16:15 Fakenham

Friday 16 February 2024

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1516:50

William Bulwer Long Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 6m 58.40s

1^st

Secret Investor

1212-6

5/6f

T: P F NichollsJ: Miss N Parker (3)

Jumped slightly right, chased leader, mistake 1st, not fluent 6th or 9th, led 12th, headed and ridden after 2 out, 7 lengths down when left in lead last, kept on op 8/11

2^nd

2 ½

Grand Roi

811-12

6/1

T: Mrs J OwenJ: Alex Chadwick (3)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 13th until before next, outpaced before 2 out, left 2nd last, no impression on winner flat op 7/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

5 ½

Cooldine Bog

1111-12

80/1

T: Miss A Jackson-fennellJ: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell (7)

Led, big and slow jump 5th, headed 12th, struggling from 14th, well behind 2 out, kept on flat op 125/1

Also Ran

Cybernetic

612-6

22/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Mr Edward Vaughan (7)

Chased leaders, pecked 11th, not fluent next, mistake 14th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out op 20/1 tchd 18/1

Tigerbythetail

811-12

2/1

T: T EllisJ: Miss Gina Andrews

Held up in rear, headway before 9th, went 2nd before 14th, led after 2 out, 7 lengths clear when blundered and unseated rider last op 15/8 tchd 9/4

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Non-Runners

Sopran Thor²⁵⁷

Weight: 12-6| Age: 9

T: J Whyte J: Murray Dodd

Bennys King¹³

Weight: 12-6| Age: 13

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Spyglass Hill³³²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 11

T: R Pallas J: Mr James King

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £1.90EX:£4.90Trifecta:£36.40SF:£6.04Swingers:£3.30

Forecasts

Secret Investor (5/6), Tigerbythetail (2/1), Spyglass Hill (4/1), Bennys King (5/1), Grand Roi (6/1), Sopran Thor (20/1), Cybernetic (22/1), Cooldine Bog (80/1)

SECRET INVESTOR still has plenty of class and he's tough to beat in this sphere, so he gets the nod ahead of Tigerbythetail, who has a tremendous record in points. Spyglass Hill is a definite player if he can avoid mistakes.