Full Result 1.45 Fakenham | 1 January 2020

Norfolk's Finest Drinkers Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m7f95yds) 2m7½f Good To Soft 13 hurdles

1st £5,588.28 2nd £1,640.88 3rd £820.44 4th £410.22 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350 8th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Be My Sea (IRE) 9/2 Lee Edwards Tony Carroll	Lee Edwards Tony Carroll	9	1110	107	32	109	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Bitooh (Diktat)
Chased leaders, effort under pressure after 2 out, led last, held on well final 100yds, ridden out (tchd 7/2)

2 ¾	7. McCrackens Gate (IRE) 11/2 Colm McCormack ³ Justin Landy	Colm McCormack ³ Justin Landy	9	109	95	19	96	–
br g Robin Des Pres (FR) - Be My Libby (IRE) (Be My Native)
Well in touch in midfield, effort after 3 out, driven between last 2, went 2nd and pressing winner soon after last, kept on but held final 100yds (op 6/1)

3 3¾ [4½]	6. Cougar Kid (IRE) 14/1 Miss Brodie Hampson ³ John O'Shea	Miss Brodie Hampson ³ John O'Shea	9	112	102	23	102	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Western Skylark (IRE) (Westerner)
Jumped left at times, held up in rear, mistake 4th, headway to press leaders and mistake 9th, led next, headed 3 out, still every chance and ridden to lead bend approaching last, headed and mistake last, lost 2nd, edged left and weakened final 150yds (op 16/1)

4 3 [7½]	2. Perfect Moment (IRE) 9/4F Ciaran Gethings Michael Roberts	Ciaran Gethings Michael Roberts	7	1112	109	27	105	–
b m Milan - Faucon (Polar Falcon)
Tracked leaders until joined leader after 10th, led 3 out, ridden and headed bend approaching last, no extra and weakened flat (tchd 11/4)

5 15 [22½]	3. Caro Des Flos (FR) 8/1 Mark Grant Julian Smith	Mark Grant Julian Smith	8	1111	108	12	90	–
b g Tiger Groom - Royale Marie (FR) (Garde Royale)
Took keen hold, held up in touch in rear of main group, close 6th and mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 7/1)

6 4 [26½]	1. Somekindofstar (IRE) 8/1 Maxime Tissier ⁵ Lucy Wadham	Maxime Tissier ⁵ Lucy Wadham	7	119	111	11	89	–
ch g Getaway (GER) - Katty Barry (IRE) (Alderbrook)
Held up in touch in rear of main group, closed 3 out, weakened under pressure between last 2 (op 6/1)

7 6 [32½]	8. Moroval (IRE) 28/1 Ben Hicks ⁷ Tracey Leeson	Ben Hicks ⁷ Tracey Leeson	9	101 tp	91	–	63	–
b g Morozov (USA) - Valerie Ellen (IRE) (Accordion)
Ran in snatches, chased leader until 10th, soon dropped to rear and well beaten next (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe) (op 25/1)

8 1¾ [34¼]	4. Fawsley Spirit (IRE) 4/1 Luca Morgan ⁷ Ben Pauling	Luca Morgan ⁷ Ben Pauling	7	113 tb	107	–	78	–
b g Stowaway - Apple Trix (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Led, not fluent 1st, headed 10th, dropped to rear and beaten when mistake next, weakened (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

8 ran Off time: 1:45:26 Winning time: 6m 29.94s (slow by 45.94s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Layton T Cheshire (Be My Sea) 1st breeder: Sunderland Holdings Inc
2nd owner: Miss C Tinkler (McCrackens Gate)
3rd owner: The Cross Racing Club (Cougar Kid)
Tote win: £5.30 PL: £1.70 £2.20 £3.10 Ex: £37 CSF: £30.15 Tricast: £322.05 Trifecta: £223.10

1:45 Fakenham 1 Jan 2020

Norfolk's Finest Drinkers Handicap Hurdle