Racecards
14:30 Fakenham
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Prince Of Wales Cup Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 3m 38y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,500 added
- Winner: £4,489
- 2nd: £2,066
- 3rd: £1,033
- 4th: £517
- Form 462321-
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Isabel Williams
close up in rear, headway to press for 2nd at 13th, ridden and outpaced 2f out
- Form 3113P/F-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
tracked winner, ridden to press winner 2 out, kept on one pace
- Form 2489P-1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Ben Bromley
made all, soon 4 lengths clear, reduced lead 11th, not fluent 2 out, ridden clear approaching last, comfortable
Verdict
Southwell winner MYSTIC MAN should be able to get the better of April's Stratford scorer Kym Eyre as he already looks as though he is going to make a much better chaser than hurdler and is receiving 21lb taking into jockeys’ claims. Rebel Leader has been off the track for more than a year.
Formwatch
Kym Eyre (IRE) 4-1fav (11-8) Held up in rear, mistake 4th and 11th, headway 3 out, went 2nd before last, still 4 lengths down flat, kept on, led towards finish, won at Stratford 3m 4f hcp (5) gs in Apr beating Cardboard Gangster (11-9) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Rebel Leader (IRE) 7-2 (10-3) Fell 1st, at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Mystic Man (IRE) 13-2 (10-6) Prominent, headway to lead when not fluent 2 out, ridden after last, ran on, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May beating Miss Antipova (10-5) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.