15:42 Fakenham

Friday 19 February 2021

All13:4214:1214:4215:1215:4216:1516:45

Tim Barclay Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 6m 1.48s

Catamaran Du Seuil^b²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 127| D

16/1

Useful winning chaser but hasn't looked an easy ride either side of a runner-up effort at Newcastle in December. Losing run mounting up, so others preferred.

Form: 342-324

Sir Jack Yeats^b⁴⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-1| J: James Bowen| T: R Spencer| OR: 127| C

12/1

Fairly useful hunter chaser who landed 3m handicap chase here in October. Good placed efforts both starts since and return to left-handed track will suit.

Form: 2/2-4123

Admiral Barratry²²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham| OR: 126| CD

4/1

Novice hurdle winner who put up a career best when winning 8-runner C&D handicap on second chase start 3 weeks ago. 5 lb rise perfectly fair with prospect of more to come.

Form: 4860/51

Risk And Roll^t³⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Stan Sheppard| T: M Sheppard| OR: 124| D

33/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser and won a couple of hunters for new connections early last year. Off since and hasn't always looked straightforward.

Form: 246411-

The Dubai Way^b1²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: C J Mann| OR: 124

25/1

Fairly useful winning hurdler/chaser at his best but turned in a lacklustre display a Ludlow a month ago. Blinkers replace cheekpieces.

Form: 5-8P24P

Premiumaccess^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 123

17/2

Point winner who proved a different proposition switched to fences after wind op/in first-time tongue tie when winning at Huntingdon in December. Excellent second at Wincanton and may be more to come.

Form: 85-0812

Run To Milan⁷⁸⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Alan Johns| T: V R A Dartnall| OR: 122| BF

22/1

Pretty useful novice hurdler and promise over fences in 2018/19, but well-being has to be taken on trust back from a long lay-off.

Form: 2P2U43/

Lord Scoundrel^p,t⁷⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 122

100/1

One-time smart chaser for Gordon Elliott but failed to meet market expectations both starts for this yard in 2020. Lot to prove at present.

Form: 047/14-P

Bridle Loanan⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 117

18/1

Winning pointer who was all the better for reappearance when successful ay Fontwell in December. Well held in a deeper race at Newbury and fit from a recent spin in a jumpers bumper.

Form: 51-7169

Fire Away¹²^{(ex 7)}

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 98

4/5

Ex-Irish hurdler who landed a significant punt on debut for this yard at Musselburgh 12 days ago. Well-in under a penalty for that wide-margin win.

Form: 6P-07P1

Forecasts

Fire Away (4/5), Admiral Barratry (4/1), Premiumaccess (17/2), Sir Jack Yeats (12/1), Catamaran Du Seuil (16/1), Bridle Loanan (18/1), Run To Milan (22/1), The Dubai Way (25/1), Risk And Roll (33/1), Lord Scoundrel (100/1)

FIRE AWAY was clearly tuned to the minute to land part of a very significant gamble in effortless fashion at Musselburgh 12 days ago. That said, he still looks ahead of the game under a penalty so may well follow up, perhaps at the chief expense of Admiral Barratry and Premiumaccess.