Full Result 3.25 Fontwell | 4 October 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers Gatwick Supporting WaterAid Novices' Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m3f33yds) 2m3f Good 10 hurdles

1st £2,927.25 2nd £859.50 3rd £429.75 4th £214.65

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Marsh Court 16/1 Tom O'Brien Jamie Snowden	Tom O'Brien Jamie Snowden	5	105	–	79	103	–
b m Overbury (IRE) - Lady Prunella (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Took keen hold and going well towards rear, effort 3 out, pressing leaders when stumbled before 2 out where led, clear after last, pushed out (op 20-1)

2 1½	8. Postmaster 13/8F D P Fahy ⁵ Evan Williams	D P Fahy ⁵ Evan Williams	6	107	111	85	109	–
b g Dansili - Post Modern (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up in midfield, effort 3 out, with winner and going equally well 2 out, 1 length down and ridden when hit last, outstayed flat (op 2-1)

3 27 [28½]	7. Phoenix Des Mottes (FR) 11/4 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	5	1012	–	58	89	–
b g Useful (FR) - Camille Des Mottes (FR) (Abdonski)
Jumped shakily in 2nd, led before 7th, headed 3 out and ridden, finished very weakly from next (op 15-8 tchd 3-1 and 10-3 in places)

4 3 [31½]	9. Quartz Du Montceau (FR) 40/1 Dave Crosse Milton Harris	Dave Crosse Milton Harris	4	1012	97	55	85	–
b g Robin Des Champs (FR) - Emeraude I (FR) (Persifleur)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, soon lost touch, poor 5th before next (tchd 50-1)

5 3¼ [34¾]	4. Muraco 4/1 William Kennedy Alex Hales	William Kennedy Alex Hales	4	1012	–	52	84	–
b g Bertolini (USA) - Miss Honeypenny (IRE) (Old Vic)
Prominent, took slight lead 3 out, soon ridden, headed next, faded badly (op 8-1)

6 23 [57¾]	10. Sironi (IRE) 25/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	8	1012	–	28	71	–
bb g Erins Isle (IRE) - Nordic Cousin (IRE) (Nordico)
Towards rear, struggling before 7th, hampered next, soon tailed off (op 20-1 tchd 14-1)

7 ½ [58¼]	2. Drizzi (IRE) 14/1 Marc Goldstein ⁵ Jim Best	Marc Goldstein ⁵ Jim Best	7	107	–	28	64	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Woopi Gold (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Pulled hard early, behind, ridden 5th, struggling next, tailed off after 7th (op 25-1)

8 51 [109¼]	3. Man Of The Moment 20/1 Seamus Durack Jim Best	Seamus Durack Jim Best	6	1012	–	–	23	–
gr g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Winnowing (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Soon last, tailed off from 5th, finished eventually (tchd 11-1)

PU	6. Pacific Ocean (ARG) 12/1 Gemma Gracey-Davison ⁷ Zoe Davison	Gemma Gracey-Davison ⁷ Zoe Davison	9	105 p	–	–	–	–
b g Fitzcarraldo (ARG) - Play Hard (ARG) (General II)
Pulled hard and not jump well, close up until 3 out, slowing badly when pulled up next, lost action (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 50-1 tchd 66-1)

PU	5. Okoum (FR) 14/1 James Davies Brendan Powell	James Davies Brendan Powell	6	1012	–	–	–	–
gr g Dadarissime (FR) - Belle Brune (FR) (Djarvis)
Took keen hold and jumped left, led in slowly run race, clear after 4th, headed after 6th, tailed off and mistake next, soon pulled up (op 8-1)

UR	13. Sandy Denny (IRE) 50/1 Wayne Kavanagh ³ Seamus Mullins	Wayne Kavanagh ³ Seamus Mullins	5	102	–	–	–	–
b m Desert Story (IRE) - Tatra (Niniski)
Prominent, still disputing 3rd and in contention when terrible mistake and unseated rider 3 out (op 33-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:27:00 Winning time: 4m 55.80s (slow by 21.80s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Captain Sirus (unsuitable ground), Miss Carroll (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs P De W Johnson (Marsh Court) 1st breeder: Mrs P De W Johnson
2nd owner: R E R Williams (Postmaster)
3rd owner: Lord Donoughmore & Tim Hely-Hutchinson (Phoenix Des Mottes)
Tote win: £27.30 PL: £6 £1.10 £1.70 Ex: £78.10 CSF: £45.08

3:25 Fontwell 4 Oct 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers Gatwick Supporting WaterAid Novices' Hurdle