Full Result 3.55 Towcester | 2 February 2017

Home Of The Greyhound Derby July 1st Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) (3m102yds) 3m½f Heavy 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	5. Magical Man 8/1 Trevor Whelan Debra Hamer	Trevor Whelan Debra Hamer	10	110 v	86	31	95	–
bb g Lahib (USA) - Majestic Di (IRE) (Zaffaran)
Prominent, led 12th until 14th, with leader until ridden to lead before 2 out, forged clear flat (op 15/2)

2 6	9. Try It Sometime (IRE) 3/1F Sean Bowen Sheila Lewis	Sean Bowen Sheila Lewis	9	106 tp	78	18	83	–
b g Milan - Lead'Er Inn (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Ridden before 9th, made nearly all until 12th, led again 14th, driven and headed before 2 out, 2 lengths 2nd and held when hit last (op 7/2 tchd 4/1)

3 16 [22]	1. Winston Churchill (IRE) 14/1 Mr Robert Hawker ⁷ Sophie Leech	Mr Robert Hawker ⁷ Sophie Leech	11	119 t	102	27	90	–
b g Presenting - Star Councel (IRE) (Leading Counsel)
Last at 6th, headway 8th, went 4 lengths 3rd 3 out, ridden and lost touch with leaders before next, plodded home (op 12/1 tchd 8/1)

4 17 [39]	8. Flugzeug 6/1 Daniel Sansom ¹⁰ Seamus Mullins	Daniel Sansom ¹⁰ Seamus Mullins	9	100 p	82	–	54	–
gr g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Telmar Flyer (Neltino)
Raced wide in rear, headway 10th, slow 12th, struggling after 3 out, mistake next, bumped along in remote 4th flat (op 11/2)

5 2½ [41½]	2. Shy John 16/1 Mr Peter Mason ⁷ Jennifer Mason	Mr Peter Mason ⁷ Jennifer Mason	11	115	98	–	66	–
b g Kier Park (IRE) - Shy Lizzie (Buzzards Bay)
Held up in midfield, ridden 3 out, no response, soon struggling

F	3. Cheat The Cheater (IRE) 5/1 Brendan Powell Claire Dyson	Brendan Powell Claire Dyson	10	1110 tp	96	–	68	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Ballyclough Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Immediately pushed along, ran in snatches, prominent until dropped to rear 8th, under pressure with no response 3 out, 13 lengths 6th when fell 2 out (vet reported gelding lost a right-hind shoe) (tchd 6/1)

F	6. Away Down West (IRE) 66/1 Robert Williams ³ Nikki Evans	Robert Williams ³ Nikki Evans	7	109 p	84	–	–	–
b g Stowaway - Western Starlight (IRE) (Shahanndeh)
Towards rear but in touch, looked to be struggling when fell 9th (op 40/1)

PU	4. Shanann Star (IRE) 11/2 Harry Cobden ³ Gordon Edwards	Harry Cobden ³ Gordon Edwards	11	1013 p	88	–	–	–
br m Anshan - Baile An Droichid (IRE) (King's Ride)
Prominent, led briefly 5th and again 10th, blundered 13th, not recover, beaten 3 out, tailed off and pulled up last

PU	7. Trehan Cross 9/2 David Noonan ³ Jackie Du Plessis	David Noonan ³ Jackie Du Plessis	8	109 p	84	–	–	–
b m Bandmaster (USA) - Halton Quay (Lir)
Last pair, ridden and struggling 12th, tailed off and pulled up 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor performance; vet reported no post-race abnormalities) (tchd 4/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:55:21 Winning time: 6m 44.90s (slow by 51.90s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: C A Hanbury (Magical Man) 1st breeder: A W Buller
2nd owner: Brian Davies (Try It Sometime)
3rd owner: G Thompson (Winston Churchill)
Tote win: £10.50 PL: £2.70 £1.70 £3 Ex: £49.90 CSF: £33.19 Tricast: £333.70 Trifecta: £518.10

3:55 Towcester 2 Feb 2017

Home Of The Greyhound Derby July 1st Handicap Chase