17:13
Chestnut Group Fakenham Grand Prix Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m4f1y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 1.86s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Gavin Sheehan
Lucy Wadham
Set the pace from the off - asked for effort two out and edged in front by the last - margin narrowed close home - held on to prevail
Sean Houlihan
Gary & Josh Moore
Handy early on - clipped a couple of obstacles including the 8th - urged along from three out and driven two out - couldn't get to leader and hit last - stayed on well up the run-in to finish second
Bradley Harris (3)
Neil Mulholland
Settled midway through the pack - made smooth progress from 7th - close to the front pair but hampered when jumping 8th - urged for effort after three out - lost ground two out - responded again nearing the last - stayed on strongly to finish third
Caoilin Quinn
Nick Scholfield
Settled towards rear early - short of space three out then pressed on nearing last - found a gap on the rails - stayed on to finish fourth beaten a length
Jack Andrews
T Ellis
Settled towards the back of the field - clipped a fence three out and needed encouragement - lost touch with the front two out - stayed on late without threatening finished fifth beaten 5 1/4 lengths
Freddie Keighley (5)
Paul Nicholls
Fought for control early - sat behind the pace - urged forward after 3 out then lost momentum approaching the last two furlongs
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
Settled at the back early - pushed along and losing touch after 3 out - well beaten from 2 out to finish 7th
Jack Quinlan
Neil King
Tracked the pace early - urged forward after 3 out - lost touch and dropped away after 2 out - finished 8th
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled in the pack early - jumped awkwardly around the 5th and dropped back after the 8th - faded from three out - well held at the finish
Sam Twiston-Davies
Paul Nicholls
Settled with the pack early - slipped backwards by the 7th and pressed for effort - gone by three out - well beaten at the finish
Jack Tudor
Barry John Murphy
Held up in rear from the off - mistake 7th - dropped away after 3 out - finished well beaten in 11th
Alex Chadwick (3)
James Owen
Settled at the back early - untidy over the 6th and still adrift approaching the straight - clipped a fence and parted company two 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.