Fakenham
17:00
Robert Hoare Memorial Open Hunters' Chase
Fakenham Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88 Place: £1.60 £2.10 Exacta: £11.60 Trifecta: £90.20
Non-Runners: General Custard (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Bennys King (IRE) 13 G AVG Dan Skelton 163 lbs 15/8F Won Pressed leader - led 4th - hit 13th - went clear 2 out - pushed along approaching last - kept on well - pushed out(op 11/8 tchd 2/1)
2nd 8 Sir Jack Yeats (IRE) N/A Poor Fergal O'Brien 161 lbs 5/1 11 Prominent - left in second 7th - pressed leader 12th - mistake and pecked on landing when pushed along 15th - ridden 2 out - outpaced and beaten last(op 15/2)
3rd 1 Peacocks Secret (IRE) 13 G AVG D Peters 171 lbs 25/1 11 Held up in rear - headway and disputing third 7th - went third and jumped left 14th - close up and pushed along before 2 out - ridden and weakened approaching last(op 14/1)
99th 4 Rebel Dawn Rising (IRE) 11 G Elite David Kemp 163 lbs 7/2 - In touch with leaders - brought down 7th(op 13/2)
99th 3 Zee Man (FR) N/A Poor F A Hutsby 170 lbs 11/1 - Led - headed and pressed leader 4th - not fluent 5th - fell 7th(tchd 13/2)
99th 7 Mister Whitaker (IRE) N/A AVG Donald McCain 166 lbs 11/2 - Jumped right on occasions - midfield - dropped to last and hampered by faller 7th - jumped badly right and pushed along 13th - went fourth but no impression 14th - well beaten when slow jump 3 out - soon pulled up (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 7/2)
99th 5 Gaboriot (FR) 8 G AVG Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 159 lbs 7/1 - Held up in rear - headway and disputing third 7th - dropped to last and struggling 14th - well behind when pulled up after 3 out(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)