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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
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 12.60s
  • Off Time: 12:57:59
  • 8 Ran
2
Silk - Orange, dark blue cross belts and star on cap
9/1
  • Form 57-46P7
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 97

chased leaders, ridden after 5th, 3rd and held bypassing omitted last, one pace

3
Silk - Red, White sleeves, Red cap, White star
16/1
  • Form 424-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 97

prominent until not fluent 1st, chased leaders, ridden before 4th, soon lost place, well beaten after 5th, pulled up before last (normal 2 out)

4
Silk - Royal blue, pink sleeves, royal blue spots, pink cap
  • Form 79P494
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 96

always towards rear, ridden and well beaten from 5th, plugged on

5
Silk - Royal blue, pink braces, royal blue sleeves, pink stars and cap
22/1
  • Form 3/64149-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 92

held up in mid-division, closed 5th, led final bend, stayed on, ridden out

6
Silk - Black, mauve seams, striped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 445/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 92

always towards rear, well behind when jumped right 5th, tailed off

7
Silk - Purple and yellow (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, yellow and purple quartered cap
7/1
  • Form 8F4P5-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 91

never going that well in rear, behind from 4th, tailed off

9
Silk - Yellow and dark blue (quartered), yellow sleeves, dark blue cap

King Otis (IRE)

11 p BFD
5/2
  • Form 8P771P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 88

chased leaders, led 1st, headed 5th, soon ridden, weakened after last (normal 2 out_

10
Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap
2/1
  • Form 4/3057-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 82

led until not fluent 1st, prominent, led 5th, ridden and headed final bend, held from omitted last, kept on

1
NR
10/1
  • Form 321560
  • Age 5
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 100

NonRunner

8
NR

La Breille (FR)

32 p CD
14/1
  • Form F1P50-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 90

NonRunner

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.