Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Fakenham - Tue 8th May 2012
14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00

15:00 totepool Handicap Chase2m 5f 110y
Weighed In - (Class 5), £5,000 added, 5yo+, 11 runners
Winner £3,249 2nd £954 3rd £477 4th £238
Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places Surface: Turf
Winning distances: Always be involved in the finish!

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 6m 1.10s
Off time: 15:00:17

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Phoenix Des Mottes (FR)	10/1
2nd	Springfield Raki	3/1
3rd	Cherokee Star	11/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	45P444-	Springfield Raki 10	8	11-12 t	P Bohan (10)	S Gollings	95	3/1
2	5/55PU5-	Silent Rage (USA) 17	7	11-12	M Goldstein (3)	Mrs D Grissell	95	8/1
3	FP21PS-	Man Of Principles (IRE) 15	9	11-8 v	Ryan Mania	W Coltherd	91	5/1
4	4S3/56P-	Cherokee Star 30	7	11-7	Mr M G Nolan (7)	D L Williams	90	11/1
5	P77931-	Farewellatmidnight 29	6	11-7 t	C I Gillies	A M Hales	90	7/2
6	1/P6334-	Duke Of Stradone (IRE) 16	12	11-7 t1	Mr A Braithwaite (7)	N B King	90	50/1
7	0BP2P4/	The Black Lion (IRE) 948	11	11-2	Charles Greene (7)	N Kent	85	11/1
8	364214-	Phoenix Des Mottes (FR) 18	9	10-9	Joseph Cornwall (5)	J R Cornwall	78	10/1
9	P3P7P2-	Zepnove (IRE) 30	6	10-2 p	Trevor Whelan (7)	N B King	71	9/1
10	6/90635-	Peak Seasons (IRE) 29	9	10-0	Gary Rutherford (5)	M C Chapman	66	66/1
11	458P6P-	Feeling Peckish (USA) 16	8	10-0 t	Miss Alice Mills (7)	M C Chapman	52	66/1

Verdict

Man Of Principles has rather lost his way lately while Stratford winner Phoenix Des Mottes is probably back in the handicapper's grip. Zepnove was still tailed off, despite finishing second at Plumpton last month, and Springfield Raki has struggled since winning over 3m1f here in December, though continues to tumble down the weights. He was, however, well behind FAREWELLATMIDNIGHT over C&D last month and there seems no reason why Alex Hales' progressive six-year-old can't follow up that ultimately comfortable victory today.

Formwatch

Springfield Raki 15-2 (9-11) In rear, headway before 5 out, ridden after 4 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 7l behind Ballyoliver (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Apr.

Silent Rage (USA) 12-1 (11-0) Wl bhnd 14, 5th of 6, 34l behind Description (11-0) at Penshurst 3m ptp gs in Apr.

Man Of Principles (IRE) 9-1 (11-8) Led, mistake 6th, not fluent 8th, not fluent and headed 2 out, slipped up soon after, in a race won by Tipsy Dara (11-2) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Apr, 10 ran.

Cherokee Star 8-1 (11-5) Led 2nd, headed 6th, led next, headed 4 out, weakened well before 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Pistolet Noir (11-5) at Towcester 2m hts chs (6) gd in Apr, 12 ran.

Farewellatmidnight 13-2 (10-0) Keen tracked leader, led 11th, ridden clear approaching last, stayed on, won at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Apr beating Ballyoliver (11-12) by 5l, 7 ran.

Duke Of Stradone (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) (tt) lft in ld 2-14; wknd 3 out, 4th of 9, 24l behind Bach To The Wall (12-0) at Fakenham Points 3m ptp gs in Apr.

The Black Lion (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, driven along in 4th place 12th, ridden and struggling when left modest 3rd 3 out, lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Majic Moments (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Oct '09.

Phoenix Des Mottes (FR) 7-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, weakened 10th, modest 4th, 4th of 6, 37l behind Noble Legend (11-2) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Apr.

Zepnove (IRE) 11-1 (10-10) Chased leader, hit 5th, lost 2nd before 10th, soon no chance with leading duo, struggling 3 out, left poor 2nd last, 2nd of 6, well behind Beau Colonel (10-10) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Apr.

Peak Seasons (IRE) 50-1 (9-8) Held up, headway 4th, weakened 10th, behind 12th, tailed off, 5th of 8, well behind Newton Tonic (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Apr.

Feeling Peckish (USA) 66-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, lost place and towards rear 7th, behind 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 12th, in a race won by Epee Celeste (11-11) at Stratford 3m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Apr, 9 ran.