15:45 Fakenham

Monday 4 March 2019

All14:1014:4015:1015:4516:1516:50

SV Harvey & Son Builders Ltd Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:29 | Winning time: 5m 10.20s

Lace Bonnet¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: Christian Williams| OR: 100

7/1

Regressive on the Flat and didn't show a great deal on first three runs over hurdles when trained in Ireland. Showed a glimmer of ability on stable debut at Lingfield and one to note in market now handicapping.

Form: 90F5

Schap^p1⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Bryony Frost| T: C Fryer| OR: 100

7/2

Relatively lightly raced and has shown some form. This represents a drop in grade and cheek pieces now added make her of some interest.

Form: 3P0-586

Incertaine⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: David Noonan| T: T R Gretton| OR: 95

16/1

Hasn't shown much in three novice hurdles though winners have come out of the most recent at Bangor. May do better now going into handicaps.

Form: 690

Spirit Of Rome⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: Nick Mitchell| OR: 92

8/1

Placed efforts in the past but has cut little ice in three runs for current yard and not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 45-35P5

Taras Day^p1⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: Laura Morgan| OR: 90WS

25/1

Poor form to date including on stable debut last time. Wind operation since last seen and now in cheek pieces for the first time so could conceivably do better.

Form: 0970-6

Bisoubisou^p,t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 84| CD

6/1

Runs her best races here and 2 from 3 at this venue so hopes rest on a return to this track having showed nothing in three runs since latest win.

Form: 73177P

Molliana⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 89

7/2

Hinted at a bit better on latest and yard in better form now than when she last seen so could yet improve with the longer trip expected to suit.

Form: 5754

Bonbonniere⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: William Marshall⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 76

3/1

Tailed off all four runs to date but no surprise if she improves a fair amount now handicapping for top yard, and stable won't have too many with such a lowly rating in their hands.

Form: 0307

Forecasts

Bonbonniere (3/1), Molliana (7/2), Schap (7/2), Bisoubisou (6/1), Lace Bonnet (7/1), Spirit Of Rome (8/1), Incertaine (16/1), Taras Day (25/1)

Not an easy race to call with the handicap newcomers all worth a look at in the market and one of them, LACE BONNET gets a tentative vote. With the first time cheek pieces added Schap may do better and Bonbonniere is certainly of interest now switched to handicaps from a basement mark for his top trainer.