GBFakenham Races

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Fakenham
14:10
Betting Better With Sky Bet Handicap Hurdle
Fakenham Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.30 £5.70 £3.50 Exacta: £145.60 Tricast: £2075.01 Trifecta: £1913.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 For Pleasure (IRE) 10 G AVG
Olly Murphy 169 lbs 3/1 Won Made all - took keen hold - led - going best 3 out - went well clear after 2 out - canter(op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
2nd 8 Go Fox (GB) 9 G Poor
Neil King 137 lbs 50/1 15 Took keen hold - prominent - outpaced before 2 out - kept on but no chance with winner approaching last(op 33/1)
3rd 3 Seignor Gringo (FR) 6 G Poor
Richard J Bandey 165 lbs 16/1 7.5 Raced lazily - held up in rear - outpaced 3 out - went third approaching last - kept on(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
4th 2 Sergeant Wilson (IRE) 6 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 168 lbs 8/11F 13 Took keen hold - prominent - outpaced 2 out - weakened approaching last (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said he was never travelling on this occasion)(op 4/5)
5th 6 State Of Bliss (IRE) 4 G AVG
Neil King 155 lbs 17/2 10 Held up in rear - no impression 3 out (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 13/2)
6th 5 Jimmy Boy (IRE) 5 G Poor
James Owen 163 lbs 28/1 6.5 Raced wide - held up in rear - headway 4 out - not fluent 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - soon no impression(op 18/1)
99th 4 Western Soldier (GER) 5 G AVG
Anthony Charlton 163 lbs 17/2 - Midfield - headway 5th - weakened after 3 out - pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion - officially described as soft and would benefit from less cut in the ground)(op 10/1)
99th 7 Seraphic (IRE) 4 G Poor
Simon Pearce 153 lbs 80/1 - Midfield - headway on outer 4th - weakened quickly after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 50/1)