Full Result 1.50 Fakenham | 15 January 2007

Fakenham 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) 2m OMS Good To Soft 6 hurdles 3 omitted

1st £3,383.12 2nd £993.20 3rd £496.60 4th £248.04

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Ship's Hill (IRE) 2/5F Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	115	–	104	119	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Ballykea (IRE) (Montelimar)
Tracked leaders, led after 3 out, in command from next, driven out (op 1-2 tchd 8-15, 4-7 in places)

2 21	4. Noble Ben (IRE) 7/2 Timmy Murphy Brendan Powell	Timmy Murphy Brendan Powell	5	115	–	76	99	–
ch g Beneficial - I'm Happy Now (IRE) (Torus)
Led 2nd, headed after 3 out where well clear of rest, soon outpaced by winner (op 3-1 tchd 4-1)

3 22 [43]	7. That Man Fox 50/1 Antony Procter Phil McEntee	Antony Procter Phil McEntee	6	115 b¹	102	47	76	–
b g Sovereign Water (FR) - Oh No Rosie (Vital Season)
Led until 2nd, driven and looked awkward after omitted 5th, no chance with leading pair from 3 out (op 66-1)

4 10 [53]	6. Stop The Pigeon 100/1 Mr M Mackley ⁷ Nicholas Pomfret	Mr M Mackley ⁷ Nicholas Pomfret	9	1012 p	–	33	66	–
gr g Norton Challenger - New Dawning (Deep Run)
Chased leaders until 6th, struggled on in hopeless pursuit from 3 out

5 13 [66]	3. Garden Shed Rebel 100/1 Matt Crawley ¹⁰ Ken Clutterbuck	Matt Crawley ¹⁰ Ken Clutterbuck	7	109	–	14	53	–
b g Tragic Role (USA) - Clare Island (Connaught)
Led to start, midfield, lost touch before 6th, soon tailed off

6 20 [86]	2. Crack On (IRE) 33/1 Gerry Supple David Pipe	Gerry Supple David Pipe	5	115	–	–	33	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Carols Cracker (IRE) (Persian Mews)
Held up and remote, tailed off from 3rd (op 25-1)

7 ½ [86½]	10. Lucky Third Time 100/1 Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	5	1012	–	–	26	–
b m Terimon - Zanditu (Presidium)
Held up and remote, tailed off from 3rd

8 25 [111½]	9. Belvoir Beever (IRE) 100/1 Dave Crosse Conor Dore	Dave Crosse Conor Dore	5	1012	–	–	–	–
b m Turtle Island (IRE) - Wamdha (IRE) (Thatching)
Struggling from 4th, tailed off from 6th

F	8. Tickford Abbey 40/1 Sam Curling ⁵ Fiona Kehoe	Sam Curling ⁵ Fiona Kehoe	5	110	–	–	–	–
br g Emperor Fountain - Flash-By (Ilium)
Fell 1st (op 50-1 tchd 33-1)

PU	1. Marine Life 7/1 James Davies Paul Webber	James Davies Paul Webber	5	1112 v	–	–	–	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Aquamarine (Shardari)
Chased leaders, driven and looked relucted after omitted 5th, remote 6th when pulled up 3 out (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 6-1)

10 ran Off time: 1:53:00 Winning time: 4m 10.90s (slow by 20.90s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: A Taylor (Ship's Hill) 1st breeder: Gerry Canavan
2nd owner: The Johnson Family (Noble Ben)
3rd owner: Roger Clarke (That Man Fox)
Tote win: £1.40 PL: £1.10 £1.10 £8.60 Ex: £2.50 CSF: £2.22

The flight in the home straight was omitted on all circuits.

1:50 Fakenham 15 Jan 2007

Fakenham 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle