Racecards
16:20 Fakenham
Three Cheers For The Armed Forces Fox Hunters' Chase (Class 6)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,000 added
- Form P221P-4
- Age 8
- Weight 12-8
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer M Hazell
- Jockey Adam Wedge
mostly tracked leader, mistake 2nd, joined winner after 13th, lost 2nd approaching 3 out, left remote 2nd 2 out, fell last
- Form 8F972F
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Mrs F Hawes
- Jockey Mr M Smith
raced keenly, always close up, led narrowly 13th soon joined, jumped well 3 out and soon in command, left clear next, finished alone
- Form 4U6P84-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Miss Morgan
- Jockey Mr Richard Collinson
always close up, ridden and effort 12th, chased winner 3out, held when jockey became unbalanced and unseated rider soon after 2 out
- Form P5UF-06
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Mrs H Kemp
- Jockey Mrs H Kemp
pulled hard tracked leader, unseated rider 4th
- Form PF1231-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer R C Crosby
- Jockey Mr P Bull
led, ridden and headed 13th, jumped slowly next, pulled up 4 out
- Form U12319
- Age 7
- Weight 12-8
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Mr Rhys Hughes
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Ungaro has the highest rating of these being currently rated 137 but the 11-year-old has lost his way considerably in recent years and has not won since landing the Feltham in 2006 and he looks best left out of calculations in a race taken to go to DEAD OR ALIVE, who is preferred to Young Collier. The last mentioned ran well in two hunter chases last season and was successful in points either side of those runs so he still retains plenty of ability although lack of a recent run is of some concern. Andrew Nick was pulled up on his most recent start under rules at Chepstow in April but he has had a recent run in a point so he cannot be discounted. Bantry Bere, a recent faller in a point-to-point, will hopefully jump better today but is likely to have to settle for minor honours behind Dead Or Alive. Tim Vaughan's gelding showed a decent level of form in novice hurdles in the autumn and looks worth backing back over the larger obstacles in a race that should not take much winning.
Formwatch
Andrew Nick (IRE) 2-1 (12-5) Chsd ldrs to 14, 4th of 10, 9l behind Star Double (12-5) at Higham 3m ptp gd in Jan.
Bantry Bere (IRE) 5-4 (12-5) Jnd ldrs 10; fell 15, in a race won by Merry Vic (12-5) at Cottenham 3m ptp gs, 10 ran.
Thistlecraft (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Prominent, led 2nd, headed 6th, led 8th to 10th, soon driven and lost place, 4th of 8, 40l behind It'S Like That (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Mar.
Ungaro (FR) 5-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 11th, headway 14th, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd soon after until 2 out, weakening when blundered last, 6th of 10, 18l behind Accumulus (11-5) at Huntingdon 3m hts chs (6) sft.
Young Collier 4-6 (12-4) Lft in ld 4; qcknd clr aft 2 out; rdn out, won at Charing 3m ptp in Apr beating Lord Atterbury (12-0) by 5l, 5 ran.
Dead Or Alive (IRE) 11-2 (11-9) Mid-division, weakened before 3 out, 9th of 12, 26l behind De Soto (11-2) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Aug.