Fakenham
15:15
Axe The Racing Tax Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Fakenham Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.60 £2.60 Exacta: £16.40 Trifecta: £81.40
Non-Runners: Zafaan (doubly declared)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Squeezebox (IRE) 6 G AVG Tom Lacey 163 lbs 3/1 Won Made all - travelled strongly - went clear approaching last - unchallenged(op 10/3 tchd 11/4)
2nd 3 Kelijoe (FR) 5 G Poor Stuart Edmunds 156 lbs 7/1 4.75 Held up in rear - steady headway from 6th - went third 2 out - chased clear leader approaching last(op 9/1 tchd 6/1)
3rd 6 Solanna (GB) 6 G AVG John Butler 156 lbs 9/1 19 Towards rear - headway 3 out - outpaced 2 out - kept on run-in - went remote third towards finish(op 17/2 tchd 12/1)
4th 5 Sixpack (GB) 5 G AVG James Owen 153 lbs EvensF .5 Prominent - not fluent 5th - went second 6th - slow jump and weakened quickly last - lost third towards finish(op 5/6 tchd 4/5 and 11/10)
5th 2 Currumbin (IRE) 4 G AVG Michael Keady 162 lbs 13/2 21 Prominent - lost position 6th - not fluent 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 11/1)
6th 4 Portoro (GB) 4 G AVG Martin Dunne 151 lbs 28/1 7 In touch with leaders - dropped to rear 5th - lost touch 6th - tailed off (vet reported gelding had lost both his front shoes)(op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and 40/1)