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Volt Low Alcohol IPA At Fakenham Racecourse Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f1y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 6 runners
Winning time 4m 59.50s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Settled towards the back early - roused to move through and hit the front 2 out then edged away - eased out to the finish under encouragement
Jamie Brace (5)
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Handy early - stumbled 4th - moved closer to front 3 out - briefly went in front but challenged for it - shaken up and lost front spot 2 out - overtaken soon after and held on for second under pressure
Ciaran Gethings
James Owen
Settled towards the back early - made progress three out and pressed forward under urging - stayed on at one speed to finish third
Rex Dingle
Chris Gordon
Settled in the pack early - pushed along approaching the 7th before losing touch by 3 out - dropped well back soon after - passed a well-beaten rival before the last to finish 4th
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Sarah Humphrey
Set the pace early - challenged for top spot 3 out then driven along when overtaken - lost touch approaching 2 out - well beaten before the final fence
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Settled in the pack early - hit the third then hampered by another blunder in fifth - urged along and dropping towards the back by the eighth - stopped without contesting matters and eased out of contention approaching three out
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.