Fakenham

Volt Low Alcohol Ipa @ Fakenham Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (For The Walter Wales Cup)

Distance: 2m4f1y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £3,433
Runners: 6
Winning time: 4m 56.81s (slow by 9.81s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 5
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 103
SP: 7/2
In rear - headway into midfield after 4th - headway before 3 out - led before 2 out - went further clear approaching last - easily(tchd 18/5)
2 13
Age: 5
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 103
SP: 13/2
Prominent - led after 3 out - headed before 2 out - mistake 2 out - soon ridden - no extra approaching last (vet said gelding was treated for postrace heat stress)(tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1)
3 15½
Age: 6
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 103
SP: 5/2F
Held up in rear - smooth headway on outer and pressed leaders before 3 out - ridden before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 7/4)
4 15 30½
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 13lbs
OR: 88
SP: 9/2
Prominent - not fluent 4th - ridden after 6th - lost position after 8th - ridden and weakened after 3 out(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1)
5 36
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 11lbs
OR: 100
SP: 14/1
Led - clear after 3rd - reduced lead after 6th - headed and ridden after 3 out - soon weakened(op 22/1)
PU
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 95
SP: 18/5
Midfield - bad mistake and dropped to rear 3rd - mistake 5th - lost touch before 7th - pulled up after 8th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the hurdle in the home straight on the first circuit and jumped poorly thereafter; vetexamined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4.50
Tote place: £1.90 £3.20
Exacta: £27
Trifecta: £78.40
CSF: £24.28