11 Apr 2014 16:00 Fontwell
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £1,949); Distance: 2m 2f 110y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Always A Chance Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Mighty Mambo (GB) (colt, bay, 10 9) | 54/3406 / 8 | Flat (25), Jump (101) | David Bass | Mrs L Hill Fortnum Racing | 4/1 | |
| chased leaders, travelling well after 3 out, led 2 out, ridden clear when hit last, edged right flat, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 2 L | Hermosa Vaquera (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 10) | 5747 / 9 | Flat (163), Jump (17) | Adam Wedge | Miss A M Newton-Smith Mr Michael Baldry | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, kept on to 2nd at the last, one pace flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 8 L | Juicy Legend (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 48-0344 / 7 | Jump (32) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Pippin Bank Partnership | 15/2 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, led after 3 out until 2 out, chased wiinner, no impression when dropped to 3rd at the last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | HD | While You Wait (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 724-71 / 9 | Flat (43), Jump (16) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr William Belcher | 8/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, kept on flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | ¾ L | Drumgooland (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 0-606F0 / 7 | Jump (22) | Mr J Mahot | S-J Davies Mr Jeremy Mahot | 40/1 | |
| chased leader, mistake 3rd, pushed along and lost 2nd before 6th, soon outpaced, plugged on again flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 1¼ L | Al Amaan (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 644901 / 9 | Flat (354), Jump (11) | Matthew Batchelor | Miss S West Mr Mark Waters | 7/2 | |
| held up towards rear, reached mid-division 5th, pushed along after 3 out, no extra from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | ¾ L | Regal Flow (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 7/69-728 / 14 | Jump (132) | Mr L Drowne | Mrs Caroline Keevil Mrs C J Dunn | 13/2 | |
| towards rear, plugged on flat, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 2 L | Windpfeil (IRE) (colt, black, 11 1) | 562/13P / 8 | Flat (53), Jump (90) | Miss C Boxall | D J S Ffrench Davis Miss Jo Ewell | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14 |   | 1½ L | Ricketyrock (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 9-0R9P0 / 8 | Jump (27) | Dave Crosse | Nick Mitchell Mrs E Mitchell | 66/1 | |
| led, went left 1st, and soon clear, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | ¾ L | Supersticion (GB) (filly, bay, 10 12) | 54-0586 / 5 | Flat (67), Jump (127) | M Goldstein | M Madgwick Thrills & Spills | 28/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12 |   | 1¾ L | Sylvan Legend (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 00-8170 / 9 | Jump (102) | Ian Popham | Mrs Caroline Keevil Mr E J Ford | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, behind when blundered last | ||||||||||
| 12th | 3 |   | 2¼ L | Nicky Nutjob (GER) (colt, bay, 11 8) | 324580 / 9 | Flat (239), Jump (17) | Ciaran McKee | J G M O'Shea Quality Pipe Supports… | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along after 5th, never involved | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5 |   | 10 L | Upham Running (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 9-5F7P9 / 11 | Jump (20) | Brendan Powell | Mrs K A Buckett Mrs D Buckett | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 6 |   | - | Tigridia (IRE) (mare, brown, 11 1) | 0-35PP5 / 7 | Jump (11) | Joshua Moore | Mrs S Wall Mrs S Wall | ||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Formedable (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 4U-4P2P / 12 | Jump (239) | Charlie Deutsch | Mrs V Jordan Farmers & Cricketers… | ||
