Fakenham Races
Fakenham
15:45
Snellings Selling Handicap Hurdle
Fakenham
Date: Tue, 09 May 2023
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88
Place: £1.30 £5.40
Exacta: £30.60
Trifecta: £77.20
Non-Runners: Olly's Folly (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Gavin (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Joe Ponting | 148 lbs | 15/8F | Won | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway to lead before 3 out - went well clear from 2 out - eased run-in - easily(op 7/4 tchd 13/8) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Hey Bob (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Jake Thomas Coulson | 152 lbs | 25/1 | 16 | Prominent - went second before 3rd - led 4th - headed and raced in second before 3 out - ridden and outpaced 2 out - no match for winner(op 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Hayedo (GER) | N/A | Poor |
Niall Houlihan
(3)lbs
|
Gary Moore | 164 lbs | 3/1 | 13 | Disputed lead - not fluent and led 2nd - headed and raced in second 4th - lost second and prominent with one circuit to go - disputing second and ridden 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/3 tchd 7/2) | |
| 4th | 3 | True Romance (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 157 lbs | 2/1 | 8.5 | Disputed lead - raced in second 2nd - lost second and prominent before 3rd - went second again with one circuit to go - ridden and lost two places after 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 3/1 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Weebill (GB) | N/A | AVG | Olly Murphy | 168 lbs | 11/2 | .75 | Never going well - always behind - lost touch from 3 out - tailed off(op 9/2 tchd 6/1) |