Fakenham
13:25
Betting Better With Sky Bet Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
Fakenham Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £3 Place: £1.60 £2.70 Exacta: £15 Tricast: £140.63 Trifecta: £71.70
Non-Runners: Lady Harriett (self certificate, other)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Malago Rose (IRE) 7 M AVG Neil Mulholland 161 lbs 2/1 Won In touch with leaders - went second 2 out - soon led - ridden clear approaching last - went further clear run-in - comfortably(op 7/4)
2nd 5 Lady's Present (IRE) 7 M Poor Philip Kirby 152 lbs 8/1 - Held up in rear - rapid headway after 5 out - prominent 4 out - led when hit 3 out - headed after 2 out - soon no chance with winner(tchd 9/1)
3rd 6 Regally Blonde (GB) 6 M Poor Ben Case 151 lbs 12/1 - Held up in rear - rapid headway and prominent 3 out - mistake and weakened from 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
4th 7 Extra Cover (GB) 5 M Poor Henry Daly 151 lbs 12/1 - Led - ran green 1st - headed when not fluent 3 out - soon weakened quickly(op 16/1)
5th 2 Hurst Hill (IRE) 6 M Poor Seamus Mullins 160 lbs 9/1 - Prominent - weakened from 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
PU 8 Misting (GB) 6 M Poor Neil King 151 lbs 16/1 - Midfield - dropped to rear 3 out - soon pulled up(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
PU 3 Barra Blue (GB) 6 M AVG Fergal O'Brien 163 lbs 15/8F - Prominent - awkward jump 7th - mistake 8th - weakened quickly from 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said mare stopped quickly; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 2/1)