Greene King Novices' Handicap Chase – Fakenham

Fakenham

14:20

Greene King Novices' Handicap Chase

Date 2024-10-30

Distance 3m38y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,961

Runners (7)

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	Instant Gambler Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Richie McLernon T:Alexandra Dunn	160	—	9/1111	92	111	73	7d	—	—	-25	29.9	0.23/1	10/11 52%
4-4 over fences; latest win at Fontwell last week; has a 7lb penalty; should go well again
7	Illogical Logic Chestnut J:Brian Hughes T:Christian Williams	J:Brian Hughes T:Christian Williams	155	—	3-P655	87	98	82	19d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	16.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Maiden hurdler; well beaten in three handicaps over fences; improvement needed
3	Awesome Foursome Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	161	t	233-25	93	-	-	145d	—	—	+2	14.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Bumper winner; only hurdles win was over 2m4f on heavy; interesting on chase debut
5	Lunar Contact Bay J:Mr Jack Andrews(3) T:T Ellis	J:Mr Jack Andrews(3) T:T Ellis	159	tp	1-2F64	91	94	68	38d	—	—	+10	19.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Winning pointer (latest over C&D); fair run on chase debut; well treated; bit to prove
6	Henry Box Brown Chestnut J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Evan Williams	J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Evan Williams	158	—	F25717	90	103	96	16d	—	—	+13	20.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
2m4f Worcester winner in August; well beaten last time; 3m should suit; could go well
2	Up For Appeal Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	167	—	-4134P	99	108	96	72d	—	—	+11	16.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
In fair form chasing this summer (2m5f win in June); pulled up last time; could go well
NR	Cluain Aodha Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	168	—	/254F-	100	-	-	456d	—	—	—	12.5	—	—
Point/hurdle winner; fell on the flat on latest run (August 2023); chase debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Instant Gambler	5/6	10/11	5/6
Illogical Logic	9/2	4/1	7/2
Awesome Foursome	6/1	6/1	11/2
Lunar Contact	10/1	9/1	17/2
Henry Box Brown	11/1	10/1	11/1
Up For Appeal	16/1	12/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Instant Gambler

29.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 19.4

10/11

2nd

Henry Box Brown

20.1

OR: 10 Form: 8 Odds: 2.1

11/1

3rd

Lunar Contact

19.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Up For Appeal

16.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Illogical Logic

16.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5

9/2

Awesome Foursome

14.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Cluain Aodha

12.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cluain Aodha	100	—	—
Up For Appeal	99	108	96
Awesome Foursome	93	—	—
Instant Gambler	92	111	73
Lunar Contact	91	94	68
Henry Box Brown	90	103	96
Illogical Logic	87	98	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Instant Gambler	7d ago	Quick return
Henry Box Brown	16d ago	Fit
Illogical Logic	19d ago	Fit
Lunar Contact	38d ago	Fit
Up For Appeal	72d ago	Fresh
Awesome Foursome	145d ago	Long break
Cluain Aodha	456d ago	Long break