Sky Bet Stayers' Handicap Chase – Fakenham

Fakenham

13:40

Sky Bet Stayers' Handicap Chase

Date 2023-12-19

Distance 3m5f24y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,696

Winning Time 8m 53.93s (slow by 1m 31.93s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gold Clermont (FR) Sean Bowen · Andy Irvine	17/2	Won
2nd	Eceparti (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	4/1	14
3rd	Bretney (IRE) Alice Stevens · Henry Daly	12/1	3
4th	Invictus Allen (FR) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	9/4F	1

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Kadex (FR) Nick Scholfield · Lucy Wadham	5/1
P.U.	Le Tueur (IRE) Daryl Jacob · Sarah Humphrey	9/2
P.U.	Lord Sparky (GB) Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds	16/1
P.U.	Wake Up Early (IRE) Cillin Leonard · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	16/1

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
8	Invictus Allen Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	144	p	78-8P2	86	115	86	27d	—	—	-7	15.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Unexposed 5yo who was clear second to a next-time-out winner on latest outing; big player
1	Eceparti Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	170	—	449-11	112	124	48	41d	—	—	+2	21.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Back in form with two Chepstow wins this autumn; well worth a crack at today's longer trip
7	Le Tueur Chestnut J:Daryl Jacob T:Sarah Humphrey	J:Daryl Jacob T:Sarah Humphrey	151	tp	148-43	93	119	85	28d	—	—	0	15.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Both 3m runs here last month were respectable; now 2lb lower than for C&D win in March
4	Kadex Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Lucy Wadham	J:Nick Scholfield T:Lucy Wadham	164	p	PP-712	106	117	86	36d	—	—	+2	19	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Went down fighting over 3m here last month and remains unexposed as a chaser; new trip
5	Gold Clermont Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Andy Irvine	J:Sean Bowen T:Andy Irvine	164	—	1162-3	106	117	97	35d	—	—	+10	19.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Dual 3m1f chase winner in March and made a pleasing reappearance over hurdles last month
6	Bretney Bay J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Henry Daly	J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Henry Daly	163	p	18P-32	105	119	79	20d	—	—	+9	15.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won over this trip at Bangor in February and began this season with two good runs
3	Lord Sparky Chestnut J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	165	tv	6122-P	107	120	103	40d	—	—	+10	15.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Best known as a Huntingdon specialist but his latest win (in January) was gained over C&D
2	Wake Up Early Chestnut J:Cillin Leonard(5) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Cillin Leonard(5) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	170	b	8-329P	112	121	82	30d	—	—	+11	17.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Needs to better recent form but was placed off 4lb higher in Norfolk National here in May

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Invictus Allen	3/1	11/4	11/4	5/2	5/2
Eceparti	7/2	10/3	3/1	10/3	3/1
Le Tueur	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	4/1
Kadex	4/1	5/1	11/2	5/1	9/2
Gold Clermont	7/1	8/1	17/2	8/1	15/2
Bretney	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Lord Sparky	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Wake Up Early	20/1	16/1	16/1	12/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Eceparti

21.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Gold Clermont

19.9

OR: 14 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

17/2

3rd

Kadex

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 5

11/2

Wake Up Early

17.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Invictus Allen

15.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 6.9

3/1

Lord Sparky

15.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Bretney

15.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Le Tueur

15.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eceparti	112	124	48
Wake Up Early	112	121	82
Lord Sparky	107	120	103
Kadex	106	117	86
Gold Clermont	106	117	97
Bretney	105	119	79
Le Tueur	93	119	85
Invictus Allen	86	115	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bretney	20d ago	Fit
Invictus Allen	27d ago	Fit
Le Tueur	28d ago	Fit
Wake Up Early	30d ago	Fit
Gold Clermont	35d ago	Fit
Kadex	36d ago	Fit
Lord Sparky	40d ago	Fit
Eceparti	41d ago	Fit