Fakenham
15:10
fakenhamracecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle
Fakenham Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.63 Place: £1.40 £3.10 Exacta: £13.90 Trifecta: £95.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Court Cian (IRE) 7 G AVG Stuart Edmunds 167 lbs 13/8F Won Soon in touch with leaders - pressed leader before 3 out - led after 3 out - went clear after 2 out - went further clear when eased run-in - easily(op 15/8 tchd 6/4)
2nd 5 Ted's Friend (IRE) 9 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 164 lbs 15/2 - Disputed lead - led clearly 5 out - headed after 3 out - no chance with winner after 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2)
3rd 2 Morfee (IRE) 8 G AVG Seamus Mullins 167 lbs 16/1 - In rear - not fluent 7th - headway and prominent before 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 14/1)
4th 4 For Gina (GB) 7 M AVG Lucy Wadham 165 lbs 5/1 - Towards rear but in touch with leaders - awkward jump 4th - weakened before 3 out(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
5th 7 Flemen's Tipple (IRE) 8 G Poor Andy Irvine 141 lbs 10/1 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - weakened before 3 out(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
PU 6 Technology (IRE) 7 G Poor John C McConnell 163 lbs 9/1 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 5 out - dropped to rear when mistake 4 out - soon weakened quickly - pulled up before 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
PU 1 Magical Arthur (IRE) 6 G AVG Jennie Candlish 168 lbs 4/1 - Disputed lead - hit 4th - niggled along 7th - hit 8th - headed 5 out - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 7/2)