16:10 Fakenham

Sunday 23 May 2021

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1016:4517:20

Jarrold Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 32.23s

Darcy Ward^t¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Jack Barber| OR: 125

11/1

Fairly useful winning chaser in 2019. Off 20 months before pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wincanton (21.4f, good) 35 days ago. Unseated rider at start at Stratford on Saturday.

Form: 12P4/P-U

Nebuchadnezzar⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 123| C

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler who didn't fare as well as expected in a jumpers bumper 3 month ago and isn't an obvious type to excel over fences.

Form: 71/9378-

Buster Thomas⁴⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 122| BF

5/2

Fairly useful chaser who was consistent in the main last season, returning from a break with a good third of 6 at Chepstow last time. Can make presence felt back down in grade.

Form: 2232P3-

Thomas Todd^t³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 121| CD

11/4

Fairly useful chaser who returned from 5 months off as good as ever when comfortably landing a Perth handicap last time. Should go well again.

Form: 231/421-

Diligent^h¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 120

3/1

Rejuvenated by this yard, completing a 4-timer in ready fashion at Plumpton last time. Every chance he goes in again up just 3 lb.

Form: P/6111-1

Monty's Award³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Page Fuller| T: A Irvine| OR: 119| D

8/1

Fairly useful chaser who has now found his feet for current stable and capitalised on a reduced mark at Market Rasen last month. Should remain competitive after a small rise.

Form: 14PP31-

Away For Slates¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 110

18/1

Took advantage of sliding mark when scoring from the front at Fontwell (17.8f) and followed up off 5 lb higher over same C&D. Good second off revised mark on completed start since, so respected.

Form: 45112-U

Non-Runners

Brother Tedd²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 12

T: P Hobbs & J White J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Buster Thomas (5/2), Thomas Todd (11/4), Diligent (3/1), Monty's Award (8/1), Darcy Ward (11/1), Nebuchadnezzar (12/1), Brother Tedd (12/1), Away For Slates (18/1)

DILIGENT is absolutely thriving and, having gone up 3 lb for his fourth successive win, he's well fancied to land the 5-timer at the likely expense of the consistent Buster Thomas. Thomas Todd made all impressively at Perth last week, so he's worthy of consideration, too.