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12:55 Fakenham
Save Our Sport Sign The Petition Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,650 added
- Winner: £4,040
- 2nd: £1,859
- 3rd: £929
- 4th: £465
- Form 57-46P7
- Age 10
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer M Crawley
- Jockey J M Quinlan
chased leaders, ridden after 5th, 3rd and held bypassing omitted last, one pace
- Form 424-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
prominent until not fluent 1st, chased leaders, ridden before 4th, soon lost place, well beaten after 5th, pulled up before last (normal 2 out)
- Form 79P494
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer James Owen
- Jockey Mr Alex Chadwick
always towards rear, ridden and well beaten from 5th, plugged on
- Form 3/64149-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer J & S Best
- Jockey Harry Reed
held up in mid-division, closed 5th, led final bend, stayed on, ridden out
- Form 445/
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey James Davies
always towards rear, well behind when jumped right 5th, tailed off
- Form 8F4P5-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
never going that well in rear, behind from 4th, tailed off
- Form 8P771P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer James Owen
- Jockey Jamie Gambin
chased leaders, led 1st, headed 5th, soon ridden, weakened after last (normal 2 out_
- Form 4/3057-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey C Gethings
led until not fluent 1st, prominent, led 5th, ridden and headed final bend, held from omitted last, kept on
In depth
Verdict
KING OTIS made all for an easy victory on good going at Plumpton and started favourite at Stratford a few days later but found soft going and an extra two furlongs against him and he can gain compensation. Pure Bubbles has never won but has only had three starts over timber and was beaten under three lengths in a course and distance maiden in May last year. Good Time Ahead would have a chance on his victory at Lingfield in February but he's been running poorly on the Flat while Ferrybridge has yet to reach a place in ten starts.
Formwatch
Somekindofstar (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, weakened after 4 out, tailed off 3 out, 7th of 9, dist behind Cilluirid (11-13) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Pure Bubbles (GER) 6-1 (9-4) Off the pace in 5th, ridden 2f out, weakened rapidly soon behind, tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Send In The Clouds (9-1) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Ferrybridge (IRE) 4-1 (11-3) Led narrowly, pushed along home turn, headed approaching 2 out, gradually weakened, 4th of 7, 14l behind Jack Sprat (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Good Time Ahead (IRE) 80-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, 8th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Timewave (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Trusty Scout (IRE) 15-2 (9-4) Raced keenly, steadied start, held up in last pair, plugged on out wide final furlong, never threatened, 4th of 9, 4l behind Tradesman (9-8) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Privatory (FR) 10-1 (11-9) Held up in mid-division on inside, weakened 4 out, 10th of 14, 32 1/4l behind Glance At Me (10-10) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
King Otis (IRE) 11-8fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, weakened very quickly after 3 out, pulled up, at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Sailed Away (GER) 25-1 (11-7) In touch in mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 31 3/4l behind Universal Secret (11-7) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (4) gd in Feb.
State Of Bliss (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) In touch, dropped towards rear 4 out, tailed off, 10th of 12, dist behind Ramo (11-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
La Breille (FR) 33-1 (11-7) Handy, pushed along before 2 out, weakened approaching last, 6th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Aviewofthestars (10-13) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.