Full Result 7.50 Stratford | 20 May 2016

Pertemps Network Stratford Foxhunters Champion Hunters' Chase (The 58th Running)

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m3f119yds) 3m3½f Good 18 fences 2 omitted

1st £14,990 2nd £4,682.50 3rd £2,340 4th £1,170 5th £585 6th £295

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Paint The Clouds 2/1 Mr B O'Neill Warren Greatrex	Mr B O'Neill Warren Greatrex	11	120	138	96	141	–
b g Muhtarram (USA) - PreeningI (Persian Bold)
Not fluent 1st, led 4th until 6th, not fluent 12th (water), led before 15th, went at least 4 lengths clear from 2 out and readily held closing rivals flat (op 11/4 tchd 3/1)

2 1¾	3. Marito (GER) 7/4F Mr N McParlan C A McBratney	Mr N McParlan C A McBratney	10	120	142	95	137	–
b g Alkalde (GER) - Maratea (USA) (Fast Play)
Jumped slowly 9th, settled tracking leaders, going well 3 out and took 2nd but driven next, kept on flat but winner had a fair bit in hand (op 13/8 tchd 6/4)

3 nk [2]	6. Pacha Du Polder (FR) 5/1 Mr William Biddick Paul Nicholls	Mr William Biddick Paul Nicholls	9	120	138	95	136	–
b g Muhtathir - Ambri Piotta (FR) (Caerwent)
Hit 7th, held up, effort 15th, 3rd and shaken up next, outpaced next, ridden and stayed on after last, never looked like winning (tchd 6/1)

4 14 [16]	4. Mr Mercurial (IRE) 28/1 Mr Patrick Gerety Mrs Sheila Crow	Mr Patrick Gerety Mrs Sheila Crow	8	120 t	116	85	124	–
b g Westerner - Arcanum (IRE) (Presenting)
Led until 4th and 6th until before 15th, soon ridden, dropped out tamely after next (op 33/1)

5 24 [40]	8. Vasco Du Mee (FR) 9/1 Miss Josephine Banks Martin Weston	Miss Josephine Banks Martin Weston	7	120 tb	129	67	102	–
b g Goldneyev (USA) - British Nellerie (FR) (Le Pontet)
Blundered 2nd and 8th and often lacked fluency, close up until dropped and mistake 13th, bumped along and remote from 3 out (op 12/1)

6 shd [40¼]	2. Foynes Island (IRE) 50/1 Mr Darren Andrews Louise Cabble	Mr Darren Andrews Louise Cabble	10	120 p	109	67	100	–
b g Presenting - Lucy Lodge (IRE) (Moscow Society)
Went 3rd at 11th, lost place quickly under pressure 13th, tailed off 3 out (tchd 40/1)

F	5. On The Bridge (IRE) 7/1 Miss Victoria Wade Jeremy Scott	Miss Victoria Wade Jeremy Scott	11	120 tp	132	–	–	–
b g Milan - Bay Dove (Alderbrook)
Not always fluent in last, 8 lengths last after 14th, ridden and struggling next, 20 lengths 5th when fell last (op 5/1)

7 ran Off time: 7:50:31 Winning time: 6m 50.60s (slow by 8.60s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Desertmore View (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Peter Deal & Jill & Robin Eynon (Paint The Clouds) 1st breeder: Guy Reed And Mrs A H Daniels
2nd owner: James Marley/Samuel Downey (Marito)
3rd owner: The Stewart Family (Pacha Du Polder)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.90 £1.80 Ex: £6.20 CSF: £6.24 Trifecta: £18.20

First fence after home straight omitted on both circuits; repairs.

7:50 Stratford 20 May 2016

Pertemps Network Stratford Foxhunters Champion Hunters' Chase (The 58th Running)