Racing TV Novices' Handicap Hurdle – Fakenham

Fakenham

15:00

Racing TV Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-06-01

Distance 2m7f95y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,482

Winning Time 6m 4.05s (slow by 20.05s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Varinia (FR) Harry Reed · Stuart Edmunds	4/1	Won
2nd	Dartmouth Rose (GB) Jack Quinlan · Matt Crawley	11/4	0.3
3rd	One Man Party (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · David Bridgwater	4/1	10
4th	Kankin (GB) Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	8/1	6

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Lyness Dancer (GB) Jack Andrews · T Ellis	2/1F

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
2	Lyness Dancer Chestnut J:Mr Jack Andrews(3) T:T Ellis	J:Mr Jack Andrews(3) T:T Ellis	165	—	853P-1	89	94	80	24d	—	—	-2	29.8	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Travelled strongly before asserting very comfortably on recent stable debut; major player
4	One Man Party Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:David Bridgwater	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:David Bridgwater	148	—	2763-4	72	94	86	25d	—	—	-9	11.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
0-18; second over C&D in February and now 2lb lower but others appeal more all the same
3	Dartmouth Rose Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Matt Crawley	J:Jack Quinlan T:Matt Crawley	158	—	674-23	82	90	73	12d	—	—	-5	13.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Placed over 2m4f in first two handicaps (one here); moves up in trip again today
5	Varinia Bay J:Harry Reed T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Harry Reed T:Stuart Edmunds	148	tp	40020-	72	91	90	39d	—	—	-2	13.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Well beaten last time but ran big race when second over C&D on handicap debut in April
1	Kankin Chestnut J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	168	p	F44P-2	92	91	64	24d	—	—	+8	18.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Course winner over fences and ran well over hurdles at Stratford last month
NR	Junior Des Mottes Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:David Brace	J:NON-RUNNER T:David Brace	146	p	700P-3	70	89	-	10d	—	—	—	8	—	—
Improved form when upped to 3m in cheekpieces at Ffos Las last month, finishing third

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Lyness Dancer	7/4	7/4	13/8
One Man Party	10/3	3/1	3/1
Dartmouth Rose	7/2	4/1	4/1
Varinia	11/2	5/1	5/1
Kankin	7/1	7/1	7/1
Junior Des Mottes	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Lyness Dancer

29.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 10 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

Kankin

18.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Varinia

13.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Dartmouth Rose

13.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

One Man Party

11.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Junior Des Mottes

OR: 5 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kankin	92	91	64
Lyness Dancer	89	94	80
Dartmouth Rose	82	90	73
One Man Party	72	94	86
Varinia	72	91	90
Junior Des Mottes	70	89	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Junior Des Mottes	10d ago	Quick return
Dartmouth Rose	12d ago	Quick return
Lyness Dancer	24d ago	Fit
Kankin	24d ago	Fit
One Man Party	25d ago	Fit
Varinia	39d ago	Fit