15:40 Fakenham

Monday 1 January 2018

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

Fakenham Racecourse Annual Members Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 23.80s

1^st

The Linksman

611-5

15/8

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Made all, ridden clear 2 out, unchallenged op 11/4

2^nd

Fresh New Dawn

611-5

13/8f

T: O MurphyJ: Ian Popham

Tracked winner, ridden and outpaced 2 out op 11/8 tchd 7/4

3^rd

Isis Blue

811-5

9/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: Mr James King (5)

Held up, ridden and headway passing omitted 4 out, weakened 2 out, tailed off op 5/1 tchd 11/2

4^th

Rajapur

511-5

12/1

T: D ThompsonJ: Tony Kelly

Keen tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, beaten when flattened 2 out, tailed off tchd 14/1

5^th

No Alarm

611-5

20/1

T: O MurphyJ: David England

In touch, ridden and struggling passing omitted 4 out, tailed off op 25/1 tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Blue Sire

711-5

20/1

T: N J HawkeJ: C Gethings (3)

Close up, ridden passing omitted 4 out, pulled up approaching 3 out op 18/1 tchd 16/1

Dunkereen

511-5

20/1

T: O MurphyJ: C Poste

In rear, ridden 3 out, behind when pulled up last op 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.80Pl:£1.40, £1.50EX:£5.70Trifecta:£19.00SF:£5.31Swingers:£1.20, £2.50, £2.50

Forecasts

Fresh New Dawn (13/8), The Linksman (15/8), Isis Blue (9/2), Rajapur (12/1), No Alarm (20/1), Blue Sire (20/1), Dunkereen (20/1)

The biggest field of the day to bring the curtain down on the card and the suggestion on New Year's Day perhaps FRESH NEW DAWN can emerge an apt winner. One of a trio in the field trained by Olly Murphy he ran well on heavy ground at Ffos Las last time out and although this is a sizeable drop in trip, he travelled well enough once he finally settled to suggest that he can cope with it and in that respect conditions will also help. The Linksman is likely to be a danger as we know that he handles heavy ground and he looks to have some ability, though he clearly carries risks. Rajapur is interesting along with Isis Blue who is very much his superior on the Flat, but who has it to prove on deep ground. Keep an eye on the market too, in case any of the others are about to do significantly better.

Fresh New Dawn
The Linksman
Isis Blue

Previous Winners

2017

Iconic Sky

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 4

J: Jack Sherwood | T: L Wadham

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,809.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.00