15:50 Fakenham

Wednesday 27 October 2021

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Greene King IPA Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 6m 32.10s

Tommie Beau¹⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 107| C

5/1

Racked up a hat-trick of handicap hurdle wins in May. Switches to fences on his return and he's certainly bred to make a chaser.

Form: 504-111

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Seemingly So^p⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 107| BF

9/2

Hurdles winner who failed to kick on from a positive start for Olly Murphy but was going well when falling in a Perth handicap chase in July on his first outing for this yard. Worth another chance.

Form: 2445-3F

Macfin¹⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 106

9/2

Underperformed on handicap hurdle debut when last seen in the spring but he did show promise prior to that and returns over fences with his yard among the winners.

Form: 3542-8

Ship Of The Fen^v²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C J Todd⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 105

14/1

Fairly useful 2m winner on the Flat who made promising start over fences when runner-up at Uttoxeter (2½m) last month. Not in the same form next time, though, and unseated early at Huntingdon since.

Form: 63F25U

Sunny Express^b²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex| OR: 100

5/1

Fair maiden hurdler who has matched that form over fences, although this season's efforts have been only respectable, beaten 19 lengths when second last time.

Form: 253-552

Achy Breaky Heart^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 89| D

2/1

Like many from her yard, is flying at present, winning handicaps at Huntingdon (chase) and Plumpton (hurdle) this month. Ought to go well on hat-trick bid.

Form: 442211

Moroval^p²³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: James Best| T: Tracey Leeson| OR: 72

150/1

Long-standing maiden who has struggled this season and it's unlikely he'll find life much easier here from 7 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 70/538P-

Game In The Park^h²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Kai Lenihan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N B King| OR: 70

16/1

Has been placed a few times over fences but he's now 0-10 and he faces a stiff task from 9 lb out of the handicap here.

Form: 454343

Forecasts

Achy Breaky Heart (2/1), Macfin (9/2), Seemingly So (9/2), Tommie Beau (5/1), Sunny Express (5/1), Ship Of The Fen (14/1), Game In The Park (16/1), Moroval (150/1)

It's perhaps worth giving another chance to SEEMINGLY SO as he was sent off favourite and looked to be travelling with plenty of purpose when coming to grief at Perth in the summer on his first outing for Laura Morgan. Achy Breaky Heart has to be feared as she goes in search of a quick hat-trick, while Tommie Beau was in flying form over hurdles when last seen back in May.