Paddy Power Handicap Chase – Fakenham

Fakenham

14:10

Paddy Power Handicap Chase

Date 2023-02-02

Distance 2m59y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,489

Winning Time 4m 13.12s (slow by 15.12s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ben Buie (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Martin Keighley	15/2	Won
2nd	Templier (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Sarah Humphrey	16/1	2.75
3rd	Line Of Descent (IRE) James Bowen · Warren Greatrex	13/8F	1.25
4th	Dondiam (FR) Adam Wedge · L J Morgan	11/2	0.1
5th	Mexican Boy (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	7/1	8.5
6th	Uberman (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	9/2	4.25
7th	Voice Of Hope (IRE) Tabitha Worsley · Max Young	33/1	5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	An Marcach (IRE) Charlie Hammond · Dr Richard Newland	10/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Mexican Boy Grey J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	168	tp	4P-652	94	103	92	65d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Made pretty good start to chasing career when second at Southwell in November; shortlisted
2	Ben Buie Brown J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Martin Keighley	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Martin Keighley	166	p	332131	92	98	84	36d	—	—	—	29.7	—	—
Dual chase winner on good ground towards end of last year; likely contender again
3	Line Of Descent Bay J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	166	t	0-5722	94	101	64	4d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Second to progressive rivals in first two chases; good chance to go one better here
4	Dondiam Bay J:Adam Wedge T:L J Morgan	J:Adam Wedge T:L J Morgan	166	—	635-6F	92	-	-	32d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
Unexposed 6yo who was made favourite for chase/handicap debut, only to fall at ninth fence
5	An Marcach Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Dr Richard Newland	J:Charlie Hammond T:Dr Richard Newland	161	b	25F346	87	103	85	43d	—	—	—	10.3	—	—
Ended 2022 with some very underwhelming efforts and has a 1-35 strike-rate
6	Uberman Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	160	—	22-738	86	98	50	29d	—	—	—	9	—	—
Below form this season but might have been refreshed by recent stable switch
7	Templier Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Sarah Humphrey	J:Nick Scholfield T:Sarah Humphrey	156	tp	138-4P	82	101	77	33d	—	—	—	8	—	—
Ran okay over C&D on seasonal/stable debut but pulled up since; needs to bounce back
8	Voice Of Hope Brown J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Max Young	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Max Young	152	t	-97P63	78	91	81	36d	—	—	—	9.3	—	—
Won over hurdles in Ireland in 2021 but generally very disappointing for current stable

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Ben Buie

29.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 19.2 Odds: 0

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2nd

Mexican Boy

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Line Of Descent

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dondiam

10.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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An Marcach

10.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 1.1 Odds: 0

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Voice Of Hope

9.3

OR: 7 Form: 2.3 Odds: 0

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Uberman

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Templier

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mexican Boy	94	103	92
Line Of Descent	94	101	64
Ben Buie	92	98	84
Dondiam	92	—	—
An Marcach	87	103	85
Uberman	86	98	50
Templier	82	101	77
Voice Of Hope	78	91	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Line Of Descent	4d ago	Quick return
Uberman	29d ago	Fit
Dondiam	32d ago	Fit
Templier	33d ago	Fit
Ben Buie	36d ago	Fit
Voice Of Hope	36d ago	Fit
An Marcach	43d ago	Fit
Mexican Boy	65d ago	Fresh