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15:20 Fakenham

Russell Cooper 60th Birthday Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 12.40s
  • Off Time: 15:20:33
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - Red, White chevron, sleeves and cap
10/3
  • Form 119833-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 115

held up in touch, stumbled badly and unseated rider 3rd

2
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
2/1
  • Form 021U24-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 110

prominent, led 3rd, mistake 12th, clear 2 out, easily

3
Silk - Orange and Dark Green (halved), sleeves reversed, quartered cap
9/4
  • Form 45211-4
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 106

held up, not fluent 2nd, jumped slowly and reminders 11th, ridden before 4 out, chased leaders approaching 2 out, kept on same pace

4
Silk - Purple and Yellow diamonds, Purple sleeves, Yellow armlets, Purple cap
12/1
  • Form 35334-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 100

held up in touch, mistake 4th, hit 13th, soon ridden and lost place, pulled up before next

5
Silk - Dark Green and Yellow diamonds, Dark Green sleeves
  • Form 41P4-55
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 90

led, headed 3rd, remained prominent, weakened before 14th

In depth

Verdict

Englishtown should be up to landing this with New Perk and Red Scally others to consider. The selection was a beaten favourite last time at Bangor when he finished fourth behind Out The Black. He ran a sound race in defeat that day and in what looks a less competitive affair he is taken to score. New Perk is dropping in trip after a slightly disappointing effort at Sedgefield last time. Again, he should find this contest easier and he is entitled to go well with ground conditions to suit. Red Scally goes on a fast surface but he is better with plenty of cut in the ground and with this in mind he is narrowly passed over. Green Go is prone to mistakes and is not one to place maximum faith in, and for the winner we are happy to return to Englishtown.

Formwatch

Red Scally 12-1 (11-5) Held up, headway and effort 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 13, 14l behind Mumbles Head (11-5) at Perth 3m nov hcp hdl 0-115 (3) sft in Apr.

Englishtown (FR) 2-1fav (10-8) Tendancy to jump left, held up, headway 12th, not fluent 13th, mistake 4 out, soon ridden, one pace flat, 4th of 9, 4l behind Out The Black (11-8) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.

New Perk (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, outpaced after 4 out, soon ridden, rallied approaching last, kept on, no impression, 4th of 10, 17l behind Burren Moonshine (10-0) at Sedgefield 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gf.

Monzon (FR) (10-3) behind Wisborough (10-3) at Auteuil 2m 6f chs , 7 ran.

Green Go (GER) 20-1 (9-9) Led to 16th, soon ridden, mistake 17th, weakened 4 out, 5th of 10, 41l behind Tom Sayers (11-10) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf.