Full Result 4.40 Stratford | 20 August 2015

John Smith's Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m6f125yds) 2m6½f Good 17 fences

1st £3,898.80 2nd £1,144.80 3rd £572.40 4th £286.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Faustina Pius (IRE) 10/1 Stan Sheppard ⁷ Matt Sheppard	Stan Sheppard ⁷ Matt Sheppard	7	113 p	107	104	121	–
b m Antonius Pius (USA) - Out In The Sun (USA) (It's Freezing)
Held up, headway 12th, led and mistake 3 out, shaken up flat, stayed on well (op 17/2)

2 8	2. West End (IRE) 9/2F Tom Bellamy ³ Kim Bailey	Tom Bellamy ³ Kim Bailey	8	118 tp	108	98	111	–
b g Westerner - Brown Bess (IRE) (Definite Article)
Held up, headway 14th, chased winner 2 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on same pace flat (op 5/1)

3 6 [14]	6. Amuse Me 16/1 William Kennedy Jonjo O'Neill	William Kennedy Jonjo O'Neill	9	1110 tp	107	92	104	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Have Fun (Indian Ridge)
Held up, mistake 2nd (water), headway after 14th, ridden after 2 out, no extra last (op 14/1)

4 18 [32]	10. Badgers Retreat 16/1 Gavin Sheehan Nick Mitchell	Gavin Sheehan Nick Mitchell	9	110	97	66	76	–
b g Elusive City (USA) - Heuston Station (IRE) (Fairy King)
Held up, headway after 14th, hampered 3 out, weakened well before last

5 14 [46]	3. Kyles Faith (IRE) 16/1 Ian Popham Martin Keighley	Ian Popham Martin Keighley	7	1110 p	107	63	72	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Littleton Liberty (Royal Applause)
Prominent, pushed along and lost place 8th, behind from 12th

6 4½ [50½]	7. He's A Bully (IRE) 5/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	118	105	57	66	–
b g Westerner - Kitty Maher (IRE) (Posen)
Held up, headway 9th, led 13th, headed 3 out, not fluent next, ridden and weakened after 2 out (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

F	11. Adios Alonso (IRE) 11/2 Ben Poste ³ Rosemary Gasson	Ben Poste ³ Rosemary Gasson	9	107	93	–	–	–
b g Saffron Walden (FR) - Rosy Rockford (IRE) (Beneficial)
Mid-division, headway 8th, every chance when fell 3 out (op 6/1)

PU	5. Papradon 16/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	11	1110 v	107	–	–	–
b g Tobougg (IRE) - Salvezza (IRE) (Superpower)
Chased leaders, driven along after 13th, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 18/1)

PU	8. Michigan Assassin (IRE) 33/1 Donal Devereux Debra Hamer	Donal Devereux Debra Hamer	13	111 hp	98	–	–	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Shuil Ar Aghaidh (The Parson)
Led 2nd, headed 12th, ridden and weakened approaching 14th, behind when pulled up before 2 out

PU	9. Admiral Barton (IRE) 11/2 Tom Scudamore Paul W Flynn	Tom Scudamore Paul W Flynn	9	110 tb	97	–	–	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Ashanti Dancer (IRE) (Dancing Dissident)
Mistake 1st, chased leader 3rd, led 12th, jumped right and headed next, weakened after 14th, behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 17/2 tchd 9/1)

PU	1. Vivacissimo (IRE) 5/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	8	1112 t	109	–	–	–
ch g Muhtathir - Valley Orchard (FR) (Zilzal)
Led to 2nd, chased leaders, pecked 9th, soon ridden, weakened 13th, soon pulled up (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

11 ran Off time: 4:40:10 Winning time: 5m 35.30s (slow by 12.30s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Lost In The Summer Wine (Faustina Pius) 1st breeder: Pearse Mee
2nd owner: Dan Hall (West End)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Amuse Me)
Tote win: £12.80 PL: £3.70 £2 £4.50 Ex: £52.20 CSF: £56.18 Tricast: £727.25 Trifecta: £314.90

4:40 Stratford 20 Aug 2015

John Smith's Handicap Chase