Full Result 2.20 Fontwell | 23 August 2002

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(Class 5) (4yo+) (2m1f145yds) 2m1½f Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £2,310 2nd £660 3rd £330

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Distant Storm 13/2 Miss E J Jones ⁵ Bernard Llewellyn	Miss E J Jones ⁵ Bernard Llewellyn	9	107 tb	95	–	71	–
ch h Pharly (FR) - Candle In The Wind (Thatching)
Chased leader, ridden before 3 out, narrow lead 2 out, blundered last, all out near finish (op 4-1)

2 ½	2. Blue Style (IRE) 40/1 Sean Fox Paul Burgoyne	Sean Fox Paul Burgoyne	6	1012	–	–	70	–
ch g Bluebird (USA) - Style For Life (IRE) (Law Society)
Chased leaders, outpaced but went 3rd after 3 out, closed next, wandered under pressure before last, every chance flat, just held (tchd 50-1)

3 2 [2½]	6. Preferred (IRE) 13/2 Richard Johnson Oliver Sherwood	Richard Johnson Oliver Sherwood	4	1010	89	–	66	–
b g Distant Relative - Fruhlingserwachen (USA) (Irish River)
Led, kicked 3l clear after 6th, ridden and narrowly headed 2 out, every chance after until not quicken last 100yds (op 4-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

4 2½ [5]	1. A Thousand Dreams (IRE) 66/1 X Aizpuru L Waring	X Aizpuru L Waring	12	1012	69	–	65	–
b g Aristocracy (IRE) - Ardellis Lady (Pollerton)
Prominent until outpaced from 3 out, kept on from next but never able to challenge (op 25-1)

5 6 [11]	3. Cadougold (FR) 1/3F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	11	1012	118	–	59	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Fontaine Aux Faons (FR) (Nadjar)
Held up last pair, niggled along before 6th, soon outpaced, never near leaders after (jockey said gelding was never travelling and jumped poorly) (op 2-5)

6 dist [41]	8. Sylv 66/1 Jimmy McCarthy Jonathan Portman	Jimmy McCarthy Jonathan Portman	4	105	–	–	–	–
b f Ridgewood Ben - High Commotion (IRE) (Taufan)
Mistakes, last pair, ridden after 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off (op 33-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

PU	7. Cavvies Niece 66/1 Lee Stephens ⁷ H J Manners	Lee Stephens ⁷ H J Manners	4	101 3 t	–	–	–	–
b f Ballet Royal (USA) - Cavisoir (Afzal)
In touch, ridden after 4th, weakened 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 33-1)

7 ran Off time: 2:21:00 Winning time: 4m 20.20s (slow by 9.20s) Total SP: 109%
Non-runners: Dante's Battle (vet's certificate)
1st owner: D H Driscoll (Distant Storm) 1st breeder: Stratford Place Stud
2nd owner: M Mason (Blue Style)
3rd owner: R J Brennan & N J Hemmington (Preferred)
Tote win: £5.80 PL: £2.20 £9.30 Ex: £143.50 CSF: £114.20
There was no bid for the winner. Cadougold (no.3) was claimed by N.Shutts for £6,000.

2:20 Fontwell 23 Aug 2002

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