Full Result 5.00 Fontwell | 27 April 2000

Rapide Mortgage Services Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-115, 5yo+) (2m1f96yds) 2m1½f Good 13 fences

1st £2,957.50 2nd £910 3rd £455 4th £227.50

Rapide Mortgage Services Handicap Chase Class E, 2m1½f - Good, Class 4 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Lord Esker (IRE) 7/4F Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	8	1113	106	111	120	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - April Rhapsody (Main Reef I)
Chased leaders, mistake and outpaced 9th, rallied to lead 2 out, held on under pressure run-in (op 9-4)

2 2	3. Antonio Mariano (SWE) 2/1 Leighton Aspell Lady Herries	Leighton Aspell Lady Herries	9	117	100	102	113	–
b g Mango Express - Mango Sampaquita (SWE) (Colombian Friend)
Mistakes 3rd and 5th, headway 8th, led after 4 out, hit next, headed 2 out, kept on (op 11-8)

3 14 [16]	1. Nigello 5/2 Robert Walford ⁷ R H Alner	Robert Walford ⁷ R H Alner	8	117	107	89	105	–
b g El Conquistador - Saffron Poser (Sagaro)
Mistake 4th, chased leader 6th until 4 out, weakened 2 out (op 9-4 tchd 11-4, 3-1 in a place)

4 8 [24]	4. El Rubio 9/1 Mattie Batchelor ³ Miss H M Irving	Mattie Batchelor ³ Miss H M Irving	9	911 14	79	50	69	–
b g Tuam - Woodland Promise (Philemon)
Led until after 4 out, hard ridden when mistake and weakened next (op 8-1 after 12-1 in places, tchd 10-1)

PU	5. Lord Belmonte (IRE) 100/1 Barry Keniry ⁵ Miss L Bower	Barry Keniry ⁵ Miss L Bower	11	99 17	79	–	–	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Noble Nancy (Royal And Regal)
Pulled hard, chased leader 2nd until 6th, lost touch next, pulled up before 8th (op 33-1)