Dance is still a maiden over fences and was beaten 25 lengths in a seller over hurdles at Southwell last time.
Formwatch
De Kerry Man (IRE) 5-4fav (11-9) Raced keenly, made all, soon clear, not fluent 3rd, mistake 11th, joined 4 out, in command and clear again before next, eased towards finish, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb beating Regal Flow (11-12) by 10l, 4 ran.
Wish In A Well (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Led until 3rd, chased leader until led again 6th until 10th, chased leader, every chance when blundered 3 out, chased leading trio, weakened before next, 4th of 7, 25l behind Roberto Pegasus (11-7) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Feb.
Dashing George (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Held up in mid-division, outpaced from 7th, well held after, 7th of 10, 26l behind Bennys Well (11-6) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Alright Benny (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Led, hard driven 3 out, soon pressed, headed approaching when not fluent last, kept on, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Moneymix (10-5) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
Tribal Dance (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, outpaced 6th, weakened after 3 out, 3rd of 9, 25l behind Bathcounty (10-11) at Southwell 2m (5) sft in Feb.