Racecards
14:25 Fakenham
May Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 53P344-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Miss Gina Andrews
led, ridden and headed briefly 10th, headed between 3 out and 2 out, rallied to lead flat
- Form 04123-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
close up, headway to lead between 3 out and 2 out, ridden and headed flat
- Form 50P228-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey D C Costello
tracked leader, led briefly 10th, soon ridden, weakened 2 out
- Form 87792-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 93
in rear, ridden after 9th, weakened next, jumped right 3 out
- Form 28265-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey T J O'Brien
in touch in rear, ridden 9th, plugged on, never a factor
- Form P4613-P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
prominent, ridden 9th, outpaced 2 out, kept on approaching last
- Form B9853-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D L Williams
- Jockey James Davies
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place after 3rd, soon in rear, behind 8th, pulled up before next
- Form 58P6P-P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Alice Mills
tracked leaders, lost place 5th, tailed off
- Form 4650P2-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Jason Cairns
- Jockey Peter Carberry
Nonrunner
- Form 554/33-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Mrs A E Brooks
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
Nonrunner
Verdict
Pheidias has already won a couple of times around here over fences and would have decent claims if his latest run over C&D were ignored. Forever My Friend was second off a higher mark at Exeter in November and is another to consider while Medic Man and Mudita Moment only found one too good at Ffos Las and Warwick respectively recently. Definite Lady wore blinkers when successful at Wincanton but the normal cheekpieces are back on here and she may be worth opposing with WELL METT. Now visored, Lucy Wadham's charge was never travelling when favourite for a conditionals' race at Huntingdon last month but is much better than that and deserves another chance in this lower grade.
Formwatch
Pheidias (IRE) 4-1 (10-10) Led, blundered 6th, soon headed, hit 8th soon in rear, 4th of 7, well behind Emperor's Choice (11-12) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Apr.
Medic Man (IRE) 3-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place briefly before 3 out, soon closed again to take 3rd, left 2nd last, stayed on, not able to trouble winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Mister Hyde (11-11) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy.
Well Mett (IRE) 9-2fav (11-0) Held up towards rear, ridden after 5th, well beaten 7th, 8th of 14, 38l behind Francesa (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Apr.
Dalhaan (USA) 25-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, hampered 9th, headway from 10th, ridden after 2 out, soon chased winner, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Wiesentraum (11-10) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Feb.
Forever My Friend (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, not much room 5th, weakened 2 out, 4th of 6, 39l behind Kilmore West (11-6) at Ffos Las 2m 6f am hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy.
Mrs Peacock (IRE) 10-3 (10-6) Tracked leaders, ridden after 10th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Saddlers Mot (10-12) at Southwell 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft, 6 ran.
Massachusetts 40-1 (10-0) In touch, ridden when not fluent 5th, weakened next, tailed off, 15th of 17, well behind Themanfromfraam (10-10) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Feeling Peckish (USA) 66-1 (9-7) In touch, lost place 5th, soon in rear, behind 9th, pulled up 12th, in a race won by Phoenix Des Mottes (10-4) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft, 11 ran.
Respectueux (FR) 8-1 (11-4) Alw pr & disp, on terms 2out, not go with wnr, ko, 2nd of 13, 8l behind Tullan Strand (12-0) at Toomebridge 3m ire ptp hvy in Apr.
Mudita Moment (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Took keen hold, held up in rear, steady headway 6th, chased leaders next, left in lead 3 out, joined when mistake and headed 2 out, no extra before last, 2nd of 7, 13l behind Who Owns Me (11-4) at Warwick 3m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Definite Lady (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Chased leader, led on long run to 2 out, ridden flashed tail and edged right under pressure flat, kept on, won at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy beating Hector's House (10-8) by 1l, 9 ran.