Tony McFadden provides an overview of the key things to note on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Three points of interest<\/strong><\/p>\n Abingworth is an interesting recruit for Owen<\/strong><\/p>\n James Owen has quickly established himself as a trainer who does very well with recruits to the stable so Abingworth<\/a><\/strong> catches the eye on his debut for the yard in the feature race at Fakenham on Sunday, the extended two-mile-five-furlong handicap chase (16:35).<\/p>\n Owen’s record with horses starting out for the yard in handicaps stands at 21 wins from 76 representatives at a highly impressive strike rate of 27.6%. Fakenham has also been a happy hunting ground for Owen as his 16 winners at the course have come at a strike rate of 28%.<\/p>\n New recruit Abingworth has the ‘x’ attached to his Timeform rating to highlight that he’s a poor jumper, and that tendency to make mistakes arguably prevented him from completing the hat-trick at Warwick last time as he was still just in front at the second last when unseating. <\/p>\n However, he’s on a good mark based on the pick of the form he showed for his former trainers, the Moores, and he heads Timeform’s weight-adjusted ratings by 3lb at Fakenham. He also has the assistance of champion jockey Sean Bowen in the saddle for the first time.<\/p>\n Kitty Furnival has had a form boost<\/strong><\/p>\n Kitty Furnival<\/a><\/strong> enjoyed a good campaign in 2024, winning twice and finishing placed four times from seven starts, but she produced her best performance yet on Timeform’s figures when runner-up on her reappearance at Lingfield in April.<\/p>\n Kitty Furnival proved no match for the rejuvenated winner, Educator, inside the final half-furlong and was beaten a length and a half, but she was well on top of the rest and finished four and three-quarter lengths clear of the third. Educator, was making only his second start for Henrietta Knight and was cashing in on a BHA mark that had fallen 20lb from its peak two seasons ago during his time with William Haggas.<\/p>\n Educator went on to defy a 4lb rise in the weights at Windsor a couple of weeks ago, doing well to make headway from the rear at a track where it is not usually easy to do so, confirming his return to form. That subsequent success shines a positive light on Kitty Furnival’s performance at Lingfield and she looks well treated in the mile-and-three-quarter handicap (16:45) at Chelmsford after edging up only 1lb.<\/p>\n Jowddah is still ahead of the handicapper<\/strong><\/p>\n There are three last-time winners among the six fillies or mares in the extended mile handicap (17:00) at Nottingham, but one of them stands out on Timeform’s weight-adjusted ratings.<\/p>\n Jowddah<\/a><\/strong> arrives at Nottingham in search of a hat-trick after a maiden win at Newcastle and handicap victory at Yarmouth, but her position 4lb clear at the head of Timeform’s weight-adjusted ratings suggests her latest performance has been underestimated by the BHA handicapper.<\/p>\n That looked like a good-quality fillies’ handicap at Yarmouth as four well-bred and expensive sorts pulled clear in a decent time, with Jowddah getting the verdict by half a length over a pair who dead-heated. That performance represented a significant step up from Jowddah on her previous efforts and it’s possible there could be even more to come after only five starts, so she can make light of a 3lb rise.<\/p>\n Safer gambling<\/strong><\/p>\n We are committed in our support of safer gambling. Recommended bets are advised to over-18s and we strongly encourage readers to wager only what they can afford to lose.<\/p>\n If you are concerned about your gambling, please call the National Gambling Helpline \/ GamCare<\/a><\/strong> on 0808 8020 133.<\/p>\n Further support and information can be found at begambleaware.org<\/a><\/strong> and gamblingtherapy.org<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tony McFadden provides an overview of the key things to note on Sunday. 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