Fakenham Races

Towards rear of midfield - awkward jump 3rd - headway after 4th - in touch with leaders 3 out - ridden and outpaced approaching last - went modest fourth last - lost shoe (vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)

Prominent - dropped to midfield after 1st - headway and went second before 5th - mistake 3 out - soon lost second and prominent - hit 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

Hung right throughout - took keen hold - led - went clear after 1st - headed and lost ground quickly after 4th - behind from 3 out - dismounted (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that his instructions were to allow gelding to make his own running - as gelding is a keen sort - the plan being that it would settle of his own accord; he explained that gelding galloped through the first flight and as soon as it landed he was struggling to hold it and - thereafter - he hung so badly right handed he was on one rein which he reported at scales; he therefore brought it back through the field down back straight in the hope that - given a lead -gelding would settle better and straighten up; however - this did not work either so he did his best to keep a hold of his head and although he finished with plenty of running - he felt there was never a time in the race when he could let it go for fear that gelding would either run off the track or interfere with another runner.; vet reported gelding was displaying a swelling to his left fore)(op 5/2 tchd 9/4)

Always towards rear - tailed off(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)

Took keen hold - pressed leader - blundered and pecked on landing when raced in second 1st - lost second and prominent in chasing group 3rd - lost position 6th - well behind 2 out - tailed off(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)

Always towards rear - well behind 2 out - tailed off(op 14/1)