Full Result 1.42 Fontwell | 26 December 2023

BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m1f165yds) 2m2f Soft 13 fences

1st £3,406.24 2nd £1,567.34 3rd £783.68 4th £392.16 5th £195.44

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Gorcombe Moonshine 100/30 Harry Kimber ³ Robert Walford	Harry Kimber ³ Robert Walford	6	913 1 p	76	67	80	–
b g Alqaahir (USA) - Seemma (Romany Rye)
Led, headed but clear with one other 4th, ridden and switched right 3 out, led again 2 out, jumped left last, kept on, all out (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

2 2½	5. Valirann Gold (IRE) 13/2 Ned Fox ⁵ Harriet Brown	Ned Fox ⁵ Harriet Brown	6	102 t	81	69	83	–
b g Valirann (FR) - Gola Star (IRE) (Gold Well)
Raced in third, jumped left 7th, lost two places and pushed along 8th, went fourth and keeping on but still plenty to do last, ran on well and went second towards finish (op 6/1)

3 2½ [5]	8. Clondaw Robin (IRE) 17/2 James Best Andy Irvine	James Best Andy Irvine	10	102 7 p	76	61	75	–
ch g Robin Des Champs (FR) - Old Town Queen (IRE) (Bob's Return)
Pressed leader, led and clear with one other 4th, headed 2 out, bit short of room last, no extra and lost second towards finish (op 15/2)

4 11 [16]	2. Hector Jaguen (FR) 3/1F Caoilin Quinn ³ Gary Moore	Caoilin Quinn ³ Gary Moore	6	1111 b	102	73	93	–
b g Creachadoir (IRE) - Qu'En Dites Vous (FR) (Lavirco)
Midfield, not fluent 3rd, went fourth 8th, went third 2 out, soon no impression, lost third and weakened run-in

5 14 [30]	4. Ballymagee (IRE) 9/2 Rex Dingle Robbie Llewellyn	Rex Dingle Robbie Llewellyn	7	1012 tp¹	86	39	65	–
b g Kayf Tara - Tenable (Polish Precedent)
In rear, jumped right 5th, headway and went third before 8th, lost two places and weakened from 2 out, tailed off (op 5/1 tchd 4/1)

PU	3. Dusky Days (IRE) 5/1 James Davies Jamie Snowden	James Davies Jamie Snowden	6	1111	99	–	–	–
ch g Flemensfirth (USA) - Day's Over (Overbury)
Never going well, never better than midfield, dropped to last and ridden 7th, lost touch and pulled up 8th (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

PU	7. Broadoak 14/1 Ben Godfrey ³ Fiona Shaw	Ben Godfrey ³ Fiona Shaw	8	913 5 t	76	–	–	–
b g Kayf Tara - Bird Without Wings (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out (op 12/1)

7 ran Off time: 1:43:06 Winning time: 4m 53.12s (slow by 29.12s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Speaker Thomas (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Phill Meaden (Gorcombe Moonshine) 1st breeder: Phill Meaden
2nd owner: Mrs Andrew May And Mrs Mark Bentley (Valirann Gold)
3rd owner: The Secret Circle Racing Club (Clondaw Robin)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £2.30 £3.10 Ex: £26.70 CSF: £24.25 Tricast: £166.92 Trifecta: £135.80

1:42 Fontwell 26 Dec 2023

BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Chase