20 Mar 2005 04:00 FONTWELL
Winner: £ (Penalty: £3,398); Distance: 4070; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Wenger (FR) (Gelding, , 145) | / 25 | P Hide | P Winkworth Worcester Racing… | |||
| In touch, led going well 3 out, clear next, faltered and headed after last, rallied gamely to regain lead final strides | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | HD | Water King (USA) (Gelding, , 148) | / 11 | R Johnson | R M Stronge Mrs Bernice Stronge | |||
| held up, headway approaching 3 out, outpaced 2 out, driven to lead last, caught final strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Fast King (FR) (Gelding, , 137) | / 9 | Dr P Pritchard | Dr P Pritchard Docs'R'Us | |||
| prominent until badly outpaced approaching 3 out, stayed on under pressure between last two, kept on flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 2 L | The Newsman (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 16 | D Laverty | G Wareham Mr G Wareham | |||
| prominent until badly outpaced 6th, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 5 L | Taranai (IRE) (Filly, , 133) | / 6 | C M Studd | B W Duke The Southern Lights | |||
| soon chased leaders, led 6 to 3 out, weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Leopold (SLO) (Gelding, , 143) | / 11 | P J Brennan | M F Harris Mr A J Duffield | |||
| held up, effort after 3 out, hit 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 7 L | Honey's Gift (GB) (Mare, , 164) | / 6 | James Davies | George Margarson Mr Russell Evans | |||
| held up in rear, brief effort after 3 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 13 L | Amnesty (GB) (Gelding, , 151) | / 9 | A P McCoy | G & J Moore Mr G A Jackman,… | |||
| held up in rear, badly hampered 6th, no chance after | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 16 L | Statley Raj (IND) (Gelding, , 153) | / 5 | L P Aspell | R Rowe The Colonial Partnership | |||
| mid-division, outpaced and beaten 6th | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Come Bye (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 12 | Matthew Batchelor | Miss A M Newton-Smith PPS Racing | ||||
| jumped right, led and clear to 5th, headed next, weakened quickly before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Epitre (FR) (Gelding, , 156) | / 10 | R Thornton | A King Let's Live Racing | ||||
| held up, mid-division when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Kirov King (IRE) (Colt, , 153) | / 6 | J Tizzard | B G Powell Mrs Rachel A Powell | ||||
| pulled hard, behind when brought down | ||||||||||
