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15:20 Fakenham

Joanne Banks Lifetime In Racing Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 20.60s
  • Off Time: 15:20:18
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Mush Mir (IRE)

8/13

    2
    Silk -

    Russian Flag (FR)

    9/4

      1
      Silk - Black, Crimson hoops, White cap, Black spots

      Monroe Park (IRE)

      77 C
      12/1
      • Form 317392
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 97

      keen close up, ridden 11th, weakened 4 out, behind from next, tailed off, just held on to remote 3rd

      2
      Silk - Purple, Yellow hoops

      Mush Mir (IRE)

      22 b D
      8/13
      • Form 1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-5

      relucant leader, made all, drew clear from 2 out, unchallenged

      3
      Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue hoop, checked sleeves and cap

      Black Cache (IRE)

      185
      20/1
      • Form 036-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      in touch in rear, ridden 11th, weakened 4 out, behind next, tailed off

      4
      Silk - BLACK, RED disc, halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Lieutenant Dan (IRE)

      16
      33/1
      • Form 7042
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      close up, dropped to rear 7th, soon ridden, behind when pulled up immediately after 4 out

      5
      Silk - White, Dark Blue stars and sleeves, Red cap

      Russian Flag (FR)

      181
      9/4
      • Form 451P16-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 105

      keen tracked winner, mistake 8th and next, outpaced by easy winner from 2 out

      Previous results

      2010
      Silk -

      Carribs Leap (IRE)

      11/10
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      2009
      Silk -

      Baily Storm (IRE)

      8/15
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-5

      2008
      Silk -

      Postmaster

      6/4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      Alan Blackmore has a good strike rate at Fakenham but his Monroe Park was beaten in a seller at Worcester on his latest start and faces a tough task off level weights against MUSH MIR. Nicky Henderson's four-year-old, successful four times on the all-weather, was a smooth winner on his hurdles debut over this trip at Bangor and is the type to run up a sequence before some of the better novices appear. Russian Flag has won five times over fences but hasn't raced since April and may be treating this as a pipe-opener.

      Formwatch

      Monroe Park (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Mid-division, headway and in touch 4 out, soon challenged, led 2 out, ridden and hung left after last, continued to hang left towards far side rail and headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 15, 5l behind American Art (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4f clm hdl (5) gd in Aug.

      Mush Mir (IRE) 1-3fav (10-11) Led, blundered 4th, joined when hung left from 4 out, headed before next, soon ridden, 2 lengths down when switched right and hit 2 out, stayed on to regain lead last, drew clear flat, won at Bangor 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep beating Tom Wade (10-11) by 6l, 6 ran.

      Black Cache (IRE) 28-1 (11-4) Took keen hold, led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 14, 29l behind Royal Guardsman (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f NH flat (6) gd in Apr.

      Lieutenant Dan (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Tracked leader and keen, ran wide on stable bend and dropped rear, ridden to challenge over 3f out, chased winner from over 2f out, one pace and no impression, 2nd of 3, 8l behind Oscar Sunset (11-2) at Ludlow 2m nhf (5) gf.

      Russian Flag (FR) 20-1 (11-2) Held up in last pair, last and struggling 8th, tailed off, last of 6, 37l behind French Opera (11-2) at Sandown 2m chs G2 (1) gf in Apr.