GBFakenham Races

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Fakenham
17:40
Little Snoring Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
Fakenham Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2018 Distance: 2m Type: NH Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.50 Place: £1.10 £2.30 £1.70 Exacta: £7.90 Trifecta: £34.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Before Midnight (GB) 12 G AVG Nicky Henderson 161 lbs 8/13F Won Led - ridden 3f out - hard at work with one serious rival final furlong - driven and stayed on - headed for a few strides close home before being left in front again on nod(op 10/11)
2nd 7 Smackwater Jack (IRE) 11 G Poor Olly Murphy 148 lbs 12/1 0.05 Chased leaders - went 2nd halfway - driven over 3f out - sustained challenged on outside final furlong - marginal advantage briefly when went right near finish and pipped(op 10/1)
3rd 3 Earlofthecotswolds (FR) 9 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 148 lbs 5/1 3.5 Settled in rear - effort 6f out - ran green - 3rd and chance from 4f out until ridden and no extra well over 1f out(op 7/2)
4th 6 Risk And Co (FR) N/A Poor Jamie Snowden 148 lbs 5/1 11 Dropped out last until halfway - progress 6f out - pressed leaders 4f out - ridden and faded 2f out(op 9/2 tchd 11/2)
5th 5 Espalion (FR) N/A AVG Tim Vaughan 148 lbs 25/1 6 Never better than midfield - ridden 6f out - soon outpaced - tailed off
6th 4 Eclair De Guye (FR) 10 G Poor Lucy Wadham 143 lbs 8/1 4 Towards rear - effort 7f out - ridden 6f out - soon beaten - tailed off(tchd 6/1)
7th 2 Tankerton Boy (IRE) N/A Poor Neil King 154 lbs 25/1 42 Pressed winner until ridden halfway - quickly dropped to rear - hacked on tailed off final 6f(op 33/1)
99th 8 Midnight Monsoon (GB) N/A Poor Ben Case 147 lbs 50/1 - Prominent until halfway - slowed rapidly soon after - tailed off and pulled up 6f out (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 33/1)