Full Result 4.10 Kelso | 10 April 2017

Manners Le Garcon D'Or Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (2m1f14yds) 2m1f Good 12 fences

1st £5,198.40 2nd £1,526.40 3rd £763.20 4th £381.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Welcome Ben (IRE) 12/1 Craig Nichol Jackie Stephen	Craig Nichol Jackie Stephen	8	109 tp¹	90	95	102	–
b g High Roller (IRE) - Bramble Cottage (IRE) (Eurobus)
Chased clear leader and clear of rest to halfway, ridden and outpaced 2 out, rallied after last, kept on well to lead near finish (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that although the gelding showed no abnormalities immediately after its previous start, he developed a lung infection some time later.) (tchd 14/1)

2 2	4. Chain Of Beacons 11/4F Steven Fox ⁵ Sandy Thomson	Steven Fox ⁵ Sandy Thomson	8	116 7 t	106	109	115	–
b g Midnight Legend - Millennium Girl (Skyliner I)
Held up, headway and prominent 3 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on under pressure run-in, headed near finish (op 5/2 tchd 3/1)

3 1¾ [3¾]	3. Vodka Wells (FR) 9/2 Tony Kelly Rebecca Menzies	Tony Kelly Rebecca Menzies	7	1112 p¹	107	108	115	–
b g Irish Wells (FR) - Kahipiroska (FR) (Mansonnien)
Led at decent gallop and soon clear, ridden and headed before last, rallied, kept on same pace run-in (op 7/1)

4 9 [12¾]	5. Sky Full Of Stars (IRE) 3/1 Brian Hughes James Ewart	Brian Hughes James Ewart	7	111 b	96	86	97	–
b g Mahler - Gold Flo (IRE) (Fourstars Allstar)
Prominent, driven and outpaced 3 out, no impression from next (trainers rep said the race came too soon for the gelding) (op 7/2 tchd 11/4)

5 6 [18¾]	8. Clan Chief 12/1 Grant Cockburn ³ N W Alexander	Grant Cockburn ³ N W Alexander	8	911 2 h	81	63	79	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Harrietfield (Nicholas Bill)
Held up in touch, ridden and outpaced 3 out, beaten next (tchd 11/1)

6 12 [30¾]	6. Roxyfet (FR) 14/1 Finian O'Toole ⁵ Micky Hammond	Finian O'Toole ⁵ Micky Hammond	7	109 p	95	63	81	–
b g Califet (FR) - Roxalamour (FR) (Valanour)
Held up, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, beaten after next (op 12/1)

PU	1. Trust Thomas 10/1 Ryan Day ³ Ann Hamilton	Ryan Day ³ Ann Hamilton	9	120	112	–	–	–
ch g Erhaab (USA) - Yota (FR) (Galetto)
Mistakes, prominent, lost place halfway no chance when blundered 2 out, soon pulled up (op 7/1)

PU	2. Superior Command (IRE) 7/1 Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	8	122 tp	111	–	–	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Decent Dime (IRE) (Insan)
Not fluent, behind and soon outpaced, lost touch and pulled up after 5th (op 8/1)

8 ran Off time: 4:10:38 Winning time: 4m 24.20s (slow by 21.20s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Northern Lights Racing (Welcome Ben) 1st breeder: Dermot Cross
2nd owner: M-Pact Racing & G Topham (Chain Of Beacons)
3rd owner: Mike And Eileen Newbould (Vodka Wells)
Tote win: £14.60 PL: £4.30 £1.50 £2.20 Ex: £52.30 CSF: £46.02 Tricast: £174.19 Trifecta: £416.80

4:10 Kelso 10 Apr 2017

Manners Le Garcon D'Or Handicap Chase