Racecards
15:45 Fakenham
Country Food Trust Fakenham Silver Cup Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £13,234
- 2nd: £6,097
- 3rd: £3,047
- 4th: £1,526
- Form 313-214
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
raced wide held up, dropped to rear 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened next
- Form 52U314
- Age 11
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Mrs S J Humphrey
- Jockey James Best
led, ridden 2 out, headed bend approaching last, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish
- Form 110515
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer T Lawes
- Jockey Brendan Powell
close up, ridden 2 out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
- Form 12
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Tristan Durrell
tracked leader, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 32
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
tracked leaders, chased leader 2 out, ridden to lead bend approaching last, not fluent last, ran on
- Form 442254
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey B S Hughes
led into start, in rear, improved one place 5th, ridden when hit 2 out, soon weakened
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Olympic Conqueror won a maiden on the card a year ago and scored again at Uttoxeter in June though has a long absence to overcome. Glimpse Of Gold has won around here but generally performs at a slightly lower level while Vocal Duke, a dual winner here, found Class 3 company beyond him at Ludlow. Ridgeway won a novices' hurdle at Doncaster then found Ginger Mail much too strong on a return visit when the ground was much softer. The four-year-old RESTITUTION (NAP) showed up well at Ascot last time and, with more scope than most of these, can get off the mark. Seaborough, 1-27 over hurdles, appears unlikely to double his tally.
Formwatch
Olympic Conqueror (IRE) 5-2 (11-7) Led until 4th, led before next, soon headed, no impression on winner and lost 2nd before not fluent last, soon 4th and no extra, 4th of 8, 9 3/4l behind Byzantine Empire (11-3) at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Jul.
Glimpse Of Gold 20-1 (10-9) Tracked leader, pushed along to lead 2 out, ridden and headed soon after, weakened run in, 4th of 7, 20 1/2l behind Timberman (11-1) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Vocal Duke (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Towards rear, headway after 6th, switched left and shaken up after 3 out, never able to get on terms, kept on, 5th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Mr Grey Sky (11-6) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Ridgeway (FR) 5-4fav (11-7) Chased leader, made headway to challenge at 3 out, ridden and joined leaders at 2 out, outpaced before last hurdle, held on for second, 2nd of 6, 10l behind Ginger Mail (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) sft in Feb.
Restitution (FR) 6-1 (10-12) Led, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and headed before the last, soon readily outpaced and no chance with winner, awkward last, 2nd of 4, 10l behind Doctor Parnassus (10-12) at Ascot 2m (3) sft in Jan.
Seaborough (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Gave trouble before start, held up and behind, raced keenly, headway 3 out, went 4th last, kept on, 4th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Bartholomew J (11-8) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Feb.