HOW TO READ THE RACECARD

5 FUSIL RAFFLES (FR) (20) 1P12P-2

B g Saint des Saints (FR) - Tali des Obeaux (FR) Jockey: Daryl Jacob

Owner: Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede

6 11-0

Trainer: Nicky Henderson, Lambourn

Breeder: Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede Sponsor: Ptarmigan Media Limited

TIMEFORM VIEW Very smart novice chaser, cracking second in Marsh Chase at the Festival, and he occupied same spot when makingapleasingreturnatNewtonAbbot20daysago Hashisstaminatoproveover3mthough.

Star Ratings Explained

Each horse has been given a star rating, these are defined below: HHHHH Selected to win the race.

HHHHI Good chance of being placed.

HHHII By no means out of the reckoning but at least one or two hold stronger claims.

HHIII Unlikely to win but not totally without hope.

HIIII Can be given little or no chance.

Official BHA Rating

The BHA Handicappers allot ratings to horses once they have taken part in a sufficient number of races to enable the Handicappers to make a numerical assessment of each horse’s ability.

The principal purpose of the ratings is to determine the weight to be carried by each runner in handicap races, with the Handicappers aiming to provide each participant with an equal chance based on its best recent form under its optimum conditions A horse rated 100, for example, would be set to carry 1lb more than a horse rated 99 (ignoring any penalties or allowances).

Form Guide

The figures in red display the horse’s previous form, with the number denoting finishing position. The number on the right shows the runners most recent result, with abbreviations used also. A layoff from racing is shown with either - or / CD - Course and distance winner; BF - Beaten favourite; F - Fell; B - Brought down; P - Pulled up; R - Refused; S - Slipped up; U - Unseated rider; R - Ran out.

The form guide is provided to help you pick which horse will carry your money in the race. Read the Timeform comment carefully and try to weigh up the horse’s previous runs against the conditions of the race.