Full Result 4.00 Fontwell | 1 April 2016

Always A Chance Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m1f145yds) 2m1½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £3,249 2nd £954 3rd £477 4th £238.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Royal Salute 11/2 Aidan Coleman Anthony Honeyball	Aidan Coleman Anthony Honeyball	6	1110 t	98	73	105	–
br g Flemensfirth (USA) - Loxhill Lady (Supreme Leader)
Settled tracking leaders, effort 3 out, ridden to lead before 2 out, soon 3 lengths clear, good jump last, kept up to work but always holding challenger flat (op 7/1)

2 4½	1. Antiphony (IRE) 2/1F Ciaran Gethings ⁵ Philip Hobbs	Ciaran Gethings ⁵ Philip Hobbs	5	117 h	100	70	104	–
b g Royal Anthem (USA) - Hazel's Glory (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Held up last, slightly impeded 3rd, steady progress from before 3 out, went 2nd next, ridden and not finding much when awkward last, hung left when held flat (op 9/4)

3 ¾ [5¼]	4. Highbury High (IRE) 16/1 Noel Fehily Neil Mulholland	Noel Fehily Neil Mulholland	9	113 tp	91	60	91	–
gr g Salford Express (IRE) - Betseale (IRE) (Step Together I)
Behind, effort 3 out, 5th and ridden next, plugged on in to 3rd after last, no chance with winner

4 2¼ [7½]	9. Distant Sound (IRE) 13/2 Conor Ring ⁵ Grace Harris	Conor Ring ⁵ Grace Harris	9	107 b	86	52	84	–
b g Luso - Distant Dreams (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Settled midfield, effort in 4th before 2 out, ridden and little response when held before last, edged right flat (op 7/1)

5 12 [19½]	6. Clonusker (IRE) 11/1 Leighton Aspell Linda Jewell	Leighton Aspell Linda Jewell	8	110 t	88	40	80	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - Tamburello (IRE) (Roi Danzig)
Soon chasing leaders, ridden to go 2nd briefly before 2 out, one pace after, blundered last (tchd 10/1)

6 8 [27½]	5. Ding Ding 7/1 Marc Goldstein Sheena West	Marc Goldstein Sheena West	5	112	90	32	72	–
ch m Winker Watson - Five Bells (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Chased leaders, pushed along 6th, weakened well before 2 out (op 11/2)

7 43 [70½]	3. Keppel Isle (IRE) 8/1 Tom Cannon Laura Mongan	Tom Cannon Laura Mongan	7	117	95	–	37	–
b g Heron Island (IRE) - Wadi Khaled (FR) (Bering)
Soon 3rd or 4th, led narrowly 6th until next, ridden and faded rapidly before 2 out, tailed off and eased

8 2½ [73]	12. Nouailhas 66/1 Mattie Batchelor Daniel O'Brien	Mattie Batchelor Daniel O'Brien	10	100 5 v	74	–	13	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Barachois Princess (USA) (Barachois)
Took keen hold, led until 6th, ridden and dropped out rapidly, tailed off 2 out

9 7 [80]	7. Griesenau (IRE) 100/1 Mr Gordon Treacy ⁷ Paul Henderson	Mr Gordon Treacy ⁷ Paul Henderson	10	107 ht¹	88	–	21	–
b g Luso - Persian Wonder (IRE) (Persian Mews)
Always behind, struggling 6th, tailed off 2 out (op 80/1)

10 13 [93]	10. Dancing Dik 25/1 Mr Joshua Pearce ⁷ Steven Dixon	Mr Joshua Pearce ⁷ Steven Dixon	11	911	78	–	–	–
b g Diktat - Maureena (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Blundered 2nd, tailed off from next (op 33/1)

11 20 [113]	11. Comedy House 33/1 Peter Carberry Michael Madgwick	Peter Carberry Michael Madgwick	8	100 5 p	74	–	–	–
b g Auction House (USA) - Kyle Akin (Vettori)
Pressed leader, shaken up 5th, ridden to lead 3 out, headed before next and dropped out very rapidly, tailed off and virtually pulled up flat (op 28/1)

F	8. Cropley (IRE) 17/2 Robert Dunne Dai Burchell	Robert Dunne Dai Burchell	7	110	88	–	–	–
gr g Galileo (IRE) - Niyla (IRE) (Darshaan)
Pressing leaders when fell 3rd (op 8/1)

12 ran Off time: 4:00:49 Winning time: 4m 42.50s (slow by 31.50s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Anthony Honeyball Racing Club Ltd (Royal Salute) 1st breeder: Distillery Stud
2nd owner: M C Sargent (Antiphony)
3rd owner: The Affordable Partnership (Highbury High)
Tote win: £6.70 PL: £2.30 £1.50 £4 Ex: £22 CSF: £17.18 Tricast: £171.19 Trifecta: £146.30

4:00 Fontwell 1 Apr 2016

Always A Chance Handicap Hurdle