15:40 Fakenham

Tuesday 3 May 2022

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Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 5m 16.82s

Commodore Miller⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Sean O'Briain⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N J Henderson| OR: 102

14/1

Fairly useful maiden hurdler. Broke blood vessel when pulled up in novice hurdle at Doncaster (19.4f) and no show at Newbury since. Has something to prove now.

Form: 842P0-

Zulu Dawn^p1,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: R Law-Eadie⁽¹⁰⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 101

10/1

Fairly useful in bumpers and best run over hurdles when second in September. Didn't looks straightforward when failing to land a gamble in November and tame efforts both starts since. Headgear applied.

Form: 42238P-

Justified²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King| OR: 100

9/4

Fair stayer on Flat and decent second in handicap hurdle at Stratford last month. Respected.

Form: 38432-

Watashock²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 98

11/8

Fair form on standout run in bumpers and better effort over hurdles when third of 14 in novice at Southwell (15.8f, good) 28 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut off a lenient-looking mark.

Form: 0/3843-

Gold Leader²⁹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 82

18/1

Stepped forward from some low-key qualifying runs when fourth at Southwell on handicap debut in June. Not seen since shaping as if amiss following month and has left Nigel Twiston-Davies. Market should guide.

Form: 777/4P-

Tilsworth Sammy^v²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Corey McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 82

100/1

Poor maiden on the Flat and has shown little to date over hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 953-

Cloudy Wednesday^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁵⁾| T: C Fryer| OR: 77

13/2

Back to form in first-time headgear when fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Southwell (15.8f, good, 11/1) 11 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 4P6705-

Dellboy Trotter²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Tracey Leeson| OR: 76

40/1

Maiden who isn't one to be interested in.

Form: 4P5P05-

Cobbs Corner⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: James Davies| T: N J Gifford| OR: 74

10/1

Related to winning hurdlers, but has achieved only poor form so far, including in handicaps last 2 starts.

Form: 4/63057-

Infinite Beauty³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: C Hobson| OR: 69

150/1

Of little account nowadays.

Form: P67-

Non-Runners

Jack Thunder⁵⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: A M Hales J: Harry Bannister

Forecasts

Watashock (11/8), Justified (9/4), Cloudy Wednesday (13/2), Cobbs Corner (10/1), Zulu Dawn (10/1), Commodore Miller (14/1), Jack Thunder (16/1), Gold Leader (18/1), Dellboy Trotter (40/1), Tilsworth Sammy (100/1), Infinite Beauty (150/1)

WATASHOCK stepped up on comeback run/hurdling debut when third in a novice at Southwell and has been handed a lenient mark for his early switch to handicaps. Justified arrives on the back of a good second at Stratford and can follow the selection home.