Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

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

16:30 May Fox Hunters' Chase 3m 110y
Weighed In - (Class 6), £1,550 added, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winner £1,021 2nd £314 3rd £157
Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places Surface: Turf
Winning distances: Always be involved in the finish!

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 7m 2.65s
Off time: 16:30:18

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Eleazar (GER)	11/10
2nd	Hurricane Carter (IRE)	12/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	1122U0-	Eleazar (GER) 26	11	12-4 p	Mr M G Nolan (5)	Mrs L Wadham	125	11/10
2	32P410-	Silver Adonis (IRE) 26	11	12-4 b	Mr L R Payter (5)	Dr R D P Newland	122	4/1
3	322/21P-	Assassino (FR) 29	10	12-0	Miss L Allan (5)	J M Turner	111	5/1
4	PP6PP3-	Prince Louis (FR) 16	9	12-0	Miss C Hobson (7)	M Burman	105	50/1
5	3443/PU-	Hurricane Carter (IRE) 16	12	11-10	Mr James Cowley (5)	D L Williams	119	12/1
6	1P345/1-	Picabo Kid (USA) 29	9	11-10	Mr Jonathan Bailey (5)	Mrs C H Covell	111	5/1

Verdict

Assassino won this last year but had earlier finished a long way adrift of ELEAZAR over C&D and, despite 4lb better terms, it's difficult to see the 10-year-old reversing places today with Lucy Wadham's gelding, who has his sights lowered after competing at Cheltenham and Aintree. Silver Adonis was just behind the selection over the Grand National fences having won earlier here over a slightly shorter trip and can chase him home again.

Formwatch

Eleazar (GER) 50-1 (12-0) Mid-division, struggling 11th (foinavon), soon behind, 11th of 26, 38l behind Cloudy Lane (12-0) at Aintree 2m 5f hts chs (2) gs in Apr.

Silver Adonis (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) In touch, chased leading pair after 3 out to before last, soon weakened, 12th of 26, 41l behind Cloudy Lane (12-0) at Aintree 2m 5f hts chs (2) gs in Apr.

Assassino (FR) 7-1 (11-11) Pulled hard early, close up, settled towards rear 5th, headway 11th, behind when pulled up before 5 out, in a race won by Earth Dream (11-5) at Fakenham 3m hts chs (6) gs in Apr, 8 ran.

Prince Louis (FR) 20-1 (11-0) Led 2 til hdd 2 out; one pce last, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Balladeer (11-0) at Fakenham Points 3m ptp gs in Apr.

Hurricane Carter (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Mistake and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by My Flora (11-11) at Stratford 2m 7f hts chs (5) gd in Apr, 8 ran.

Picabo Kid (USA) 8-1 (12-0) Led til hdd aft 4 out; led flat; rdn out, won at Thorpe Lodge 3m ptp gd in Apr beating Kandelin (12-3) by 2l, 7 ran.