14:00 Fakenham

Friday 18 October 2024

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130,000 Prize Money At Fakenham 1st January Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 2.1s

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Selected odds by:

Charging Thunder^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: James Owen

1/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat, barely stays 2m, won at Yarmouth on stable debut last time. Very likely type for excellent yard on hurdles debut with cheekpieces retained.

Form:

Lord Of The Glance¹⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales

80/1

Showed a bit more than on debut when sixth of 10 in bumper at Market Rasen in April. Needs another major step forward on this switch to hurdling.

Form: 06-

Piecederesistance^h²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 105| BF

17/2

Placed both starts over hurdles to end 2022. Unable to add to tally on the level since then but fitness is assured and he sets the solid if unspectacular standard back in this sphere.

Form: 3432/

Ronnies Rules¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Ben Sutton⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton| D

11/4

Irish point winner who won all 3 starts in bumpers at Stratford for his leading yard this summer. Inauspicious start to hurdles career there 11 days ago, unseating rider early following a blunder, and this will reveal a lot more.

Form: F-1111U

Tarbaan^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

18/1

Four-time winner on the Flat but hasn't shown much spark this year. Fair start over hurdles when fifth at Fontwell but needs to build on that.

Form: 5

Gordon Grey^t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁵⁾| T: B Brookhouse

22/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 12.5f), won at Pontefract and Epsom this year. Readily brushed aside on hurdles debut last month.

Form: 6

Malinheadsearovers^h,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Fergus Gillard| T: T R Gretton

250/1

Modest maiden handicapper at best on Flat (stays 7f), little form in 2024 so no appeal now hurdling.

Form:

The Expensive One³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: James Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| BF

11/2

Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart bumper winner/top-class hurdler The New One. Improved on debut effort despite failing to land the odds in 3-runner bumper at Newton Abbot last month. Goes hurdling now representing yard going great guns.

Form: 6-2

Forecasts

Charging Thunder (1/1), Ronnies Rules (11/4), The Expensive One (11/2), Piecederesistance (17/2), Tarbaan (18/1), Gordon Grey (22/1), Lord Of The Glance (80/1), Malinheadsearovers (250/1)

The switch to James Owen paid immediate dividends for CHARGING THUNDER on the level and sure to be well prepared for this hurdles debut, he can follow up. Ronnies Rules didn't get very far on recent debut in this sphere but he couldn't be in much better hands, while The Expensive One is certainly bred to excel over obstacles.