16:00 Fakenham

Saturday 7 April 2018

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

At The Races Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 4.10s

1^st

Le Breuil

611-12

2/1f

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Led, headed briefly 3rd, headed 5th and dropped to 3rd soon after, left 2nd after next, pushed along before 3 out, led again after 3 out, kept on well run-in op 11/4

2^nd

Sir Mangan

1011-5

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Raced wide, chased leaders, hit 4th, went 2nd before 2 out, stayed on same pace from last op 12/1

3^rd

Iconic Sky

510-4

11/2

T: L WadhamJ: Maxime Tissier (5)

Raced in close 5th, quick move to lead after 5th, rider rode finish a circuit early, eased after line, re-joined field soon after, headway into 4th place 3 out, went 3rd between last 2, not recover op 7/1

4^th

Ordo Ab Chao

911-3

10/1

T: O MurphyJ: David England

Held up in last pair, headway into modest 5th and pushed along after 3 out, kept on into 4th before the last, never nearer op 14/1 tchd 16/1

5^th

Indian Hawk

611-8

9/4

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Tracked leader, led briefly 3rd, led 5th, soon headed and left in lead after next, ridden and headed after 3 out, chased winner until before next, weakened between last 2 op 2/1

6^th

Theatrebar

1011-2

8/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Always in rear, never on terms op 13/2

Also Ran

Nikki Steel

810-0

7/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: S Bowen

Chased leading pair, weakened 3 out, tailed off 2 out, soon pulled up op 9/2 tchd 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.50, £6.30EX:£37.30Trifecta:£161.50SF:£31.74Swingers:£9.90, £5.90, £9.90

Forecasts

Le Breuil (2/1), Indian Hawk (9/4), Iconic Sky (11/2), Nikki Steel (7/1), Theatrebar (8/1), Ordo Ab Chao (10/1), Sir Mangan (16/1)

With Indian Hawk proving very hit or miss, it's anyones guess if he's well-handicapped or not and Le Breuil looks a safer alternative having not disgraced himself in last month's Coral Cup. For all that, THEATREBAR could prove the pick of the weights here after a light campaign which saw him finish a runner-up from this mark at Sedgefield last time out in October. The gelding goes well fresh and, with the Skelton yard in flying form, he could take some stopping over his optimum trip on ideal ground.

Theatrebar
Le Breuil
Indian Hawk

Prize Money

1st: £7,213.002nd: £2,118.003rd: £1,059.004th: £529.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00