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12:05 Fakenham

Happy New Year Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 1y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,900 added
  • Winner: £4,197
  • 2nd: £1,232
  • 3rd: £616
  • 4th: £350
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 15.75s
  • Off Time: 12:07:19
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Wells De Lune (FR)

13/2

    2
    Silk -

    Airton

    11/8

      1
      Silk - Purple, Light Blue star, Light Blue and Purple striped sleeves

      Wells De Lune (FR)

      128 t BF
      13/2
      • Form 204134
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 136

      made all, ridden approaching last, stayed on

      2
      Silk - White, Emerald Green hoops, White sleeves, Emerald Green stars, Black cap

      Skeaping

      27 C
      3/1
      • Form 611323
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-5
      • Official Rating 115

      close up, headway to track winner 7th, pushed along 3 out, ridden next, one pace and lost 2nd final strides

      3
      Silk - Navy Blue, Pink and Green sash and hooped cap

      Phoenix Dawn

      18 bt
      8/1
      • Form 37/615-0
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-4
      • Official Rating 114

      tracked winner until lost place 7th, close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next

      4
      Silk - Pink, black braces, white and black striped sleeves, black and pink hooped cap

      Airton

      28 vt
      11/8
      • Form F585F6
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 110

      tracked winner until pushed along 3 out, outpaced next, rallied approaching last, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd final strides

      6
      Silk - Maroon, Yellow star, Maroon sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap

      Clearly Capable (IRE)

      21 BFD
      6/1
      • Form 2-23314
      • Age 11
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 98

      in touch in rear, headway to track leaders 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace flat

      5
      NR

      General Allenby

      12 p BF
      16/1
      • Form 433-429
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 105

      Withdrawn

      In depth

      Verdict

      Clearly Capable won a Leicester seller last month but has a tough task here from 12lb out of the handicap. Skeaping won here and at Stratford in October but has struggled since and Airton looks better treated running in his first seller having won at Taunton early last year. WELLS DE LUNE is capable of going well fresh and is the class act in this. He is capable of throwing in the odd performance, however, so is far from banker material.

      Formwatch

      Wells De Lune (FR) Evensfav (11-12) Led, hit and headed 8th, tracked winner, went left and dropped to rear 4 out, lost touch last, ridden and plugged on flat, never able to get back on terms, 4th of 5, 12 1/4l behind Ardera Cross (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in Aug.

      Skeaping 3-1 (11-10) Close up in 4th, went 3rd 6th, disputed 2nd from 3 out until approaching last, beaten and eased flat, 3rd of 4, 12 1/2l behind Clearly Capable (10-12) at Leicester 2m 4f (4) hvy in Dec.

      Phoenix Dawn 40-1 (11-9) Led until approaching 2 out, 2 out, weakened soon after 2 out, 10th of 13, 30l behind Pagero (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.

      Airton 6-1 (12-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 3 out, 6th of 9, 17l behind Ashfield Paddy (12-1) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.

      Clearly Capable (IRE) 9-4fav (11-1) Tracked leaders, went 3rd before 2 out, soon led, ridden and headed last, weakened towards finish, 4th of 5, 7 1/4l behind The Crooner (11-9) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) hvy in Dec.

      General Allenby 4-1 (8-10) Soon well in rear, stayed on late, never nearer, 5th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Sea Of Mystery (9-10) at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec.