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Scores

14:30 Fakenham

Monday 1 January 2018

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Happy New Year Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 6m 47.2s

1^st

More Than Luck

711-8

11/4

T: O MurphyJ: David England

Keen close up in rear, tracked leaders 3rd, led passing omitted 4 out, ridden and briefly headed last, soon bumped and led again, ridden out op 5/2 tchd 9/4

2^nd

Minella Gathering

910-11

7/4f

T: P HendersonJ: Jack Sherwood (3)

Raced wide close up in rear, chased leaders 3 out, ridden to lead briefly last, soon dived left and headed, rallied close home op 2/1 tchd 13/8

3^rd

Phoeniciana

711-12

10/1

T: L WadhamJ: Maxime Tissier (7)

Close up, ridden 3 out, outpaced next, rallied run-in tchd 12/1

4^th

Cornish Warrior

711-9

9/4

T: N P MulhollandJ: Mr James King (5)

Tracked leader, hit 7th, ridden and join winner 3 out, kept on one pace op 11/4

5^th

1 ¾

Phare Isle

1310-11

18/1

T: B I CaseJ: Max Kendrick (7)

Close up, not fluent 5th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace op 16/1

6^th

Postbridge

711-7

33/1

T: Mrs S J HumphreyJ: Graham Carson (10)

Led, headed passing omitted 4 out, soon behind op 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10Pl:£2.10, £1.60EX:£6.60Trifecta:£30.00SF:£8.08Swingers:£1.40, £7.80, £2.40

Forecasts

Minella Gathering (7/4), Cornish Warrior (9/4), More Than Luck (11/4), Phoeniciana (10/1), Phare Isle (18/1), Postbridge (33/1)

MORE THAN LUCK routed his field in a chase at Taunton in November and also ran well from a similar mark to today's last time. Back over hurdles, he may have been found another good opportunity here. Minella Gathering has trip and ground to his liking and has to be taken very seriously after his win last time given that his jockey's clim negates the 3lb rise. Phoeniciana handles the ground and a better round of jumping would give her a squeak, while Cornish Warrior has the ability to have a say but he does have to prove himself in these conditions.