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12:35 Fakenham

Heritage House Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 25.30s
  • Off Time: 12:35:25
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Black and Yellow diabolo, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Black cap
  • Form U-5U754
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 85

tracked leader, led after 8th, headed next, soon under pressure and weakened

2
Silk - Black and Light Blue stripes, halved sleeves, Black cap
20/1
  • Form 864071/
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 82

held up towards rear, raced keenly, chased leaders 3 out, soon weakened

3
Silk - Dark Blue, Red star, sleeves and star on cap

Rhetorical

402 b
5/2
  • Form 087P/52-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 80

led, headed before 3 out, soon under pressure and weakened

4
Silk - Maroon, White triple diamond, halved sleeves, White cap
12/1
  • Form 378-9PP
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 80

held up in touch, headway before 8th, led on bit 3 out, clear next, very easily

6
Silk - Red, Yellow seams, halved sleeves, quartered cap

Gouranga

9 b
7/1
  • Form 204-4P3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 73

held up towards rear, fell 5th

7
Silk - Red, White stars, White sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Red cap, White star

Purr

44 p C
18/1
  • Form 80-580P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 68

held up in touch, went 2nd approaching 6th, lost place 8th, soon behind

8
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue epaulets, halved sleeves, Orange cap, Dark Blue diamond
  • Form 9900
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 62

tracked leader, not fluent 2nd, hampered by faller 5th, soon pulled up

5
NR
  • Form 050350-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 75

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

PARADISE EXPECTED can come up with the answers in the opener although market support for Rhetorical would sound the alarm bell. Both yards are adept at placing their horses and they could dominate a race in which recent form is thin on the ground. Rhetorical is still a maiden after sixteen starts over hurdles but came as close as he has ever done in a Ludlow seller when last seen and will surely be primed to run a big race. Paradise Expected is having his first run for a yard that is four from seven here so whilst his form for his previous connections may not amount to a great deal it would be no great surprise to see a vastly improved showing here. There is very little to commend the remainder although Princess Stephanie is at least a course and distance winner, albeit a long time ago. This won't take a great deal of winning and Paradise Expected is expected to have little trouble in landing the spoils.

Formwatch

Something Gold (FR) 20-1 (11-0) Held up mid-division, lost place from 8th, stayed on from 2 out, no impression, 4th of 12, 23l behind North Island (11-0) at Catterick 2m 3f mdn chs (5) gs in Dec.

Princess Stephanie 20-1 (10-6) Held up in touch, good headway to chase leader approaching 3 out, led next, soon clear, ran on flat, won at Fakenham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Mar '07 beating Travello (11-7) by 6l, 11 ran.

Rhetorical 7-1 (10-9) Led, ridden after 4 out, headed and outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied flat, not reach winner, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Park Drive (10-12) at Ludlow 2m sll hdl (5) gd in Nov '07.

Storm Haven 20-1 (11-7) Prominent early, behind 4th, pulled up after next pulled up 4 out in race won by Tarkesar (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl (5) sft in Dec, 17 ran.

Gouranga 25-1 (10-5) Held up, outpaced approaching 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, 3rd of 7, 34l behind Classic Moon (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Jun.

Purr 40-1 (9-9) Soon tailed off, ridden along and pulled up 4 out in race won by Little Shilling (10-8) at Fakenham 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Nov, 12 ran.

Mysterious Green (FR) 200-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, weakened after 4 out, 10th of 14, well behind Banquet (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 3yo mdn hdl (5) gd in Nov.

Paradise Expected 10-1 (10-10) In touch until weakened after 7th, 11th of 17, 47l behind Ruling Reef (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Apr.