14:35 Fakenham

Wednesday 1 January 2025

All11:4512:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:10

Gamble Plant Norfolk Ltd Grand Prix Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 5m 18.05s

1^st

Pearly Island

911-4

7/1

T: L WadhamJ: Tom Cannon

Midfield, headway to chase leader before 3 out, ridden and stayed on before 2 out, soon led and went clear, pushed out run-in op 8/1 tchd 17/2

2^nd

8 ½

Godot

811-2

14/1

T: A IrvineJ: Philip Armson (3)

Held up in midfield, ridden and headway before 3 out, outpaced by leaders before last, kept on run-in, went 2nd near finish, no match for winner op 10/1

3^rd

1 ½

Secret Des Dieux

511-10

6/1

T: James OwenJ: C Gethings

Led, not fluent 6th, went clear before 3 out, diminishing advantage 2 out where not fluent, soon ridden and headed, outpaced by winner approaching last, no extra run-in, lost 2nd near finish op 4/1

4^th

An Bradan Feasa

511-10

8/1

T: Jack JonesJ: Jamie Gambin (7)

Ran in snatches, prominent, lost position before 3 out, soon tailed off op 7/1 tchd 13/2

Also Ran

Royal Way

512-0

16/5

T: G & J MooreJ: Freddie Mitchell (5)

Never travelling in rear, pulled up before 3 out op 10/3 tchd 3/1

Balboa

511-12

16/1

T: J W MullinsJ: James Best

Held up in rear, bad mistake 7th, soon driven, pulled up before 3 out tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1

Bluegrass

611-9

6/4f

T: S EdmundsJ: Charlie Hammond

Prominent, ridden and lost position before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 9/4 tchd 5/2

Young Merlin

911-5

40/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

Midfield, ridden and outpaced before 8th, not fluent 3 out, soon pulled up op 33/1 tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

Hecouldbetheone³⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: James Owen J: Shane Fenelon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.60Pl:£2.00, £2.90, £1.90EX:£106.60Trifecta:£623.00Tricast:£625.20SF:£93.00Swingers:£10.60, £6.30, £10.40

Forecasts

Bluegrass (6/4), Royal Way (16/5), Secret Des Dieux (6/1), Pearly Island (7/1), Hecouldbetheone (15/2), An Bradan Feasa (8/1), Godot (14/1), Balboa (16/1), Young Merlin (40/1)

SECRET DES DIEUX represents a powerful yard and should be the type to take this step up in class in his stride, having looked a useful prospect when scoring at Hereford last time. Stablemate Hecouldbetheone is respected in a first-time visor, as is course-specialist Bluegrass, while Balboa isn't dismissed now up in trip.

SECRET DES DIEUX (FR)
HECOULDBETHEONE (IRE)
BLUEGRASS (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £18,210.002nd: £8,372.003rd: £4,186.004th: £2,093.005th: £1,046.006th: £522.00