30 Oct 2024 12:50 Fakenham
Winner: £7,500 (Penalty: £3,961); Distance: 2m 4f 1y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Greene King Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Hiero Sport (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 2/3P-44 / 8 | Jump (161) | Kielan Woods | A M Hales David Simkins | 3/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway into 2nd after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon led, kept on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 6 L | Mersey Street (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | U6-8694 / 7 | Jump (105) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill The Iveragh Syndicate | 9/1 | |
| led at strong pace, slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden and headed, stayed on one pace run-in, no match for winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 10 L | Galway Reel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 455869 / 6 | Jump (27) | C J Todd | Ian Williams Not One But Two | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along after 4 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 3¼ L | Montys Soldier (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0) | 13/43-P / 7 | Jump (141) | Nick Scholfield | Christian Williams Mr M Stanners | 22/1 | |
| held up in last, struggling and detached after 7th, late headway into 4th turning for home, never involved | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 5½ L | Cave Article (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | P/2P60- / 6 | Jump (218) | B S Hughes | Christian Williams Coral Racing Club | 10/3 | |
| held up in touch, driven approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 3¼ L | Footloose Man (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 731443 / 6 | Jump (7) | Charlie Deutsch | R Hobson Mr Richard Hobson | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, driven after 3 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 3¼ L | Go Fox (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 6) | 225-365 / 10 | Flat (661), Jump (108) | J M Quinlan | N B King The Ridgeway Racing… | 22/1 | |
| held up in rear, struggling 4 out, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 15 L | Tip Top Tonto (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 41-4P08 / 9 | Jump (17) | Ellis Collier | Mrs A M Thorpe Aled Evans & Tommy… | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, soon lost position and well beaten | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Seahouses (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 558- / 5 | Flat (217), Jump (266) | James Best | F Brennan Mr David Gibbons | 66/1 | |
| prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 2 |   | - | Laser Focus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 2444-44 / 7 | Flat (25), Jump (69) | Sam Twiston-Davies | James Owen Pontoon Racing | 10/3 | |
| held up in rear, unseated rider before 2nd | ||||||||||
