18 Dec 2016 14:20 Fakenham
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 3y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Racing At Fakenham New Year's Day Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
11 |
| - |
G'day Aussie (GB) (colt, bay, 10 12) |
44231 / 10 |
Flat (250), Jump (52) |
B S Hughes | B Ellison Mr Douglas Bradbury |
2/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 6th, 2nd 3 out, led after next, soon clear, hit last, easily | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 11 L |
Helium (FR) (Horse (entire), bay, 12 0) |
33-544P / 13 |
Flat (75), Jump (28) |
R Flint | Alexandra Dunn West Buckland Bloodstock… |
14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, jumped right 2 out, soon went 2nd, no impression on winner, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 1¼ L |
Jade's Legend (GB) (filly, chestnut, 11 10) |
465366 / 7 |
Flat (603), Jump (20) |
G B Watters | Miss A Murphy Mr Paul Murphy |
9/1 | |
| led until after 1st, stayed handy, driven in 4th after 3 out, 3rd before last, stayed on same pace, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
4th |
9 |
| 9 L |
Racing Spirit (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
3-36 / 11 |
Flat (254), Jump (21) |
Alex Edwards | Dave Roberts Mr D B Roberts |
50/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 6th, no impression after 3 out, plugged on from home bend to take modest 4th last | ||||||||||
5th |
12 |
| 1¼ L |
Polarbrook (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 8) |
53-9947 / 13 |
Jump (10) | James Davies | D Shaw Mr John R Saville |
33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced before 6th, plugged on before last, no impression | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 5 L |
Spa's Dancer (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 9) |
3B478-7 / 9 |
Flat (100), Jump (16) |
James Smith | J M P Eustace Mrs James Eustace |
9/1 | |
| led after 1st, headed 5th, hit 3 out, 5th and weakening before next | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 1¼ L |
Back To Balloo (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 9) |
6-88682 / 12 |
Jump (8) | Ryan Winks | P Winks Mr P Winks |
12/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 5th, clear after next until after 3 out, headed after 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
8th |
4 |
| 5 L |
Innoko (FR) (colt, grey, 11 11) |
39/31-37 / 8 |
Flat (135), Jump (21) |
Lee Edwards | A W Carroll Threes Company |
14/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along 6th, soon well beaten | ||||||||||
9th |
8 |
| 4 L |
Bonvilston Boy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
563-P50 / 6 |
Jump (47) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Mr N Harris |
16/1 | |
| towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake and ridden 5th, behind from next | ||||||||||
10th |
10 |
| 5 L |
Stepover (GB) (filly, bay, 11 0) |
67-4254 / 8 |
Jump (20) | Kielan Woods | A M Hales Mrs A Allen |
9/2 | |
| held up in rear, modest effort on outside when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
11th |
3 |
| 1¼ L |
Gin And Tonic (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) |
3516-86 / 9 |
Jump (192) | Jack Quinlan | M Wigham The Gin & Tonic… |
11/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
12th |
1 |
| 36 L |
Being Global (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
631-239 / 6 |
Jump (29) | A Pogson | Mrs Caroline Bailey Mrs Susan Carsberg |
16/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened before 6th | ||||||||||