Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase – Fakenham

Fakenham

14:00

Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase

Date 2025-01-01

Distance 2m5f44y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £7,922

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	One Last Glance Bay J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Tom Gretton	J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Tom Gretton	162	tp	23-132	90	102	70	42d	—	—	-10	18.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Better back on soft ground latest, though mistakes were again evident; gains cheekpieces.
2	Hardy Buck Bay J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Barry Brennan	J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Barry Brennan	167	p	9P3232	95	90	-	10d	—	—	+6	28.1	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Hasn't quite lasted home in two points and a 3m hurdle here of late; cheekpieces may help.
5	Boleyn Boy Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Ben Case	J:Jack Quinlan T:Ben Case	161	—	31F-88	89	87	72	23d	—	—	0	13.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Anonymous chase effort latest, but now finds himself 5lb below mark of 3m1f hurdles win.
1	Brother Boris Chestnut J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	168	p	54-675	96	86	65	31d	—	—	+3	14.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Have to hope the cheekpieces help tease out resources longer; half-sister won twice here.
3	Birdman Bob Chestnut J:Philip Armson(3) T:Andy Irvine	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Andy Irvine	162	p	2P6-84	90	-	-	58d	—	—	+3	12.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Back on track at Plumpton latest; more in his favour here than on one previous chase run.
6	Fromposttopillar Bay J:James Best T:Tom Gretton	J:James Best T:Tom Gretton	142	ht	8P-6P3	70	97	81	50d	—	—	0	6.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Remote, inherited third at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) latest and plenty more needed.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
One Last Glance	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8	2/1
Hardy Buck	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
Boleyn Boy	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Brother Boris	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
Birdman Bob	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Fromposttopillar	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hardy Buck

28.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 10.2 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

One Last Glance

18.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Brother Boris

14.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Boleyn Boy

13.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Birdman Bob

12.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Fromposttopillar

6.9

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Brother Boris	96	86	65
Hardy Buck	95	90	—
One Last Glance	90	102	70
Birdman Bob	90	—	—
Boleyn Boy	89	87	72
Fromposttopillar	70	97	81

Last Run