Racecards
13:02 Fakenham
Racing To School, 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,198
- 2nd: £1,526
- 3rd: £763
- 4th: £382
- Form 49-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
chased leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 1st, jumped right 4th, not fluent next, went 2nd after 3 out, no chance with winner from next, lost 2nd, weakened and fell last
- Form 81
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased leader, not fluent 5th, mistake 3 out, soon lost 2nd, mistake and weakened 2 out, left 3rd last
- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
chased leaders, raced keenly, not fluent 2nd, mistake 6th, not fluent 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 6-8
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey David England
in rear, not fluent 6th, pushed along before 3 out, kept on from before 2 out, went 2nd approaching last, no chance with winner
- Form 147
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey B S Hughes
pecked 1st, not fluent in rear, well behind after 3 out, left 4th last
- Form 56-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Joshua Moore
made all, clear 2 out, mistake last, easily
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Owned by JP McManus and trained by Paul Nicholls, there’s a good chance that the nicely-bred Duc De Bourbon is better than he showed in a couple of bumpers. But there are others with scope including Plenty In The Tank, who looked useful when winning a Chepstow bumper a year ago for Ed de Giles. LAURELDEAN CROSS was a 33/1 winner of a Roscommon bumper in July and has switched stables since. But there appeared to be no fluke about the result and this sharp track should play to his strengths.
Formwatch
Duc De Bourbon (FR) 5-2fav (10-8) Tracked leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, last of 9, 12 3/4l behind Hoi Polloi (11-4) at Kempton 2m mdn (5) gs in Feb.
Laureldean Cross (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Disputed lead early, soon led, headed soon after 4f, remained prominent, challenged and on terms from 2f out, soon led, pressed and stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Roscommon 1m 7f gd in Jul beating Vartry Avenue (11-9) by 1l, 14 ran.
Plenty In The Tank (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Made all, stayed on gamely final 2f, almost unchallenged, won at Chepstow 2m (5) gs in Oct beating Linelee King (11-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Rock The House (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Led, headed over 2f out, carried left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Conceroe (11-0) at Warwick 2m (5) gd in Oct.
Train Hill (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, hit 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 33 1/4l behind On The Wild Side (10-12) at Hexham 2m (4) gs in Oct.
Twominutes Turkish (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) In touch in mid-division, struggling over 3f out, plugged on final furlong, 6th of 15, 16 3/4l behind Third Time Lucki (11-11) at Huntingdon 2m (5) sft in Jan.
Ace Time 200-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, mistake 3rd, behind 5th, 12th of 15, dist behind Prince Escalus (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Oct.