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16:20 Fakenham

Wells Next The Sea Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f 95y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,899
  • 2nd: £1,145
  • 3rd: £572
  • 4th: £286
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 41.10s
  • Off Time: 16:20:21
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Navanman (IRE)

8/13

    2
    Silk -

    Whispering Speed (IRE)

    8/1

      1
      Silk - Dark blue and pink diamonds, pink sleeves, light blue diamonds, dark blue cap, pink star

      Navanman (IRE)

      4
      8/13
      • Form 498-071
      • Age 7
      • Weight 12-1
      • Official Rating 95

      tracked leader, led 5th, headed before next, led again 3 out, clear after next, eased towards finish

      2
      Silk - Red, White epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets and cap

      Court King (IRE)

      30 t
      8/1
      • Form 59659
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 99

      tracked leaders, challenged 5th, led 9th, headed before next, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next

      3
      Silk - Red, Black chevron, Black sleeves, Red stars, Red cap, Black star

      Minella Bliss (IRE)

      11 b
      20/1
      • Form 521405
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 99

      held up, hit 7th, ridden after 3 out, 4th and no extra next

      5
      Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green armlets and cap

      Izbushka (IRE)

      38 b CCD
      4/1
      • Form 1307P1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 92

      kept wide, tended to jump left and often ridden along, led until 5th, led before next, headed 9th, led before 10th, headed 3 out, 3rd and weakening last

      6
      Silk - Dark green and yellow stripes, maroon sleeves, yellow cap

      Whispering Speed (IRE)

      14 b
      8/1
      • Form 6-58840
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 80

      in rear, went 3rd after 3 out, plugged on to take 2nd last, flattered by proximity to winner

      4
      NR

      Yasir (USA)

      17 t
      8/1
      • Form 526-753
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-6
      • Official Rating 93

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      NAVANMAN had shown little in five starts over timber before a much improved display when stepped up in trip at Towcester last week. He has a 7lb penalty to contend with but time may tell he is still very well handicapped. He faces a strong challenge from Izbushka, who made all for a very convincing victory over the course and distance on New Year's Day, his second victory on the track. Minella Bliss is just 3lb higher than his victory at Ludlow in November though that was on quicker ground and Yasir has been well beaten when tackling this sort of trip in the past.

      Formwatch

      Navanman (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, headway going well before 4 out, went 2nd after 3 out, led before last, edged right and ridden clear flat, comfortably, won at Towcester 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Feb beating Distant Sound (10-10) by 5l, 13 ran.

      Court King (IRE) 66-1 (11-6) In rear, not fluent 2nd, well beaten before 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 13, dist behind Millanisi Boy (11-6) at Chepstow 2m 3f (4) hvy in Jan.

      Minella Bliss (IRE) 17-2 (11-9) In touch, headway to join leaders 10th, ridden 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 6, dist behind Halo Moon (11-11) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jan.

      Izbushka (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Pushed along to make all, flattened 5th, driven from 2 out, (actual last) stayed on strongly long run in, won at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Very Intense (11-4) by 9l, 6 ran.

      Whispering Speed (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, outpaced before 3 out, weakened before next, 13th of 18, dist behind Flugzeug (11-0) at Kempton 3m hcp (5) sft in Jan.

      Yasir (USA) 10-1 (11-2) In rear, headway after 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden run-in, no extra, 3rd of 7, 10 1/4l behind Tanarpino (12-5) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.