Fakenham Racecourse Supports Racing To School Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 6m 17.2s

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Sackett¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr Jack Andrews⁽⁷⁾| T: N B King| OR: 112| D

7/2

No chance with easy winner at Huntingdon last time (2m4f) but was well clear of the remainder. Stays this far and scope for improvement over fences having had just the two runs over the larger obstacles.

Form: 129642

Tinker Time^b1¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr B Brackenbury⁽⁷⁾| T: A M Hales| OR: 109| D

25/1

Formerly quite decent over fences but lightly raced these days and not the force of old. First time blinkers need to make quite an impact.

Form: 24/46P-7

The Tin Miner^p⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽⁵⁾| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 107

14/1

Made all at Plumpton in December but jumping went to pieces at that track last time and even his best form may not be quite good enough for this.

Form: 4/U-3126

Riddlestown^b⁴¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁵⁾| T: C Fryer| OR: 106| C| D

28/1

Won at Towcester last May but very disappointing since and the forecast rain not in his favour. Not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 214787

Midnight Bliss^t⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Bryony Frost| T: C Fryer| OR: 104| CD

4/1

Prolific in Point-to-points and three wins already this season under rules including here last year. Not disgraced when third a week ago but this slightly tougher.

Form: 112P13

Fifty Shades⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: James Bowen| T: Christian Williams| OR: 98| BF| C

11/4

Well backed to get back to winning ways at Catterick last week but given far too much to do and failed to reel in the winner. Obvious chance off the same mark here and Cheltenham second in October reads well in this grade.

Form: P25452

Conas Taoi^p⁸^{(ex 7)}

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: T J O'Brien| T: Christian Williams| OR: 87| D

9/4

Decent handicapper in the past and gained deserved success at Carlisle last week after a spell in the wilderness. Still well treated with his penalty on old form and any rain won't be a problem.

Form: 8P5821

Forecasts

Conas Taoi (9/4), Fifty Shades (11/4), Sackett (7/2), Midnight Bliss (4/1), The Tin Miner (14/1), Tinker Time (25/1), Riddlestown (28/1)

Christian Williams looks to hold the key to this and with James Bowen taking over in the saddle, FIFTY SHADES is narrowly preferred to Carlisle scorer Conas Taoi. Sackett bumped into one at Huntingdon last time and may be best for minor honours.