16:15 Fakenham

Friday 16 February 2024

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1516:50

William Bulwer Long Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   3m 38y  |   Soft  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:15  |   Winning time: 6m 58.4s
1st
Horse silk
3
5/6f
T: P F NichollsJ: Miss N Parker (3)
Jumped slightly right, chased leader, mistake 1st, not fluent 6th or 9th, led 12th, headed and ridden after 2 out, 7 lengths down when left in lead last, kept on op 8/11
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
6
811-12
6/1
T: Mrs J OwenJ: Mr Alex Chadwick (3)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 13th until before next, outpaced before 2 out, left 2nd last, no impression on winner flat op 7/1 tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
5
80/1
T: Miss A Jackson-fennellJ: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell (7)
Led, big and slow jump 5th, headed 12th, struggling from 14th, well behind 2 out, kept on flat op 125/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
22/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Mr Edward Vaughan (7)
Chased leaders, pecked 11th, not fluent next, mistake 14th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out op 20/1 tchd 18/1
UR
Horse silk
8
2/1
T: T EllisJ: Miss Gina Andrews
Held up in rear, headway before 9th, went 2nd before 14th, led after 2 out, 7 lengths clear when blundered and unseated rider last op 15/8 tchd 9/4

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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Bennys King13
Weight: 12-6|  Age: 13
T: D Skelton  J: Non Runner
NR
4
Horse silk
Sopran Thor257
Weight: 12-6|  Age: 9
T: J Whyte  J: Murray Dodd
NR
7
Horse silk
Spyglass Hill332
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 11
T: R Pallas  J: Mr James King
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £1.90EX:£4.90Trifecta:£36.40SF:£6.04Swingers:£3.30

Forecasts

Secret Investor (5/6), Tigerbythetail (2/1), Spyglass Hill (4/1), Bennys King (5/1), Grand Roi (6/1), Sopran Thor (20/1), Cybernetic (22/1), Cooldine Bog (80/1)

Verdict

SECRET INVESTOR still has plenty of class and he's tough to beat in this sphere, so he gets the nod ahead of Tigerbythetail, who has a tremendous record in points. Spyglass Hill is a definite player if he can avoid mistakes.

  1. SECRET INVESTOR
  2. TIGERBYTHETAIL (IRE)
  3. SPYGLASS HILL (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £2,566.002nd: £1,284.003rd: £642.004th: £321.00

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