15:40 Fakenham

Friday 16 February 2024

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1516:50

Payne Crop Nutrition Ltd Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 6m 26.10s

1^st

For Gina

611-10

4/1

T: L WadhamJ: Alex Chadwick (7)

Towards rear, not fluent 1st, closed 4th, led 3 out, clear before blundered last, stayed on op 9/2

2^nd

9 ½

Hermes Le Gris

711-4

11/10f

T: R L LlewellynJ: Liam Harrison

Held up towards rear, took keen hold, not fluent 7th, headway after 4 out, ridden to chase winner after next, unable to challenge, no impression final bend, no extra last op 8/11

3^rd

6 ½

Crem Fresh

1012-0

18/1

T: F BrennanJ: Thomas Bellamy

Led until 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 22/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

8 ½

Little Talks

511-6

17/2

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Chased leader until before 3 out, weakened before 2 out tchd 10/1

5^th

3 ½

Mistymal

610-11

10/3

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

In touch on outside, mistake and lost place 9th, not fluent 4 out, weakened 3 out op 9/2

6^th

Eurkash

1010-3

20/1

T: P R WebberJ: James Best

Chased leaders on inside, lost place after 4 out, well beaten 3 out tchd 22/1

Also Ran

Mountain Bay

511-11

66/1

T: J W MullinsJ: M G Nolan

Held up in rear, reminder 7th, lost touch after 9th, pulled up before 4 out op 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.80, £1.30EX:£9.70Trifecta:£68.50SF:£8.89Swingers:£1.50, £8.00, £4.50

Forecasts

Hermes Le Gris (11/10), Mistymal (10/3), For Gina (4/1), Little Talks (17/2), Crem Fresh (18/1), Eurkash (20/1), Mountain Bay (66/1)

HERMES LE GRIS is thriving under the expert tutelage of Robbie Llewellyn and a 7 lb penalty for his facile Huntingdon victory doesn't look sufficient to prevent him from following up. Mistymal appeals as the one to give him most to do on the back of an improved Southwell second, with the lightly-raced Little Talks and C&D winner For Gina also in the mix.