16:25 Fakenham

Friday 15 March 2024

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

Fakenham Silver Cup Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:28  |   Winning time: 4m 6.25s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Magical Maggie76
Age: 7|  Weight: 12-0| J: Jay Tidball(5)| T: A Ralph| OR:  123| D
10/3
Mare with a good strike-rate, gaining a sixth win when easily seeing off 4 rivals at Ludlow (2m, heavy) in December. Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when 19½ lengths fourth of 9 at Newbury (2m, soft) just after Christmas. Respected back from short break.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
Matchlessp20
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-13| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR:  122| D
15/2
Improved when winning 9-runner handicap at Musselburgh (2m, good to soft) in November and runner-up on 2 of his 3 outings since. Ought to be competitive again.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Jilaijonet34
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-13| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR:  122
10/3
Has run poorly on last 2 outings but the latter was the ultra-competitive Betfair Hurdle at Newbury he's fairly handicapped on the form he showed when placed in the autumn.
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
Ip Up28
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-11| J: Craig Nichol| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR:  120| CD
4/1
Fair hurdler/chaser in France who has won 2m handicap hurdles here and at Newcastle since joining this yard. Creditable 4 lengths fourth of 6 at Kelso latest but that underlines she needs a bit more from her mark.
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5
Horse silk
Fransham62
Age: 10|  Weight: 11-9| J: Alex Edwards| T: Mrs P Sly| OR:  118| D
11/1
Thirteen runs since last win in 2021 but latest second of 6 at Kempton (2m, good to soft) shows he's down to a mark he can be competitive from. Yard no stranger to success in this race.
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Timeform
8
Horse silk
Tapley79
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-5| J: Elizabeth Gale(7)| T: Miss S Smith| OR:  114| D
7/2
Returned to form with a bang when bagging 2m Kempton handicap in November and has run with credit on all 3 outings since, on the latest finishing runner-up back at Kempton just after Christmas. Contender if resuming from an 11-week break in similar form.
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Timeform
9
Horse silk
Whispering Royal63
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR:  112
16/1
Fair Flat winner who built on the promise of his hurdling debut when off the mark in a juvenile at Doncaster in December. Disappointing at Huntingdon 4 weeks later but given a bit of time since and remains unexposed now handicapping.
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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Legionar32
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 6
T: Anthony Charlton  J: Bradley Harris
NR
7
Horse silk
Coup De Coeur21
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 6
T: Micky Hammond  J: B S Hughes
NR

Forecasts

Magical Maggie (10/3), Jilaijone (10/3), Tapley (7/2), Ip Up (4/1), Coup De Coeur (6/1), Matchless (15/2), Fransham (11/1), Whispering Royal (16/1), Legionar (33/1)

Verdict

COUP DE COUER is 2-2 when partnered by Brian Hughes and a 7 lb rise for last month's Sedgefield success may not prevent him going in again. Magical Maggie and Tapley were both in good heart at the end of 2023 and may give the selection most to do if resuming in similar form.

Previous Winners

2023
Parramount
Weight: 11-13  |Age: 7
3/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00

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