17:00 Fakenham

Friday 17 March 2023

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Robert Hoare Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 6m 38.36s

Peacocks Secret^p²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr D Peters⁽³⁾| T: D Peters| OR: 117| BF| CD

25/1

Scored at Stratford last April and back to form when third there 9 months ago. Last of 3 finishers in a point in February, though, and others have better form.

Form: 211-733

Bennys King^p²⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss Heidi Palin⁽⁷⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 137

15/8

Very smart handicap chaser at his best and returned to form in some capacity when landing a hunter at Hereford recently. Unseated (when still going well) at Haydock next time and makes plenty of appeal.

Form: PP-PP1U

Zee Man¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr Zac Baker| T: F Hutsby| OR: 97| C| D

11/1

Error-prone chaser who bettered his hunter debut when third at Southwell 11 days ago. Needs to up his game to compete in this, though.

Form: 9-21P63

Rebel Dawn Rising²⁹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Alex Chadwick⁽⁵⁾| T: D Kemp| OR: 110| D

7/2

Multiple point winner who showed fair form in this sphere last season. Needs to improve back from a 9-month absence, though.

Form: 1111-P4

Gaboriot²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr George Cowley⁽⁷⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 120

7/1

Useful hurdler in France (not quite as good over fences). Shaped with some encouragement on hunter debut at Hereford but disappointed at Kelso next time.

Form: 127-P34

Mister Whitaker^t³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Gina Andrews| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 120

11/2

Useful handicap chaser for Mick Channon. Weak finisher nowadays and hunter debut at Bangor 35 days ago was disappointing.

Form: 1234P-3

Sir Jack Yeats^b²⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 108| CD

5/1

Fairly useful chaser who was below par last season but made frame on all starts in points and started well for new stable when second of 5 at Kelso last time. One to consider.

Form: P55-432

Non-Runners

General Custard¹⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: David Bingham J: Mr H Crow

Forecasts

Bennys King (15/8), Rebel Dawn Rising (7/2), Sir Jack Yeats (5/1), Mister Whitaker (11/2), Gaboriot (7/1), Zee Man (11/1), General Custard (16/1), Peacocks Secret (25/1)

BENNYS KING scored at Hereford on his penultimate start and had running left when unseating at Haydock last time. He's the class act in this field and is preferred to Mister Whitaker, who needs to see his race out more fully than has recently been the case. Sir Jack Yeats is another one to consider.