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13:20 Fakenham

toteplacepot Selling Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,749 added
  • Winner: £4,094
  • 2nd: £1,202
  • 3rd: £601
  • 4th: £350
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 51.90s
  • Off Time: 13:20:21
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Clayton

13/8

    2
    Silk -

    American Tom (FR)

    5/6

      1
      Silk - Red, dark blue sleeves, white armlets and star on dark blue cap

      Cliffside Park (IRE)

      15 p CDCD
      11/1
      • Form 13-2516
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 119

      raced wide close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next, jumped right last

      2
      Silk - Light blue, white hoop, sleeves and spots on cap

      Generous Jack (IRE)

      28 b DCD
      7/1
      • Form 33/3611
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 105

      tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last

      3
      Silk - Dark blue, pink hoops, chevrons on sleeves, dark blue cap

      Clayton

      59 t BFD
      13/8
      • Form 172-822
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-6
      • Official Rating 122

      tracked leader, not fluent 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, stayed on

      4
      Silk - Maroon, light blue spots on sleeves, check cap

      American Tom (FR)

      290 h D
      5/6
      • Form 2367-53
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-1
      • Official Rating 134

      led, 4 lengths clear 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, stayed on

      5
      Silk - Red, white star and sleeves

      Velvet Voice

      11
      100/1
      • Form PP
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-8

      always in rear, outpaced and soon behind from 3 out, tailed off

      Previous results

      2018
      Silk -

      Ascendant

      4/11
      • Age 12
      • Weight 11-12

      2017
      Silk -

      Caprice D'anglais (FR)

      9/4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-0

      2016
      Silk -

      Changing The Guard

      7/4
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      American Tom won a chase and a hurdle in Ireland for Willie Mullins but hasn’t raced since May last year and is almost certainly flattered by an official rating of 134 nowadays. CLAYTON has gone close the last twice in much better races than this and he likes to race up with the pace, which is usually an advantage around here. Given he gets 4lb from course and distance winners Cliffside Park and Generous Jack and Sean Houlihan takes off a further 7lb so Gary Moore’s charge looks the one to beat.

      Formwatch

      Cliffside Park (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Mid-division, headway 2nd, closed 7th, slowed into 3 out, no extra before not fluent last, 6th of 9, 22 1/4l behind Vancouver (11-10) at Taunton 2m 3f (5) gd in Feb.

      Generous Jack (IRE) 15-8fav (11-12) Always prominent, led 2 out, ridden and pressed from last, held on well, won at Fakenham 2m hcp (5) gs in Feb beating Queen Adelaide (11-0) by nk, 7 ran.

      Clayton 9-4jfav (11-11) Tracked leader, led after 3 out, challenged next, headed before last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Potters Midnight (11-11) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) gs in Jan.

      American Tom (FR) 12-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and went 3rd before last, no impression run-in, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 18 3/4l behind Good Thyne Tara (11-3) at Ballinrobe 2m gd in May.

      Velvet Voice 200-1 (10-12) Held up, rider dropped rein approaching 5th and pulled up, at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) gd in Mar.