19 Feb 2016 15:40 Fakenham
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 7f 95y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Snelling Group Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Roycano (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 21-2953 / 10 | Flat (911), Jump (20) | Harry Bannister | M & D Easterby Mr M J R Bannister… | 15/0 | |
| held up in rear but in touch, headway after 4 out, hampered next, led 2nd last, clear last, readily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 14 L | Just So Cool (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 9) | 308032 / 10 | Jump (20) | T E Whelan | David Dennis Legacy Racing &… | 4/0 | |
| held up in touch, chased leaders halfway, jumped badly left 3 out, led soon after, headed next, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 23 L | Summer Sounds (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 4/02P-43 / 12 | Jump (21) | James Davies | T Symonds Jackson - Stops… | 7/0 | |
| took keen hold, tracking leader, led approaching when hampered 3 out, soon headed, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 3 L | Major Milborne (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 255-4P2 / 8 | Jump (32) | Page Fuller | Jamie Snowden Mr J E Snowden | 9/0 | |
| tracked leader, under pressure 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 27 L | Hard To Swallow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 326/4FP- / 10 | Jump (389) | Killian Moore | T H Weston Int-ex Contracting… | 16/0 | |
| led, not fluent 5th and 6th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Le Legro (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 0-1239 / 6 | Jump (20) | G Sheehan | C J Mann West Buckland Bloodstock… | 8/0 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 5th, struggling 7th, behind when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
