May 09 / 15.45 Fakenham

15.45

Good

Snellings Selling Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5281
  • 2m 0f 3y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Snellings Selling Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.88
  • Place: £1.30

Form: F5502- D

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Hasn't won since 2021, a 2m handicap at Uttoxeter, but drops in grade having finished a creditable second to a subsequent winner at Taunton last month; claims.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

8

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:00 Ffos Las

Gavin

10st 4lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Gained last three wins over C&D but they were on good ground; failed to beat a rival on heavy going here (race won by El Gavilan) last time; forecast conditions look unfavourable.

16/1

4

16th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

15:50 Ffos Las

Gavin

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Dominated from the front over C&D (good) in May and has largely remained in good form since; slightly disappointing when well-held fourth in recent selling handicap at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) but still enters calculations.

3/1

4th

3

29th Sep 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

14:31 Newton Abbot

Gavin

11st 5lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Dominated from the front at Ffos Las (2m, good) in May and has largely remained in good form since; well held when second in selling handicap at Stratford (2m2f, good) this month but the winner has performed well in much stronger company since; probably won't be far away.

7/2

10/1

  • Place: £5.40

Form: 11709- CD

Last run: 225 days

W: 10st 12lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Won this race off a 10lb lower mark for Olly Murphy last year; won Cartmel seller last June (2m1f, good to soft) for present connections but well beaten since; a bit to prove on first run since September.
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2

31st May 2023

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

18:50 Cartmel

Hey Bob

11st 11lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Seven-time hurdle winner, most recently in this race a year ago; lost his way a bit afterwards and, following a layoff, was no match for the easy winner when second of five in this grade at Fakenham (2m, good) three weeks ago; however, still makes more appeal than most of these.

4/1

2nd

4

9th May 2023

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 5

15:45 Fakenham

Hey Bob

10st 12lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Won this race off a 10lb lower mark for Olly Murphy last year; won Cartmel seller last June (2m1f, good to soft) for present connections but well beaten since; a bit to prove on first run since September.

10/1

11th

1

18th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

15:15 Stratford

Hey Bob

12st 1lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

took keen hold, prominent, ridden and lost position before 3 out, weakened quickly after 2 out

14/1

Form: 15/35- D

Last run: 264 days

W: 11st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Won a Hereford maiden hurdle in January 2022 (2m, good to soft); lightly raced and rather disappointing since but on a good mark and stable in fine form; off since August.
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3rd

2

9th May 2023

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 5

15:45 Fakenham

Hayedo

11st 13lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Gary Moore

Won a Hereford maiden hurdle in January 2022 (2m, good to soft); lightly raced and rather disappointing since but on a good mark and stable in fine form; off since August.

3/1

5th

4

18th Aug 2022

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 3

18:25 Fontwell

Hayedo

11st 1lb

J: Jamie Moore

T: Gary Moore

led, mistake 6th, ridden and headed home turn, weakened after last (usual 2 out)

9/2

5th

2

(5)

28th Jul 2022

Good To Firm

1m 4f 6y

Class 5

18:30 Epsom

Hayedo

9st 9lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary Moore

pressed leader, led after 3f, shaken up and headed 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

5/1

Form: 39234- D BF

Last run: 134 days

W: 11st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Chance on his best form but perhaps not the force of old and was well behind Weebill at Market Rasen in December.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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1

31st May 2023

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

18:50 Cartmel

True Romance

12st 0lb

J: A P Heskin

T: Neil Mulholland

Won on the AW in December and is very well handicapped on some of last year's hurdling form but was well beaten when fourth in this grade at Fakenham (2m, good) three weeks ago.

7/1

4th

3

9th May 2023

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 5

15:45 Fakenham

True Romance

11st 3lb

J: A P Heskin

T: Neil Mulholland

Chance on his best form but perhaps not the force of old and was well behind Weebill at Market Rasen in December.

5/1

11th

7

(6)

20th Jan 2023

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

13:20 Southwell (AW)

True Romance

9st 7lb

J: Harrison Shaw

T: Neil Mulholland

Has a patchy record and was disappointing back over hurdles at Market Rasen on Boxing Day but he won a 1m6f handicap (off 3lb lower) at Wolverhampton on his penultimate run; that was a convincing win under a positive ride and he's a key player if he can match that back in this sphere.

9/2

OUR TIP

Form: /1314- CD BF

Last run: 38 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Two wins following wind surgery last season, a selling handicap off this mark at Market Rasen (2m, good to soft) and a claiming hurdle here (2m, good to soft); struck into when below best on heavy last time out but a strong contender on best form.
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5th

1

9th May 2023

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 5

15:45 Fakenham

Weebill

12st 0lb

J: Fergus Gregory

T: Olly Murphy

Two wins following wind surgery last season, a selling handicap off this mark at Market Rasen (2m, good to soft) and a claiming hurdle here (2m, good to soft); struck into when below best on heavy last time out but a strong contender on best form.

5/2

4th

1

1st Apr 2023

Soft

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

15:27 Stratford

Weebill

12st 0lb

J: Daire Davis

T: Olly Murphy

midfield, niggled along 2nd, dropped to rear before 3rd, pushed along with one circuit to go, not fluent and lost touch 2 out, tailed off, never going well

11/8

1st

5

17th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

13:00 Fakenham

Weebill

11st 5lb

J: Daire Davis

T: Olly Murphy

Finished in front of Us And Them, who admittedly paid for doing too much in the lead, at Leicester but was a below-par favourite in his bid to win that race for the second year running; 3-6 at claiming/selling level overall and could easily bounce back; has won over C&D.

5/4

Form: 7P5P7-

Last run: 53 days

W: 10st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Yet to win in 14 attempts over hurdles; beaten 60l in a maiden over C&D last time; 5lb out of the handicap and others stronger.
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6th

6

22nd Aug 2023

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 4

15:30 Newton Abbot

Ollys Folly

11st 4lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Mark Gillard

took keen hold, never better than midfield, mistake 1st

66/1

8th

6

23rd Jul 2023

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

16:35 Newton Abbot

Ollys Folly

10st 6lb

J: David Noonan

T: Mark Gillard

0-15 over hurdles and 0-61 overall; very well handicapped on some of last year's form but was safely held over C&D (good) last month and remains a difficult horse to enthuse over; raced mainly on good ground; once placed on the Flat on soft.

25/1

7th

6

14th Jun 2023

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

16:40 Newton Abbot

Ollys Folly

10st 10lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Mark Gillard

held up in last, pushed along after 3 out, ridden 2 out, no telling impression

33/1

Non-runners

Olly's Folly

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £30.60
Straight Forecast £29.51
Trifecta £77.20

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Gavin

SPOTLIGHT:

Weebill

TOPSPEED:

Hey Bob

D Express:

Hayedo

WEST COUNTRY:

Olly's Folly

Daily Mirror:

Hayedo

The Guardian:

Gavin

The Sun:

Gavin

Daily Record:

Gavin

POSTDATA:

Weebill

The Times:

Weebill

Daily Mail:

Weebill

Telegraph:

Hey Bob

The Star:

Hey Bob