Racecards
15:25 Fakenham
EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form 832-661
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Kielan Woods
raced wide held up, hit 4th, headway to chase winner before 2 out until bend approaching last, kept on one pace
- Form 1-132
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B P Harding
tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, effort to chase winner bend approaching last, kept on one pace
- Form 1/21
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey A P McCoy
made all, shaken up 2 out, soon in command, readily
- Form P46-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer S-J Davies
- Jockey R T Dunne
with winner until ridden 3 out, soon weakened
Tiger Feat
57- Form 9-3F6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Jack Doyle
in rear, hit 6th, ridden 4 out, never on terms
- Form PP-514
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs S J Humphrey
- Jockey James Banks
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, plugged on same pace
King Louis
39- Form 65
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Bellamy
in rear, pushed along 4th, behind from 4 out
Verdict
CLEAN SHEET split a couple of subsequent Grade 2 winners on his hurdling debut at Sandown but had to battle to get off the mark at Newbury on his next start. However, he's still learning the game and there should be plenty more to come from Oscar gelding. Chidswell is well regarded but has been beaten twice since scoring at Ayr in October, though his Newcastle third couldn't have worked out any better and he's a danger to the selection. Acertain Circus won a maiden hurdle over 2m here last month but this looks a lot tougher and Alan King's pair, Tiger Feat and King Louis, may need more time.
Formwatch
Acertain Circus 5-2 (10-12) Held up, awkward 2nd, headway 5th, chased leading pair approaching last, ridden when led flat, won at Fakenham 2m mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan beating Benissimo (11-0) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Chidswell (IRE) 4-6fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, every chance last, no extra, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Five In A Row (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Clean Sheet (IRE) 6-5fav (11-0) Took keen hold early, held up in 5th, hit 3rd, headway into 4th soon after 3 out, on heels of leaders when blundered 2 out, rallied under pressure run-in, went 2nd 100 yards out, led post, won at Newbury 2m hdl (4) gs in Dec beating Seven Nation Army (11-0) by shd, 11 ran.
Battleship Boy (IRE) Kaieteur gelding out of Battle On.
Tiger Feat 16-1 (10-12) Mid-division, reminders after 4 out, weakened after next, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind St Johns Point (10-12) at Towcester 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Top Man Marty (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Led or disputed lead to 4f out, soon outpaced, no impression in 4th final 2f, 4th of 10, 19l behind Ballyhenry (10-12) at Warwick 2m NH flat (6) sft in Jan.
King Louis 7-1 (10-7) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, one pace in 5th and no impression final 2f, 5th of 11, 18l behind Church Leap (10-4) at Lingfield 2m NH flat (6) std in Jan.