16:55 Fakenham

Friday 16 February 2018

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5016:2516:55

Fakenham Maiden Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 4m 28.32s

1^st

Melekhov

410-7

5/6f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon pressed, just held on post op 4/6 tchd 8/13 and tchd 10/11

2^nd

Arch My Boy

410-7

7/2

T: Martin SmithJ: T Scudamore

Led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, just held last strides op 5/1

3^rd

Imperial Knight

611-2

15/2

T: O MurphyJ: David England

Held up behind, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong op 8/1 tchd 9/1

4^th

2 ¼

Sirobbie

410-7

18/1

T: S ThomasJ: Thomas Greatrex (7)

Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace op 20/1

5^th

Mrs Bellamy

510-9

12/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Jack Sherwood (3)

Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out op 18/1

6^th

Midnight Monsoon

510-9

10/1

T: B I CaseJ: Kielan Woods

Tracked leaders in 3rd place, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened op 12/1

7^th

1 ½

Mr Snips

511-2

100/1

T: C DrewJ: Mr Alex Ferguson (7)

Held up mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out op 80/1

8^th

Oborne Lady

510-9

25/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Kevin Jones (5)

Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out

Also Ran

Ultimate Climax

410-7

20/1

T: D ShawJ: James Davies

Held up in rear, pushed along halfway, soon struggling, pulled up op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.10, £1.20, £2.60EX:£4.50Trifecta:£13.40SF:£4.00Swingers:£2.10, £3.30, £1.90

Forecasts

Melekhov (5/6), Arch My Boy (7/2), Imperial Knight (15/2), Midnight Monsoon (10/1), Mrs Bellamy (12/1), Sirobbie (18/1), Ultimate Climax (20/1), Oborne Lady (25/1), Mr Snips (100/1)

Melekhov makes his second start having shaped well on his debut but his stable is going through a quiet spell at the moment and he faces a couple of decent rivals here who may well be able to give him a race. The Olly Murphy yard are always to be respected here and his Mahler newcomer IMPERIAL KNIGHT is an interesting runner giving his pedigree and he may be able to cause a slight surprise. Arch My Boy looks to be another who is progressing gradually in bumpers and may well take a hand with Midnight Monsoon another debutante who should be noted if there is any interest in the market.