15:45 Fakenham

Tuesday 7 May 2019

All14:1014:4015:1015:4516:1516:45

Snellings Norfolk National Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 7m 37.80s

1^st

Hepijeu

811-5

8/1

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Close up, led 4 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, held and 2 lengths down when left clear at last, stayed on tchd 7/1

2^nd

Doing Fine

1112-1

5/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Close up, lost place to rear 4th, headway 13th, ridden 3 out, keeping on same pace when left 2nd at last op 9/2

3^rd

Fifty Shades

611-0

11/4f

T: Christian WilliamsJ: James Bowen

Prominent, led 5th, headed 4 out, tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, keeping on same pace when left 3rd at last tchd 3/1

4^th

Global Dream

911-8

6/1

T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, left 4th at last op 13/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

Mercers Court

1111-12

20/1

T: N B KingJ: Jack Andrews (7)

Raced wide close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next, left 5th at last op 16/1

6^th

Emerald Rose

1211-7

16/1

T: J S SmithJ: M D Grant

Tracked leaders, lost place 11th, in touch when blundered 14th, weakened 3 out

Also Ran

Little Windmill

911-2

14/1

T: N B KingJ: Bryony Frost

Led, headed 5th, close up, weakened and pulled up 4 out

Silver Man

1210-12

33/1

T: S FlookJ: Max Kendrick (5)

In rear, headway and in touch 4th, lost place 11th, tailed off 18th, pulled up 3 out op 22/1

Achill Road Boy

1010-9

4/1

T: W ColtherdJ: R Johnson

Held up in rear, headway 3 out, every chance next, led soon after 2 out, 2 lengths clear when fell last op 9/2

Amiral Collonges

910-7

9/1

T: H J EvansJ: L P Aspell

Close up, ridden 18th, weakened 3 out, pulled up next op 10/1 tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

Gamain²³

Weight: 10-10| Age: 10

T: Mrs J Williams J: Non Runner

Arthur's Reuben⁴⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: J Candlish J: M Hamill

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.40Pl:£2.60, £1.90, £1.20EX:£48.20Trifecta:£210.80Tricast:£140.66SF:£49.75Swingers:£12.60, £5.90, £2.70

Forecasts

Fifty Shades (11/4), Achill Road Boy (4/1), Doing Fine (5/1), Global Dream (6/1), Gamain (6/1), Hepijeu (8/1), Amiral Collonges (9/1), Little Windmill (14/1), Emerald Rose (16/1), Mercers Court (20/1), Arthur's Reuben (20/1), Silver Man (33/1)

Two previous winners of this event in Emerald Rose and Amiral Collonges take their chances again but it would be a surprise if either were good enough to take this marathon event again. Two jockey bookings immediately catch the eye with Richard Johnson on Achill Road Boy and Sam Twiston-Davies riding Gamain both taking mounts for stables that they are not usually associated with. Of the two the former would be preferred and may gain compensation for unseating when well fancied last time. Christian Williams has already enjoyed plenty of success here with his runners (34% strike-rate) and his FIFTY SHADES can improve that figure despite the rise in class/weights. Hepijeu is also respected.

Fifty Shades
Hepijeu
Achill Road Boy

Previous Winners

2018

Emerald Rose

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 11

J: M D Grant | T: J S Smith

14/1

Prize Money

1st: £19,754.002nd: £5,800.003rd: £2,900.004th: £1,450.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00