Racecards
14:55 Fakenham
Robert Case Memorial Novices' Chase (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
Harry Hunt
16- Form 213353
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Killian Moore
led, headed 4th, tracked winner, mistake 8th, ridden when fell 14th
- Form 114-132
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer J P Ferguson
- Jockey Tom Cannon
tracked leader, led 4th, left a fence clear 14th, eased flat
First Lad
17- Form 5/P-P0P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Pomfret
- Jockey T J Phelan
in rear when blundered and unseated rider 2nd
- Form 2-34630
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer P J Gilligan
- Jockey A E Lynch
tracked leaders, close 3rd when fell 12th
- Form 0-P56
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey M D Grant
in touch, mistake 2nd, ridden and lost touch 10th, detached from 13th, finish in own time
Verdict
Dreamy George has come up against decent novices in his two runs to date since graduating from point-to-points but still has questions to answer. Harry Hunt has the stronger form having won once and been placed in five of his six other starts over the larger obstacles, though does have a penalty to carry. OUR OLLIE has only managed one place in four runs over fences but was nibbled at in the betting in a handicap at Naas last time and may be a bit better than he's shown so far. He was second on good ground over hurdles a couple of years ago and the better going can see him finally get his head in front.
Formwatch
Harry Hunt 9-4 (11-0) Held up in last pair, headway on outside disputing 3rd 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, stayed on under pressure into 3rd final 110 yards, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind One Lucky Lady (10-2) at Lingfield 2m n h flat (4) std in Feb.
Dreamy George (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Held up towards rea in 5th, went 4th at 12th, challenged 3 out, chased winner before last, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Victor Hewgo (11-0) at Doncaster 3m nov chs (4) gs in Jan.
First Lad 100-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, hampered 6th, mistake 10th, lost touch 13th, in a race won by Keltic Rhythm (10-11) at Leicester 2m 7f nov chs (3) gs in Feb, 8 ran.
Our Ollie (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) Soon tracked leaders, lost place 4 out, towards rear and no extra from next, last of 12, well behind Reality Dose (10-6) at Naas 2m hcp chs 0-109 sft in Jan.
Misty Mornin 100-1 (10-10) Tracked winner, pushed along briefly before 3rd, lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Down Ace (11-3) at Lingfield 2m mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Nov.