Racecards
12:55 Fakenham
Brian Bush Is 60 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,901
- 2nd: £2,258
- 3rd: £1,129
- 4th: £565
- Form 69-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey James Best
raced keenly in rear, tailed off 3 out, never a factor
- Form 1265-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
not fluent 1st, bad mistake next, tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, left in lead next, stayed on well
- Form 0/0-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C Hobson
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
raced keenly held up in last pair, left modest 4th 2 out
Tom Creen (IRE)
339- Form P/443-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer L Morgan
- Jockey Adam Wedge
soon off the pace in 4th, left modest 3rd 2 out
- Form 63-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
led, went clear 2nd, went right next, reduced lead 4 out, blundered and unseated rider 2 out
- Form 6-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leader who went clear after 2nd, lost 2nd 3 out, left modest 2nd next
Verdict
HERMES BELLEVUE stands out on his form in France. Placed over hurdles at Pau early in the year, he’s subsequently joined Paul Nicholls’ yard and should go close fitted with a hood for this. Bumper winner Grandeur D'ame has also switched yards having struggled in both starts over timber so far though in much better company than this while Nine Nine Nine disappointed when sent off favourite for a bumper back in April but still looks best of the rest.
Formwatch
Cigarettesnalcohol (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, ridden home turn, soon outpaced and well held in rear, last of 9, dist behind Doctor Ken (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Grandeur D'ame (FR) 25-1 (11-3) Mid-division, jumped left and not fluent 4th, well held after next, left remote 5th before 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 11, dist behind Wilde About Oscar (11-3) at Exeter 2m 1f lst (1) hvy in Feb.
The Turfaccountant (IRE) 125-1 (11-4) Midfield, ridden and lost place end of back straight, well beaten before home turn, 10th of 12, dist behind Go Dante (11-4) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (5) sft in Mar.
Tom Creen (IRE) (12-2) Chsd ldrs, mstk 5th, 5l 3rd 4out, wknd in fair 4th bef 2out where left 2nd brfly, no impr bef last, 3rd of 14, 14l behind Paddy The Horse (12-2) at Boulta 3m mdn gs in Nov.
Hermes Bellevue (FR) 7-1 (10-7) Rear early, steady headway halfway, joined leaders 2 out, stayed on under pressure, 3rd of 11, 4 3/4l behind Haut Morvan (10-7) at Pau 2m 1f hvy in Jan.
Nine Nine Nine 15-8fav (10-11) Tracked leaders on inside, keen early, steadied after about 1f, closed 11f out, driven 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Revasser (10-11) at Warwick 2m (5) gd in Apr.