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14:40 Fakenham

Easter Monday Racing At Fakenham Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 38y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,500 added
  • Winner: £6,646
  • 2nd: £1,964
  • 3rd: £982
  • 4th: £491
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 17.90s
  • Off Time: 14:40:38
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - Black, orange star and armlets
3/1
  • Form 372222
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 125

tracked leaders, went 3rd 6th, 2nd 3 out, led before last, carried head high but came clear run-in

2
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
3/1
  • Form 240299
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 124

held up in 5th place, fell 12th

3
Silk - Pink, purple striped sleeves, purple cap

Cabragh (IRE)

12 p D
5/2
  • Form 141P33
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 114

pressed leader, jumped left 5th, mistake and lost 2nd briefly 11th, led 13th, clear until next, ridden and headed before last, kept on same pace run-in

4
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Yellow star
  • Form FP6811
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 106

led until 13th, chased leader until ridden 3 out, chased leading pair, no impression when weakened and lost modest 3rd after next

5
Silk - Purple, white diamond, chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 48P2P3
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 105

raced wide, not fluent 1st, tracked leading pair until 6th, mistake and outpaced 4 out, modest 3rd after 2 out

In depth

Verdict

Join The Clan was second here in November but he’s run more bad races than good since. Cabragh hasn’t really got any form on ground this quick but he would have claims on his third at Doncaster two runs ago. Little Windmill won a couple of times in the autumn but has been off the track for six months and no-one could deny that MASTER JAKE deserves a change of luck. Dan Skelton’s charge has found only one too good off similar marks in his last four runs and should take all the beating if handling this quicker surface. Make Me A Fortune has run eight times over fences but only been placed three times.

Formwatch

Master Jake (IRE) 3-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden before last, chased winner run-in, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Clan Legend (11-1) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Mar.

Join The Clan (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 3 out, effort to chase placed horses before 2 out, no impression, weakened before last, 9th of 13, 31 3/4l behind Gayebury (11-1) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) sft in Feb.

Cabragh (IRE) 9-2 (10-8) Towards rear, mistake 1st, outpaced from 14th, plugged on from 3 out, 3rd of 5, 20 1/2l behind On The Road (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Mar.

Little Windmill (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Made all, clear before last, unchallenged, comfortably, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating High Counsel (11-9) by 7l, 8 ran.

Make Me A Fortune (IRE) 2-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, outpaced 5 out, rallied 3 out, kep on well closing stages, never a threat, 3rd of 4, 7 1/4l behind Fields of Glory (11-8) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Feb.