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13:45 Fakenham

Fred Cheshire Of The Injured Jockeys Retirement Novices' Chase (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 40.80s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Kemal's Council (IRE)

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Forest Gunner

    2/1

      3
      Silk -

      Kirkharle (IRE)

      50/1

        1
        Silk - White, Red braces, Black sleeves, Red cap

        Forest Gunner

        20
        2/1
        • Form 3125-11
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-12

        tracked leaders, led 9th, clear approaching 4 out, headed flat, no extra

        2
        Silk - Light blue, large black spots, black cap

        Kemal's Council (IRE)

        17
        6/4
        • Form 1222P-1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-5

        prominent, mistake 10th, ridden to chase leader approaching last, led flat, ran on

        3
        Silk - Black, Yellow spots on sleeves, quartered cap

        Crocodiles Den (IRE)

        51
        50/1
        • Form 00-33
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        held up towards rear, headway approaching 4th, blundered and unseated rider 7th

        4
        Silk - Barclay tartan, black cap

        Granite Steps

        17
        10/1
        • Form 22231-F
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in touch, blundered and unseated rider 6th

        5
        Silk - Orange, White spots, Orange sleeves

        Johnlegood

        24
        8/1
        • Form 3P13-24
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leader, mistake and lost place 3rd, fell 5th

        6
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon sleeves, hooped cap

        Kirkharle (IRE)

        8
        50/1
        • Form 42-05P6
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-12

        led, headed and mistake 9th, soon behind

        7
        Silk - Canary, Green hooped sleeves, Canary cap

        Mad Jack

        210
        40/1
        • Form 00/P2-3
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leaders, mistake 13th, pulled up next

        8
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ROYAL BLUE (halved), WHITE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE and ROYAL BLUE quartered cap

        Take The Stand (IRE)

        409
        8/1
        • Form 224135-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, hampered 6th, headway 11th, blundered badly 15th, pulled up before 2 out

        In depth

        Verdict

        This is a good novice chase for the track with the promising Granite Steps hoping to atone for his early departure at Wetherby. While he has the size to do well at this game, he faces a couple of above average rivals in Forest Gunner and Kemal's Council. The former, an impressive winner here last month, will be more at home over this trip and is sure to give a good account. However, the TEAMtalk vote goes to Kemal's Council, who was a wide margin winner on his chasing debut. He looks to have plenty of improvement in him and can take this en route to better things.