Racecards
15:05 Fakenham
Cecil And Sheila Buttifant Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 13F4/06
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer A Stronge
- Jockey Adam Wedge
prominent, led 7th, ridden 2 out, strongly challenged last, held on well under pressure
- Form 3-5PPP1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer C Fryer
- Jockey Miss A Stirling
chased leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 506270
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey A Freeman
chased leaders, hampered 1st, soon lost place, detatched 5th, rallied 2 out, stayed on well approaching last, never able to challenge
- Form 36312P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey G Sheehan
led until 7th, ridden and weakened 4 out, soon behind, pulled up 2 out
- Form 8740P8
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A Middleton
- Jockey James Banks
behind, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, hard ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on same pace
Wunfurlez
42- Form 9044
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Mrs D Grissell
- Jockey S Thomas
held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 3rd, ridden 4 out, weakened next
- Form 534377
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey Felix de Giles
tracked leaders, under pressure 3 out, lost place before next
- Form PFPF82
- Age 10
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer M Gates
- Jockey Peter Carberry
prominent when blundered and unseated rider 1st
- Form 746877
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 92
held up towards rear, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, effort when not fluent 2 out, every chance when slow last, stayed on strongly close home, just failed
Commitment
160- Form 4343
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Ryan Mania
Nonrunner
Verdict
Doyenne Dream pulled off a 50/1 shock in a Towcester maiden hurdle 11 days ago but this is a step up in grade and there is no guarantee that the visor will work a second time. COMMITMENT has been waiting for the better ground and is likely to be ready for this, despite racing for the first time since November. He might be the one to beat on his fourth to Saturday's easy Newton Abbot winner The Rattler Obrien at Wincanton in October. Good Of Luck was in good form prior to his fall at Newbury and Wunfurlez still has scope and is preferred to Stratford second Killegney.
Formwatch
Vico (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Held up in mid-division, ridden and beaten 3 out, 6th of 13, 23l behind Wily Fox (11-9) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Doyenne Dream 50-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, led after 2 out, clear last, stayed on, won at Towcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gd beating Cailin (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran.
Steel Summit (IRE) 40-1 (10-6) Held up mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 40l behind Generous Ransom (11-3) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs.
Good of Luck 9-2fav (10-6) In touch, challenged 7th, not fluent 3 out, weakened next, pulled up before last, in a race won by Horatio Hornblower (11-11) at Newbury 2m 3f cnd nov hcp hdl (0-120) (4) gd in Mar, 13 ran.
Unknown Legend (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) Went left and slowly away, behind, mistake 2nd and 3 out, some late headway, never in contention, 8th of 18, 13l behind Dalmo (11-9) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.
Wunfurlez 100-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 12, 27l behind Sergeant Mattie (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Dougalstar (FR) 25-1 (10-11) Wandered 1st, in touch on outside, reminders before 6th, weakened last (usual 2 out), tailed off, 7th of 16, 42l behind Area Access (10-11) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Mar.
Killegney 50-1 (10-8) In touch, led before 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and headed approaching bypassed last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Area Access (10-11) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Mar.
Artifice Sivola (FR) 50-1 (10-7) Not that fluent, led until 4th, weakened well before 2 out, 7th of 11, 42l behind Dubai Prince (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Commitment 11-2 (11-5) Mid-division, headway 7th, soon chased leader, ridden 3 out, weakened next, 3rd of 11, 19l behind Tigresse Bleue (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Nov.