15:45 Fakenham

Friday 15 March 2024

All13:1013:4514:2515:0515:4516:2517:05

Try Woodfordes New Volt IPA Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:48 | Winning time: 4m 8.60s

Symbolic Spirit²⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Fergus Gillard| T: D Skelton| OR: 91

5/4

Maiden who finished runner-up on handicap debut in this sphere last winter. Mixed bag thereafter but did get back on track when fourth in mares' handicap at Bangor (19.5f) in August. Has since made an interesting yard switch and worth noting if the market speaks in her favour.

Form: P06-V84

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Walk In The Stars⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Fergus Gregory| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 86

80/1

Minor promise on first of 2 starts in bumpers during first stint for this yard but offered little over hurdles since, including in 2 starts for P. Corkery in Ireland this term.

Form: 65/P0-6P

Pump It Up^b³⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: R T Dunne| T: Marie Martin| OR: 83| D

16/1

Modest Flat winner and similar standard over hurdles, keeping on late when third at Plumpton (15.9f) when last seen 12 months ago. Market may prove a useful guide as to expectations on return to action.

Form: 140/733-

Weigh Anchor¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 93WS

5/1

Fair maiden on the Flat and improved with each outing over hurdles back in the autumn, second of 8 in juvenile hurdle at Wetherby (2m) in October. Returns now handicapping/following wind surgery and she's worth a second look.

Form: 42

Foursome⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Tom Buckley⁽³⁾| T: Olly Williams| OR: 80

11/1

Belatedly off the mark on Flat at Nottingham in October and very much looked a work-in-progress in trio of novice/maiden hurdles in recent months. Switch to handicaps rates a plus returning from 2 months off.

Form: 950

Birdhouse^p³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds| OR: 74| CD

15/8

C&D bumper winner who showed first form over hurdles (in first-time cheekpieces) when third of 10 in handicap at Market Rasen (16.6f) last month, no match for well-handicapped pair. Yard in good form and she could have more to offer at this sort of level.

Form: 1-8P7P3

Non-Runners

Crem Fresh²⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: F Brennan J: James Best

Eventful²⁹⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: J & S Best J: Harry Reed

Forecasts

Symbolic Spirit (5/4), Birdhouse (15/8), Weigh Anchor (5/1), Crem Fresh (10/1), Foursome (11/1), Eventful (12/1), Pump It Up (16/1), Walk In The Stars (80/1)

An open-looking mares' event in which it could be worth chancing the returning SYMBOLIC SPIRIT. She lines up from what rates an appealing mark on the pick of her form last year and she's just the type her new yard has often excelled with previously. Weigh Anchor arrives one of the least exposed and she should improve now handicapping. Birdhouse and Foursome are others to note.