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15:05 Fakenham

Weatherbys Bank Handicap Hurdle (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 6.80s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Half Inch

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Countback (FR)

    10/3

      3
      Silk -

      Dabus

      20/1

        1
        Silk - White and Royal Blue stripes, White sleeves, Red stars, Red cap

        Domenico (IRE)

        18 v
        16/1
        • Form 0-00606
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-12

        tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out

        2
        Silk - Mauve, White stars on sleeves, White cap

        Vigoureux (FR)

        9
        2/1
        • Form 46000-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-11

        held up, ridden 3 out, soon weakened

        3
        Silk - Mauve, Dark Blue star, stars on sleeves and star on cap

        Stolen Song

        22
        9/2
        • Form 51-5354
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-9

        mid-division, headway approaching 3rd, struggling halfway, soon beaten

        4
        Silk - RED, BLACK triple diamond, sleeves and diamonds on cap

        Swallow Magic (IRE)

        29
        20/1
        • Form 44P-01P
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-8

        always behind

        5
        Silk - Yellow, Purple epaulets, sleeves and star on cap

        Dabus

        5
        20/1
        • Form 21040P
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-5

        led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace

        6
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, ROYAL BLUE seams and sleeves, quartered cap

        Half Inch

        28
        4/1
        • Form 424323
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-3

        held up in touch, led approaching 2 out, clear after last, ridden out

        7
        Silk - Red and White (quartered), Red sleeves, White stars, White cap, Red star

        Lady Jeannie

        16
        14/1
        • Form 15P/55
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-10

        behind, blundered 1st, never dangerous

        8
        Silk - Purple and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves with Purple damonds, Yellow cap, Purple diamond

        Countback (FR)

        19
        10/3
        • Form 0025-33
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-1

        tracked leaders, lost place approaching 4th, headway 2 out, stayed on

        In depth

        Verdict

        Vigoreux won his first British race last week and he looks good enough to follow up here, before rising in the weights, with Half Inch and Swallow Magic also perhaps good enough to be involved. The selection does of course have to carry a 7lb penalty here, but he travelled well in his win at Uttoxeter and showed plenty of guts when called upon to battle out the finish. He kept finding a bit more that day, and can do so again to defy his penalty in this. Half Inch has benefited from a drop by the handicapper and has been involved in the frame on each of her last three starts. She has raced on fast ground but on her one attempt on good to soft she put up a creditable effort and with that drop in the weights she can again make the frame. Of the others, Swallow Magic would make plenty of appeal based on his maiden hurdle third on firm ground in Ireland earlier in the year, but has a bit to prove after flopping last time and we take Vigoreux to score.