13:10 Fakenham

Friday 15 March 2024

All13:1013:4514:2515:0515:4516:2517:05

Robert Case Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 4m 5.10s

1^st

Bluegrass

511-6

5/6f

T: S EdmundsJ: Charlie Hammond

Prominent on inside, not fluent 5th, led 2 out, came clear turning in, in no danger when stumbled last op 8/11 tchd 10/11

2^nd

Rumoursareflying

611-6

10/3

T: Mrs P SlyJ: Alex Edwards

Chased leaders, mistake and awkward 4th, went 2nd after 6th until led before 2 out, headed 2 out, chased winner, well held turning in, kept on for clear 2nd op 3/1

3^rd

Juan Bermudez

511-6

7/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Fergus Gillard

Held up in mid-division, lost place and towards rear before 3rd, flattened 6th, rallied out wide before next, outpaced and struggling soon after 3 out, rallied into remote 3rd before the last op 13/2

4^th

1 ½

Daniel Deronda

711-6

20/1

T: Mrs S J HumphreyJ: James Best

Held up in last pair, headway out wide chasing leaders after 3 out, pushed along and outpaced before next, weakened and lost remote 3rd before the last op 18/1 tchd 16/1

5^th

Sir Cilia

410-10

16/1

T: M CrawleyJ: Benjamin Poste

Held up in mid-division, outpaced and struggling soon after 3 out, went remote 5th turning in

6^th

Cave Article

511-6

80/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor

Raced wide early, made most, pushed along and headed before 2 out, lost 2nd and weakened quickly soon after when not fluent 2 out op 50/1

7^th

Drill To Dream

510-13

100/1

T: P & J ClutterbuckJ: J M Quinlan

Chased leaders, hit 2nd, lost 2nd after 6th, chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before next, tailing off when mistake 2 out tchd 80/1

Also Ran

Sceptic

410-10

28/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd

Held up off the pace in mid-division on inside, weakened quickly and towards rear after 6th, soon reminders and lost touch, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out op 14/1

Bubblecraft

410-3

125/1

T: M WighamJ: Sean Quinlan

Well in rear, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before the last op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Galactic Jack⁴³

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: Anthony Charlton J: Bradley Harris

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £1.30, £1.20EX:£4.60Trifecta:£9.60SF:£3.98Swingers:£1.10, £1.30, £1.70

Forecasts

Bluegrass (5/6), Rumoursareflying (10/3), Juan Bermudez (7/2), Galactic Jack (14/1), Sir Cilia (16/1), Daniel Deronda (20/1), Sceptic (28/1), Cave Article (80/1), Drill To Dream (100/1), Bubblecraft (125/1)

BLUEGRASS has been shaping up well in handicaps lately and this looks an excellent opportunity for him to open his account as a hurdler. Rumoursareflying probably should have won at Southwell last time and is an obvious threat, with fairly useful Flat recruit Juan Bermudez also worthy of consideration.

BLUEGRASS (IRE)
RUMOURSAREFLYING
JUAN BERMUDEZ

Previous Winners

2023

Nothingtochance

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 6

J: Thomas Bellamy | T: A King

7/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,357.002nd: £2,007.003rd: £1,003.004th: £502.00