15:05 Fakenham

Friday 15 March 2024

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Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 5m 15.20s

Nelson Criq⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 100

5/1

Showed ability in a bumper and novice hurdles but failed to improve as required for the switch to handicaps when fourth at Chepstow (19.4f, heavy) in January. Remains early days, however.

Form: 5-47U4

Tellmesomethingood^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: R T Dunne| T: J R Boyle| OR: 100

9/1

Low-mileage 6-y-o who was having only his second outing in a handicap when narrowly denied over 2m at Plumpton in December. Failed to back it up at Lingfield a month later and possibly unsuited by conditions last time (when tongue tied). Heads back up in trip.

Form: 53-326P

Fever Dream^t1¹⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 92

8/11

Runner-up sole start in Irish points and bettered what he showed in maiden/novice company when fourth of 14 on handicap debut at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft) in October. Likely to come into his own now upped in trip and a first-time tongue tie goes on.

Form: 2365-4

Sadie Hill^t⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Benjamin Poste| T: A Ralph| OR: 85

22/1

Struggled over fences in the autumn and fared no better back in this sphere at Doncaster a couple of months ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 1-48UP0

Double Powerful^h⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Brendan Powell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 76

5/1

Has yet to make a significant impact under Rules but shaped as if this step back up in trip is well worth exploring at Wincanton (15.2f, soft) on his most recent outing.

Form: 3-7P794

Journey West^b,t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Charlie Hammond| T: M Young| OR: 76

18/1

Continues to show little for current yard and can't be recommended despite a tumbling mark.

Form: 7-P5366

Non-Runners

Sangiovese³⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: G & J Moore J: C J Todd

Awesome Foursome¹⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Finn Lambert

Forecasts

Fever Dream (8/11), Sangiovese (9/4), Awesome Foursome (11/4), Double Powerful (5/1), Nelson Criq (5/1), Tellmesomethingood (9/1), Journey West (18/1), Sadie Hill (22/1)

A few in with a squeak but FEVER DREAM took a step forward when finishing fourth over an inadequate trip on handicap debut at Uttoxeter back in October so, provided he's ready to roll, Christian Williams' 6-y-o can come out on top with a first-time tongue tie applied. Sangiovese is going the right way, so he heads up the dangers, with Awesome Foursome rounding off the shortlist.