Full Result 4.35 Leicester | 27 February 2024

Jumping For Fun Open Hunters' Chase

(Class 3) (6yo+) (2m6f151yds) 2m6½f Heavy 16 fences 2 omitted

1st £5,960.40 2nd £2,982 3rd £1,489.20 4th £746.40 5th £372

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Bennys King (IRE) 8/1 Mr Sean O'Connor ⁷ Dan Skelton	Mr Sean O'Connor ⁷ Dan Skelton	13	1111 p	124	112	136	–
b g Beneficial - Hellofafaithful (IRE) (Oscar)
Made all, jumped well, went clear before 2 out, ridden briefly approaching last, kept on well and went further clear run-in, readily (op 7/1 tchd 17/2)

2 23	6. Hardline (IRE) 11/1 Mr J H Williamson ⁷ Gordon Elliott	Mr J H Williamson ⁷ Gordon Elliott	12	115	124	83	103	–
b g Arcadio (GER) - Hidden Reserve (IRE) (Heron Island)
Towards rear, raced in last when not fluent 10th, struggling after 5 out, still plenty to do omitted 3 out, rallied approaching last, went second final 110yds, no match for winner (op 8/1 tchd 12/1)

3 3 [26]	2. Cat Tiger (FR) 100/30 Mr David Maxwell S Loxton	Mr David Maxwell S Loxton	10	124	134	86	106	–
b g Diamond Boy (FR) - Miss Canon (FR) (Cadoudal)
Towards rear, headway before 3 out (usual 4 out), no chance with winner but briefly went second approaching last, weakened run-in (op 3/1 tchd 11/4)

4 14 [40]	3. Espoir De Teillee (FR) 9/2 Fern O'Brien ³ B F Brookhouse	Fern O'Brien ³ B F Brookhouse	12	121 tp	124	72	93	–
b g Martaline - Belle De Lyphard (FR) (Lyphard's Wish)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 8th, bad mistake and lost ground 10th, headway and went second before 3 out (usual 4 out), not fluent 2 out, soon weakened and lost two places (op 11/2)

5 73 [113]	7. Shang Tang (IRE) 33/1 Miss Aimee Jones ⁷ Miss H Brookshaw	Miss Aimee Jones ⁷ Miss H Brookshaw	10	115 t	107	–	12	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Ballyguider Bridge (IRE) (Accordion)
Towards rear, mistake 7th, in touch with leaders 9th, not fluent 5 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off (op 22/1)

PU	4. Gallyhill (IRE) 22/1 Mr Tom Hutsby ⁷ F A Hutsby	Mr Tom Hutsby ⁷ F A Hutsby	9	1111	132	–	–	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Tanit (Xaar)
Prominent, not fluent 3 out (usual 4 out), weakened 3 out, weakened omitted 3 out, soon pulled up (op 11/1 tchd 20/1)

PU	5. Percussion 11/8F Mr James King L J Morgan	Mr James King L J Morgan	9	124 tp	129	–	–	–
b g Malinas (GER) - Tambourine Ridge (IRE) (Tamure)
Prominent, not fluent 6th, lost position 11th, struggling in rear 5 out, pulled up just before 3 out (usual 4 out) (jockey said gelding never travelled; vet had nothing to report) (op 7/4)

7 ran Off time: 4:35:29 Winning time: 6m 22.80s (slow by 42.80s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Mezzone Family & Dan Skelton (Bennys King) 1st breeder: Shane McGuckin
2nd owner: Mrs Janet Williamson (Hardline)
3rd owner: David Maxwell (Cat Tiger)
Tote win: £9.20 PL: £3.40 £4.60 Ex: £67.50 CSF: £75.65 Trifecta: £275

Usual third-last omitted in all chase races due to false ground.

4:35 Leicester 27 Feb 2024

Jumping For Fun Open Hunters' Chase