06 Dec 2022 13:35 Fontwell
Winner: £9,300 (Penalty: £4,684); Distance: 2m 5f 164y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in Places).
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Alexandra Romanov (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 11 11) |
20/0-324 / 8 |
Jump (23) | M Goldstein | Miss S West Balmer Farm Racing |
5/1 | |
| chased leaders, led narrowly 2 out, ridden run-in and drifted left but stayed on gamely | ||||||||||
2nd |
8 |
| 1¼ L |
Hesbehindyou (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
7660-74 / 8 |
Jump (16) | James Best | A Irvine The Plum Merchants |
13/2 | |
| towards rear, pushed along and chased leaders home turn, not fluent 2 out or last, stayed on run-in and took 2nd close home, not trouble winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| SHD |
Vengeance (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 13) |
3863-2 / 6 |
Jump (48) | D A Jacob | H Whittington Mr J F Panvert |
4/1 | |
| towards rear, headway home turn, chased front rank 2 out, ridden and every chance before last, kept on, always held, slightly hampered closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 1¾ L |
San Pedro (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 3) |
P548-24 / 8 |
Flat (58), Jump (21) |
T J O'Brien | P Henderson The Rockbourne… |
10/3 | |
| handy, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and every chance approaching last, stayed on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| 2¼ L |
Aikenbreakinheart (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
674-P66 / 9 |
Jump (22) | N F Houlihan | R Rowe Any Port In A Storm |
20/1 | |
| prominent, led 7th, pushed along home turn, headed approaching 2 out, ridden before last, no extra and hung right run-in | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| 11 L |
Dusky Days (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
4022-3P / 8 |
Jump (36) | J J Burke | Jamie Snowden Vilprano And Kb |
4/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along and headway on outer to press leaders 2 out, soon ridden and gradually faded | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 20 L |
El Hageb Rose (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
7226/P-1 / 9 |
Jump (22) | J E Moore | P Butler Homewoodgate Racing… |
11/1 | |
| in rear, in touch, pushed along omitted 3 out, beaten before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Prison Break (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
3-3164 / 5 |
Flat (416), Jump (28) |
Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan The Pant Wilkin… |
10/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 7th, soon dropped away quickly and pulled up | ||||||||||