Racecards
15:10 Fakenham
Independent Racecourses Ltd Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 1y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,198
- 2nd: £1,526
- 3rd: £763
- 4th: £382
- Form 6-90
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey David Noonan
keen towards rear, reminders 6th, hit and weakened 3 out, tailed off
- Form 56
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey Thomas Garner
led, headed 7th, tracked winner, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up 2 out
- Form 541-843
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
in rear, blundered 7th, ridden 4 out, hit 2 out, some headway when left remote 3rd at last
- Form 5-53
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Max Kendrick
tracked leader until 4th, tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, chased clear winner next, hit and fell last
- Form PP-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Ian Popham
keen towards rear, ridden 4 out, some headway 2 out, never on terms, tailed off
- Form 3-24
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
close up, lost touch soon after 6th, some headway after 2 out, left remote 4th at last
- Form 8652-44
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey L P Aspell
close up, headway 4 out, chased winner next until 2 out, left moderate 2nd at last
- Form 3-20
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
prominent, led 7th, made rest, clear soon after 2 out, left well clear at last
- Form 67/24
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up, headway 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out, pulled up before next
Verdict
Rio Quinto, placed in point-to-points, made his debut under Rules in a Listed bumper at Cheltenham so must be held in some regard. Olly Murphy also runs No Alarm and Craigmor but the latter has only beaten one home in two runs over hurdles. No Hiding Place didn’t show much at Huntingdon but is probably capable of better and Fontwell third Dakkar Collonges is improving with experience. WILLIAM HUNTER was far from disgraced in a hot contest last time at Ascot having just come up short at Plumpton earlier. A three times winner on the Flat, this looks a good opportunity to get his head in front over timber.
Formwatch
Arthur's Reuben 100-1 (11-0) Steadied start, took keen hold, always in rear, 13th of 15, dist behind Indian Hercules (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (5) gs in Nov.
Captain Peacock 33-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, every chance when hit 3 out, hung left before next, no extra 2 out, 6th of 11, 28 1/4l behind Enniscoffey Oscar (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 5f (4) gs in Dec.
Craigmor (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Close up in 4th, went 3rd 4 out, ridden next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 4, 14 1/2l behind Classic Ben (10-12) at Fakenham 2m 4f (4) sft in Dec.
Dakkar Collonges (FR) 6-1 (10-12) Prominent, effort 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 7, 10l behind Diese Des Bieffes (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Nov.
No Alarm (IRE) 2-1 (12-2) Rr of mid div, 5th 1/2way, in tch 4out, mstk 3out, wknd & pu 2out, at Lingstown 3m mdn sft in Mar.
No Hiding Place (IRE) 11-2 (10-12) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden when not fluent 2 out, 3rd and weakening when not fluent 2 out, lost 3rd before last, 4th of 8, 19 3/4l behind Silver Kayf (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f (4) gs in Nov.
Potters Hedger 15-2 (10-12) In touch, lost place 4 out, well behind 3 out, 4th of 8, dist behind Royal Magic (10-12) at Towcester 2m 5f (4) gd in Nov.
Rio Quinto (FR) 25-1 (11-0) Held up behind, headway into mid-division halfway, outpaced 4f out, behind final 2f, last of 10, 26l behind Crooks Peak (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m lst (1) sft in Nov.
William Hunter 14-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, held up in rear on inside, pushed along in 5th after 3 out, headway into 4th before next where mistake, held when not much room and weakened last, 4th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Mr One More (11-5) at Ascot 2m (3) gs in Nov.