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14:45 Fakenham

Wensum Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,000 added
  • Winner: £2,055
  • 2nd: £599
  • 3rd: £300
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 35.90s
  • Off Time: 14:45:24
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Lukie Victor (IRE)

15/8

    2
    Silk -

    Zepnove (IRE)

    8/1

      1
      Silk - Grey, Pink cross belts, White sleeves, Pink stars, Grey cap, Pink stars

      Best Horse (FR)

      18
      10/3
      • Form 6-63525
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 88

      led, keen hold, headed after 8th, soon lost place, pulled up soon after 3 out

      2
      Silk - Black, White hoop, Black sleeves, White stars

      Lukie Victor (IRE)

      38 D
      15/8
      • Form 857943
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 87

      tracked leader, mistake 6th, ridden 8th, led before next, headed approaching 2nd last, rallying when left in lead at last

      3
      Silk - Dark blue and yellow check, yellow sleeves, dark blue stars, yellow cap, dark blue star

      Zepnove (IRE)

      42 p D
      8/1
      • Form 459-000
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 90

      held up in touch, jumped slowly 1st, under pressure 7th, moderte headway from 3 out, left in remote 2nd at last

      4
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoops and armlets

      Gavroche Gaugain (FR)

      46
      4/1
      • Form 6U03-FF
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 85

      chased leaders, headway after 4 out, led approaching 2 out, fell last

      5
      Silk - Emerald Green and White diamonds, Orange sleeves and cap

      Peak Seasons (IRE)

      10 DCD
      4/1
      • Form 2532U8
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 74

      chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, under pressure from 7th, soon weakened, left in remote 3rd at last

      In depth

      Verdict

      Best Horse, whose best recent effort was a second at Sedgefield in November, looks the pick of Ferdy Murphy's two runners and could easily give weight away all round here, despite the fact that he's still chasing a first win in this country. But we prefer the claims of LUKIE VICTOR, who was back to something approaching his best when third at Chepstow in November. Racing off the same mark today, he can finally gain that elusive first win over the larger obstacles. Zepnove makes his debut over fences but it's difficult to glean any encouragement from recent efforts over timber.

      Formwatch

      Best Horse (FR) 8-1 (10-10) Chased leaders in 3rd, weakened after last, 5th of 12, 11l behind Heavenly Chorus (11-0) at Catterick 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Dec.

      Lukie Victor (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Chased leading pair, chased winner 11th until hit 5 out, chased leading pair until before next, rallied to one pace 3rd before 2 out, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Manmoon (11-11) at Chepstow 2m 3f cnd hcp chs (0-95) (5) sft in Nov.

      Zepnove (IRE) 66-1 (9-10) Raced in mid-division until lost place under pressure 7th, struggling in rear after, 12th of 15, 32l behind Cinderella Rose (11-1) at Ascot 2m 6f mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Nov.

      Gavroche Gaugain (FR) 3-1 (11-6) In touch in rear, fell 6th, in a race won by Roc De Guye (11-7) at Fakenham 2m cond hcp chs 0-85 (5) gs in Nov, 7 ran.

      Peak Seasons (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, pushed along over 6f out, tailed off over 4f out, last of 8, well behind Bivouac (11-0) at Southwell 2m Nat Hunt Flat (4yo+) (AWT) (4) std in Dec.