14:05 Fakenham

Monday 13 November 2023

All12:2512:5513:3014:0514:4015:1015:40

Gatsby's Fakenham Winner At England Business Awards Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f 1y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:06  |   Winning time: 5m 18.5s
1st
Horse silk
7
11/4
T: James OwenJ: Lily Pinchin (3)
Mid-division, closed from 7th, led before final bend, stayed on, driven out op 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
3
4/1
T: O MurphyJ: Lewis Stones (3)
Chased leaders, lost place after 5th, closed 7th, went 2nd final bend, unable to trouble winner, stayed on op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
19
1
10/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Bryan Carver
Chased leader, led 6th, headed before not fluent next, led last (normal 2 out), headed before not much room final bend, soon weakened op 12/1 tchd 16/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
5
33/1
T: L HorsfallJ: M G Nolan
Towards rear, not much room 1st, plugged on from last (normal 2 out), almost took 3rd, never dangerous op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 40/1
5th
Horse silk
18
6
411-3
13/8f
T: M KeighleyJ: G Sheehan
Jumped right and not always fluent, led until 6th, led before next, headed last (normal 2 out), hampered and weakened final bend op 6/4 tchd 7/4
6th
Horse silk
25
8
22/1
T: James OwenJ: Jamie Gambin (10)
In rear, headway on outside before 6th, weakened from 7th op 10/1
7th
Horse silk
6
9
125/1
T: Mrs S J HumphreyJ: James Best
Chased leaders, not much room 1st, lost place after 6th, pulled up before 2 out op 100/1 tchd 150/1
8th
Horse silk
sh
2
200/1
T: S-J DaviesJ: Cillin Leonard (5)
Mid-division, weakened after 6th op 125/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
6/1
T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan
Prominent, jumped path on approach to 1st, hampered, faltered and lost place 1st, headway after 5th, weakened from 7th, pulled up before last (normal 2 out) op 5/1 tchd 4/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.30, £1.60, £2.80EX:£15.30Trifecta:£84.90SF:£14.38Swingers:£2.50, £5.20, £6.60

Forecasts

Shinji (13/8), Star Legend (11/4), Colonel Whizz (4/1), Cuban Court (6/1), Alright Dai (10/1), Our Pink Lady (22/1), Melton Mossy (33/1), Stop This Train (125/1), Book Of Verse (200/1)

Verdict

SHINJI was a bumper winner here last season and is fancied to build on the promise of his hurdling debut to make it second time lucky over timber. Star Legend ran well in a Huntingdon handicap last time and sets a reasonable standard for his less-experienced opposition to surpass, with Colonel Whizz also a player, the step up in trip appealing as beneficial.

  1. SHINJI (IRE)
  2. STAR LEGEND (IRE)
  3. COLONEL WHIZZ (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £4,629.002nd: £2,133.003rd: £1,066.004th: £534.00

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