13:20 Fakenham

Monday 1 January 2018

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Fakenham Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 6m 7.70s

1^st

Little Windmill

812-4

8/1

T: N B KingJ: Jack Andrews (5)

Led, headed soon after 3rd, tracked clear leader, ridden and closed 4 out, led approaching last, stayed on op 5/1

2^nd

2 ½

Wish In A Well

910-0

11/4

T: B I CaseJ: Hugh Nugent (5)

Jumped right at times, keen tracked leaders, ridden 12th, kept on to go 2nd run in op 7/2

3^rd

Money For Nothing

911-9

7/1

T: J FarrellyJ: Luca Morgan (7)

Keen in rear, headway to lead soon after 3rd, clear next, continually hampered by loose horse, reduced lead 4 out, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra and lost 2nd run in op 6/1

4^th

Oakidoaki

611-12

7/4f

T: B G PowellJ: Mr James King

Close up 2nd, hit 12th, ridden and weakened next, tailed off op 5/2

5^th

Triptico

1211-11

16/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Mr J Smith-Maxwell (7)

In touch, ridden and weakened 4 out, tailed off op 14/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

Touch Screen

811-4

5/1

T: Mark GillardJ: Theo Gillard (7)

Close up when unseated rider 2nd op 4/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.90Pl:£4.30, £1.80EX:£30.20Trifecta:£227.90SF:£29.10Swingers:£1.70, £0.00, £1.10

Forecasts

Oakidoaki (7/4), Wish In A Well (11/4), Touch Screen (5/1), Money For Nothing (7/1), Little Windmill (8/1), Triptico (16/1)

This could be pretty desperate stuff in heavy ground and with doubts about the ability of Little Windmill to act in such testing conditions, the very tentative vote goes to MONEY FOR NOTHING. Clearly, confidence is very much tempered by the fact that he is still a maiden, but he sees out the trip, handles plenty of cut and has run well from a similar mark relatively recently. Last year's winner Wish In A Well did so after a poor run on his previous start. This time, he has several poor runs to overcome as well as being 2lb 'wrong' at the weights, so he is taken on. Touch Screen has the most recent winning form and is not ruled out, while success for either Oakidoki or Triptico would not be a huge surprise in a race where caution is advised.

Money For Nothing
Oakidoaki
Touch Screen

Previous Winners

2017

Amber Gambler

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 7

J: Wayne Hutchinson | T: Ian Williams

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Prize Money

1st: £4,617.002nd: £1,432.003rd: £716.004th: £358.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00