31 Mar 2017 14:40 Fontwell
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 2m 5f 31y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
bet365 Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Easy Street (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | U02585 / 9 | Jump (34) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, smooth headway tracking leaders before 4 out, 3rd soon after, went 2nd 3 out, mistake next, over 1 length down last, driven and stayed on to lead final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 2¾ L | The Italian Yob (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | F-57442 / 9 | Jump (33) | L P Aspell | Nick Williams The Macaroni Beach… | 10/3 | |
| chased leader, jumped right 3rd, led approaching 7th until after 7th, chased leader, led again and went right 3 out, over 1 length ahead last, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Golanova (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 262U6P / 9 | Jump (80) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mrs Elizabeth Kiernan | 11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced 4 outy, rallied into 3rd 2 out, one pace under pressure and no impression on leading duo | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 12 L | Brown Bear (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | P-31634 / 8 | Jump (45) | Tom Cannon | N J Gifford The Bear Necessities | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along approaching 4 out, modest 4th 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 4½ L | Only Gorgeous (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 918242 / 12 | Jump (24) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Miss Jane Edgar… | 7/1 | |
| last pair, mistake 5th, hit next, dropped to rear and outpaced 9th, plugged on past beaten horses run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 1½ L | Clondaw Banker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 3/6147-P / 9 | Flat (42), Jump (83) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr Anthony White | 11/4 | |
| led until approaching 7th, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 5 L | Wings Of Smoke (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 72245P / 13 | Jump (18) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Pearn's Pharmacies… | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, led after 7th, headed and dropped to 3rd 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Oliver's Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 331162 / 12 | Jump (4) | Nick Scholfield | Mrs L Hill Mrs S Cross | 0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
