Bruce Towers & Sons Mechanical Engineers Handicap Chase

Fakenham

15:42

Date 2024-04-01

Distance 3m38y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,225

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
5	Cloudy Wednesday Bay J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Caroline Fryer	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Caroline Fryer	148	p	5137P2	79	107	101	7d	—	—	-2	20.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Course winner last year and back in good form with close second at Huntingdon last week
6	Via Dante Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:David Pipe	J:Conor O'Farrell T:David Pipe	143	b	7FF-4P	74	107	100	62d	—	—	-6	11	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ran well on Boxing Day, after a layoff, but was in very poor form at Chepstow in January
1	Conceroe Brown J:Gavin Sheehan T:Ben Case	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Ben Case	168	—	/31-42	99	106	55	17d	—	—	+1	16.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ran big race in defeat here last month, his second start after a long absence; respected
2	Steal My Sunshine Bay J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	167	p	-11444	98	-	-	88d	—	—	+6	21.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Dual hurdle winner in 2023; flopped last time but makes chasing debut from workable mark
8	Noah's Light Bay J:Dylan Whelan(7) T:Richenda Ford	J:Dylan Whelan(7) T:Richenda Ford	142	tp	67P47P	73	98	72	33d	—	—	0	8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Has struggled in low-grade handicap chases this season and is 7lb wrong here
4	Conceal Chestnut J:Lilly Pinchin T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Billy Aprahamian	152	p	UP-344	83	107	75	207d	—	—	+5	9.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Has very mixed record over fences and was out of form when last seen last summer
3	Call Off The Dogs Chestnut J:James Best T:Gary Moore	J:James Best T:Gary Moore	163	b	U21/PP	94	-	-	19d	—	—	+9	11.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Pulled up on both outings since very long absence; needs to prove he retains ability
NR	Vetoncall Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Alan Jones	J:Brian Hughes T:Alan Jones	142	p	253-P4	73	103	59	11d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
Very respectable fourth at Chepstow recently and has a good-ground C&D win on his CV

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Cloudy Wednesday	5/2	5/2	5/2
Via Dante	7/2	7/2	7/2
Conceroe	4/1	4/1	4/1
Steal My Sunshine	4/1	4/1	4/1
Noah's Light	17/2	17/2	17/2
Conceal	14/1	14/1	14/1
Call Off The Dogs	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Steal My Sunshine

21.4

OR: 12 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Cloudy Wednesday

20.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 6.9 Odds: 6.7

5/2

3rd

Conceroe

16.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Call Off The Dogs

11.8

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Via Dante

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Conceal

9.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Noah's Light

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Vetoncall

5.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Conceroe	99	106	55
Steal My Sunshine	98	—	—
Call Off The Dogs	94	—	—
Conceal	83	107	75
Cloudy Wednesday	79	107	101
Via Dante	74	107	100
Noah's Light	73	98	72
Vetoncall	73	103	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cloudy Wednesday	7d ago	Quick return
Vetoncall	11d ago	Quick return
Conceroe	17d ago	Fit
Call Off The Dogs	19d ago	Fit
Noah's Light	33d ago	Fit
Via Dante	62d ago	Fresh
Steal My Sunshine	88d ago	Fresh
Conceal	207d ago	Long break