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fakenhamdogfield.co.uk Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Fakenham · Sun 31st May 2026 · 14:35
📏 2m7f95y 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 GOOD, Good to firm in places (GoingStick: 6.0) (Watering) 🏟️ Turf 💰 £3,697 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Madajovy
12/1
Jack Quinlan
1st
Tuba
5/6F
Fern O'Brien(5)
3rd
The Kings Soldier
100/30
Oscar Palmer(7)
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Class
Class 5
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Distance
2m7f95y
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Going
GOOD, Good to firm in places (GoingStick: 6.0) (Watering)
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Surface
Turf
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Prize
£3,697
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Runners
8
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Weather
Partly cloudy
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Type
Hurdle
📊 Betting Forecast
4/6 Tuba, 4/1 Popa Rich, 11/2 The Kings Soldier, 9/1 Madajovy, 14/1 Dame In Disguise
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥈 2nd
Madajovy Form: 7227-P
6y
168 lbs 		Jack Quinlan
Louise Allan 		100 12/1
2
Alan Bresil Form: 758-52
6y
167 lbs 		Harry Reed
Nick Scholfield 		99 –
🥇 1st
Tuba Form: 4U4PP-
5y
160 lbs 		Fern O'Brien(5)
Fergal O'Brien 		92 5/6F
PU
Dame In Disguise Form: 4797-P
5y
153 lbs 		Charlie Hammond
Max Young 		85 50/1
4
Green Asset Form: 4352-1
4y
158 lbs 		Shane Fenelon(5)
Mickey Bowen 		101 –
F
Popa Rich Form: 0335-P
5y
144 lbs 		Conor O'Farrell
Jessica Bedi 		76 100/30
🥉 3rd
The Kings Soldier Form: 6674-6
5y
142 lbs 		Oscar Palmer(7)
Tracey Leeson 		74 100/30
6
My Lovely Horse Form: 6P3P8-
6y
147 lbs
David Bridgwater 		79 –
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RACING POST VERDICT

The most appealing option in an uncompetitive opener is TUBA, who has a bit to prove over hurdles but is a dual AW winner this spring.

Racing Post Pick
Tuba
Our Expert Tip

TUBA may be worth taking on here and the vote goes to POPA RICH.
Now nicely handicapped and running from a much more attractive mark, POPA RICH can take the opening race.

Today's NAP of The Day

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17:00 Newton AbbotPU
Racecard ›
Horse Silk
Westerton
J : Lewis Stones(3)
T : Jennie Candlish
17:00
Age: 6
Form: 559/82
Weight: 165 lbs
OR:
Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.
19:10 Ripon
Racecard ›
Horse Silk
Barley
J : David Allan
T : Tim Easterby
19:10
Age: 7
Form: 7-8062
Weight: 131 lbs
OR:
ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.