Racecards
15:00 Fakenham
Norfolk Beginners' Chase (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,949
- 2nd: £572
- 3rd: £286
- 4th: £143
- Form 2F9051/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leaders, went 2nd at 13th, joined winner next, led 4out, ridden 3 lengths clear 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened flat
- Form 46423P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Alice Mills
always in rear, never troubled leaders
- Form 5/P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer P J Gilligan
- Jockey T J O'Brien
led 2nd, headed 12th, pulled up suddenly 14th
Springfield Raki
269- Form 44323P-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey D A Jacob
led, headed 2nd, led again 12th, joined 14th, headed next, ridden to lead approaching last, stayed on flat
In depth
Verdict
EL DANCER hasn't been seen since winning over hurdles at Cheltenham in April last year but Lucy Wadham's gelding will surely have far too much class for these if putting in a clear round. Springfield Raki is flattered by his form figures and still has much to learn about jumping fences but should follow home the selection as the other pair as Finnegans Rainbow has already had 23 starts over the larger obstacles and Lord Hear Us has shown nothing so far.
Formwatch
El Dancer (GER) 5-2 (11-8) Disputed 2nd, headway to join leader 2 out, led last, ridden clear flat, comfortably, won at Cheltenham 3m hdl (2) gd in Apr '10 beating De Soto (11-0) by 21l, 4 ran.
Finnegans Rainbow 100-1 (9-7) Towards rear on outer, weakened from 12th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Qualitee (11-3) at Ludlow 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd, 9 ran.
Lord Hear Us (IRE) 3-1 (12-0) Alw in rr, pu 5out, in a race won by Not Before Eight (12-0) at Loughrea 3m ire ptp sft in Oct, 5 ran.
Springfield Raki 7-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 13th, weakening when slow 5 out, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Cottage Flyer (11-0) at Fakenham 3m beg chase (3) gd in Mar, 7 ran.