Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Fakenham - Tue 8th May 2012
14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00

15:30 SIS Novices' Hurdle2m 7f 110y
Weighed In - (Class 3), £8,000 added, 4yo+, 6 runners
Winner £5,198 2nd £1,526 3rd £763 4th £382
Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places Surface: Turf
Winning distances: Always be involved in the finish!

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 6m 44.76s
Off time: 15:31:46

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Enter Milan (IRE)	4/1
2nd	Captain Kelly (IRE)	7/2

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	223317-	Kilmacowen (IRE) 25	6	11-5	P J Brennan	F M O'Brien	135	8/13
3	15-	Captain Kelly (IRE) 166	5	10-13	Harry Derham (7)	P F Nicholls		7/2
4	P41/2-	Enter Milan (IRE) 328	7	10-13 t	S Thomas	J L Flint		4/1
5	34-	Master Of The Sea (IRE) 157	5	10-13	S Twiston-Davies	N A Twiston-Davies		16/1
6	48-	Roparta Avenue 21	5	10-13	M Goldstein (3)	Mrs D Grissell		100/1
8	096-	Onwards'n'upwards 53	4	10-7	C Bolger	Mrs C A Dunnett		200/1

Non runners
2	5/6352P-		All That Remains (IRE)	7	10-13	S Gollings	A P McCoy	116
7	PF/9734-		Top Dancer (FR)	5	10-13	B I Case	W Hutchinson	111

Verdict

CAPTAIN KELLY cost current connections £125,000 after winning a point-to-point in Ireland just over a year ago. He was probably a little keen when beaten in a Newbury bumper on his debut under Rules in November but should come into his own now jumping and is the selection here. Kilmacowen, a winner at Warwick in March and seventh in a valuable handicap at Aintree last time, sets a fair standard, however, and All That Remains and Enter Milan have already shown ability over hurdles. Top Dancer should also be capable of winning a novices' event and Master Of The Sea's bumper form stands up to scrutiny.

Formwatch

Kilmacowen (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 21, 19l behind Attaglance (11-12) at Aintree 2m 4f Listed hcp hdl (1) gd in Apr.

All That Remains (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Held up towards rear, weakened quickly from 6th, soon detached and pulled up, in a race won by Howizee (10-10) at Ayr 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr, 12 ran.

Captain Kelly (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Led, headed over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 17l behind Barenger (11-0) at Newbury 2m NH flat (6) gs in Nov.

Enter Milan (IRE) 17-2 (11-0) Prominent, chased winner 3 out, stayed on same pace flat and held final 100 yards, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Deireadh Re (11-0) at Worcester 3m mdn hdl (4) gd in Jun.

Master Of The Sea (IRE) 9-2 (10-9) Held up in rear, headway over 7f out, soon outpaced, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 10, 19l behind Tiger Maguire (11-2) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (6) hvy in Dec.

Roparta Avenue 50-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, never dangerous, 8th of 16, 39l behind Woodbank (10-12) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.

Top Dancer (FR) 33-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway 6th, not fluent next, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 13, 27l behind Benheir (11-6) at Bangor 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.

Onwards'n'upwards 125-1 (10-5) Held up, outpaced 3 out, never a factor, 6th of 11, 26l behind Wom (10-10) at Fakenham 2m 4yo mdn stks (4) gd in Mar.