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13:30 Fakenham

West Norfolk Sporting Trust Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,000 added
  • Winner: £2,053
  • 2nd: £598
  • 3rd: £299
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 19.60s
  • Off Time: 13:30:28
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - White, Red diamond, armlets and cap

Only Hope

31 bt
7/2
  • Form 332223
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 95

led after 1st, ridden 6th, headed before 2 out, weakened before last

2
Silk - Dark green, orange sleeves and cap

Midnight Spirit

31 pt D
25/1
  • Form 35P5-45
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 88

led 1st with leader, ridden 6th, led before 2 out, headed soon after 2 out, weakened before last

3
Silk - Dark Blue, Orange cross belts and star on cap

Catawollow

30 e DCD
12/1
  • Form 628100
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 88

always in rear, hit 4th, behind from 3 out

4
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow seams, halved sleeves, Dark Green cap
  • Form 23P5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 95

in touch, headway 4 out, ridden next, chased winner approaching last, stayed on towards finish

5
Silk - Black, pink star, sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form R966-76
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 81

keen tracked leaders, weakened 6th, blundered next, pulled up after 2 out

6
Silk - Mauve, yellow stars, pink sleeves
8/1
  • Form 76-6P65
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 80

in touch, hit 5th, headway 3 out, led soon after 2 out, ridden out

7
Silk - Orange and Dark Green (halved), sleeves reversed, quartered cap
16/1
  • Form PFP-3P9
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 77

towards rear, headway to track leaders 4th,ridden and every chance 3 out, slightly outpaced 2 out, kept on flat

8
Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow (quartered), checked sleeves

Brilliant (GER)

288 v CD
9/4
  • Form P1914-P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 71

tracked leaders, reminders 3rd, dropped to rear after 4th, driven along after 5th, headway after 2 out, kept on flat, not trouble leaders

9
Silk - Red and Emerald Green (quartered), Emerald Green and Red diabolo on sleeves, Dark Blue cap
150/1
  • Form 70-75P0
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 59

in rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before last

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

CATAWOLLOW is back in the right grade and nearing a decent mark again. Richard Guest's mare is a little quirky but goes well here and would probably win this if on her best behaviour. Jim Best will surely find a similar race for the luckless Only Hope before the end of the season while the four-year-old Prince Freddie has hinted at ability, though didn't show much on the all-weather last time having finished tailed off in a seller at Wetherby previously.

Formwatch

Only Hope 9-2 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway to 3rd 2 out, one pace and no impression on long run to last, 3rd of 7, 16l behind Mujamead (11-0) at Folkestone 2m 1f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Jan.

Midnight Spirit 25-1 (10-13) Chased leaders until before 3rd, stayed in 3rd until 2 out, weakened soon after, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Mujamead (11-0) at Folkestone 2m 1f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Jan.

Catawollow 20-1 (11-4) Raced keenly, mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, well behind Bocamix (11-2) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Jan.

Prince Freddie 2-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, challenged 4 out, lost place approaching next, weakened 2 out, 5th of 7, 33l behind Janet's Pearl (10-5) at Wetherby 2m 3yo sll hdl (5) sft in Nov.

Mix N Match 9-2 (10-7) Behind, headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 34l behind Marju King (11-6) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Dec.

Lilac Belle 6-1 (10-7) Held up, headway 3 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 7, 15l behind On The Right Path (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f cnd/am sll hdl (5) hvy in Jan.

Captain Smoothy 33-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, led soon after 4 out, headed when blundered and rider lost iron next, mistake next, weakened and eased, tailed off, 9th of 10, 38l behind Shan Valley (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Jan.

Brilliant (GER) 8-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, blundered 4th, lost place 6th, behind when pulled up before next, in a race won by Diamanpeg (10-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-85 (5) gf in May, 13 ran.

Simplified 100-1 (9-7) Chased leaders to 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 11th of 15, well behind Endeavor (11-0) at Catterick 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Jan.