Greene King Handicap Hurdle – Fakenham

Fakenham

12:50

Greene King Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-10-30

Distance 2m4f1y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,961

Winning Time 5m 6.80s (slow by 19.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hiero Sport (FR) Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	3/1F	Won
2nd	Mersey Street (IRE) Richie McLernon · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	9/1	6
3rd	Galway Reel (IRE) Charlie Todd · Ian Williams	12/1	10
4th	Montys Soldier (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Christian Williams	22/1	3.25
5th	Cave Article (IRE) Brian Hughes · Christian Williams	100/30	5.5
6th	Footloose Man (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Richard Hobson	13/2	3.25
7th	Go Fox (GB) Jack Quinlan · Neil King	22/1	3.25
8th	Tip Top Tonto (IRE) Ellis Collier · Alison Thorpe	33/1	15

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Laser Focus (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · James Owen	100/30
P.U.	Seahouses (GB) James Best · Barry Brennan	66/1

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Hiero Sport Grey J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	154	—	/3P-44	82	103	80	161d	—	—	-6	13.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Unexposed after only four hurdle starts and shaped quite well on handicap debut in May
9	Cave Article Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Christian Williams	J:Brian Hughes T:Christian Williams	150	—	/2P60-	78	94	76	218d	—	—	-8	14.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Came second in a point a year ago and has a lowly mark for this handicap debut; a possible
2	Laser Focus Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:James Owen	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:James Owen	167	t	444-44	95	105	75	—	—	—	-6	18.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Good fourth of 15 at Newton Abbot in August and has won on the Flat since; major player
5	Footloose Man Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Richard Hobson	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Richard Hobson	157	t	731443	85	97	79	7d	—	—	+3	20.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
In the frame three times since 6l Fontwell win in August; ought to be in the mix again
1	Montys Soldier Brown J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	168	—	3/43-P	96	92	54	141d	—	—	+6	13.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Impressed on Irish point debut in 2023; makes handicap debut with considerable potential
3	Galway Reel Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	163	p	455869	91	101	90	27d	—	—	+6	12	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Well beaten over 3m this month; now drops back in trip with cheekpieces added
10	Go Fox Chestnut J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	146	—	25-365	74	98	-	108d	—	—	+2	7.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Course winner over fences; out of form when last seen in summer; now back over hurdles
6	Mersey Street Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	156	—	6-8694	84	102	88	105d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+5	9.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
0-7 over hurdles but travelled well for a long way when fourth at Uttoxeter in July
7	Tip Top Tonto Bay J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Alison Thorpe	J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Alison Thorpe	155	v	1-4P08	83	105	64	17d	—	—	+13	16	8.25/1	33/1 3%
C&D winner in April but badly out of form for two different stables since
4	Seahouses Bay J:James Best T:Barry Brennan	J:James Best T:Barry Brennan	161	—	558-	91	98	80	—	—	—	+9	10.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Did not show much in juvenile hurdles last season; off since modest Flat run in March

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Hiero Sport	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Cave Article	11/4	3/1	3/1	11/4	10/3
Laser Focus	3/1	11/4	3/1	10/3	3/1
Footloose Man	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2
Montys Soldier	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Galway Reel	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Go Fox	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Mersey Street	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Tip Top Tonto	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Seahouses	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Footloose Man

20.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 6.6 Odds: 5.2

11/2

2nd

Laser Focus

18.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

10/3

3rd

Tip Top Tonto

OR: 8.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Cave Article

14.4

OR: 7 Form: 0.8 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Hiero Sport

13.7

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Montys Soldier

13.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Galway Reel

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Seahouses

10.8

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Mersey Street

9.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Go Fox

7.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Montys Soldier	96	92	54
Laser Focus	95	105	75
Galway Reel	91	101	90
Seahouses	91	98	80
Footloose Man	85	97	79
Mersey Street	84	102	88
Tip Top Tonto	83	105	64
Hiero Sport	82	103	80
Cave Article	78	94	76
Go Fox	74	98	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Footloose Man	7d ago	Quick return
Tip Top Tonto	17d ago	Fit
Galway Reel	27d ago	Fit
Mersey Street	105d ago	Long break
Go Fox	108d ago	Long break
Montys Soldier	141d ago	Long break
Hiero Sport	161d ago	Long break
Cave Article	218d ago	Long break
Laser Focus	—	—
Seahouses	—	—