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14:30 Fakenham

At The Races Novices' Chase (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,505
  • 2nd: £1,910
  • 3rd: £955
  • 4th: £477
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 29.30s
  • Off Time: 14:30:22
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Robo (FR)

13/8

    2
    Silk -

    Plunkett (IRE)

    7/2

      1
      Silk - Light green, brown braces and armlets, white cap

      Film Festival (USA)

      17
      7/4
      • Form 8/22321
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 127

      led, ridden and headed 2 out, soon outpaced by winner, weakened and lost 2nd bend into straight

      2
      Silk - Black, Red sash, White sleeves and cap

      Robo (FR)

      25 C
      13/8
      • Form 2719-21
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 125

      tracked leaders, went 2nd after 5th, led 2 out, ridden and soon clear, ran on, comfortable

      3
      Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW (halved), DARK BLUE sleeves, YELLOW cap

      Bentota (IRE)

      719 D
      11/1
      • Form 116/
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-2

      in rear, outpaced 8th, rallied to go 3rd near finish

      4
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red Cross of Lorraine, Light Green sleeves, Red cap

      Plunkett (IRE)

      7
      7/2
      • Form 2122-33
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 118

      in touch, went 3rd after 5th, ridden 3 out, kept on to go remote 2nd bend into straight

      5
      Silk - Yellow, black chevrons, striped cap

      Rester Vrai (FR)

      12
      50/1
      • Form 6760-6
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      tracked leader until after 5th, lost touch before next

      Previous results

      2009
      Silk -

      Busker Royal

      4/7
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-6

      2008
      Silk -

      Backbord (GER)

      11/4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0

      2007
      Silk -

      Sprosser (IRE)

      10/11
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      The longer trip may draw out further improvement from ROBO who is preferred to Film Festival. Rene Robeson's gelding had to work hard (as his jockey did) for victory at the track last month but he looked then as if the further he went the more he was enjoying it. Now stepped up to three miles this gelding should go close assuming the ground doesn't deteriorate too much. Film Festival impressed at Wetherby when well-backed and the longer trip shouldn't pose any problems, a comment that also applies to the chasing debutant Rester Vrai but he needs to leave his hurdling form miles behind. Of more interest is Plunkett despite being left behind at Exeter in a race won by Watamu Bay; he is better judged on his Fontwell third. Bentota, back from 719 days on the sidelines, completes the field but is hard to fancy unless the market screams otherwise.

      Formwatch

      Film Festival (USA) 3-1fav (11-9) Made all, clear when not fluent 2 out, ran on well, eased towards finish, won at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Oct beating The Darling Boy (10-10) by 8l, 7 ran.

      Robo (FR) 9-1 (11-2) Held up, mistake 5th, awkward next, tracked leaders 10th, ridden 12th, ridden to chased leader 3 out, joined leader next, led approaching last, ran on, won at Fakenham 2m 5f nov chs (3) gd in Oct beating Anquetta (11-2) by 5l, 7 ran.

      Bentota (IRE) 17-2 (10-13) Prominent, weakened after 10th, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Galant Nuit (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f beg chs (4) sft in Nov '08.

      Plunkett (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Took keen hold early, held up in last, left 3rd 13th, left behind approaching 4 out, mistake 3 out, 3rd of 5, well behind Watamu Bay (10-12) at Exeter 3m nov chs (3) gs.

      Rester Vrai (FR) 50-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd and keen, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, 6th of 8, 47l behind Lively Baron (10-12) at Haydock 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd.