Full Result 4.20 Wincanton | 24 March 2005

Higos Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (1m7f65yds) 1m7½f Good 8 hurdles

1st £7,023.25 2nd £2,161 3rd £1,080.50 4th £540.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Handy Money 2/1F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	8	1112	123	93	130	–
b g Imperial Frontier (USA) - Cryptic Gold (Glint Of Gold)
Held up in touch, effort and mistake 3 out, pressed leader approaching next, led last, driven out (op 5-2)

2 1¾	1. Fontanesi (IRE) 5/2 Tom Malone ⁵ M C Pipe	Tom Malone ⁵ M C Pipe	5	120 7	130	98	134	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Northern Script (USA) (Arts And Letters)
Held up in rear, headway 3 out, chased leading pair next, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd final 75yds (op 11-4 tchd 10-3)

3 1 [2¾]	6. Captain Miller 18/1 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	9	108	105	72	109	–
b g Batshoof - Miller's Gait (Mill Reef)
Led, not fluent 4th and 5th, clear until 3 out, headed and blundered last, kept on, lost 2nd final 75yds (op 14-1)

4 9 [11¾]	3. Freedom Now (IRE) 16/1 Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	7	1013	113	69	109	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Free At Last (Shirley Heights)
Held up in touch, shaken up 2 out, no extra (op 20-1)

5 7 [18¾]	4. Ma Furie (FR) 12/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	5	111 t	112	59	99	–
gr m Balleroy (USA) - Furie De Carmont (FR) (Carmont)
Held up towards rear, some headway 3 out, never in challenging position (op 14-1)

6 13 [31¾]	7. Nanga Parbat I (FR) 9/2 Paddy Brennan Paul Nicholls	Paddy Brennan Paul Nicholls	4	107	111	35	78	–
b g True Brave (USA) - Celeste I (FR) (Amen)
Chased leaders, blundered 1st, weakened approaching 2 out (op 5-2 tchd 9-4)

7 ¾ [32½]	5. Grouse Moor (USA) 10/1 Leighton Aspell Peter Winkworth	Leighton Aspell Peter Winkworth	6	1013	110	40	84	–
b g Distant View (USA) - Caithness (USA) (Roberto)
Chased leader until after 3 out, soon weakened (op 12-1)

8 dist [62½]	8. Space Cowboy I (IRE) 33/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	5	103	100	–	–	–
b h Anabaa (USA) - Lady Moranbon (USA) (Trempolino)
Prominent to 4th, behind from next (op 25-1 tchd 40-1)

8 ran Off time: 4:20:00 Winning time: 3m 57.60s (slow by 33.60s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Mystery (vet's certificate)
1st owner: William Dixon (Handy Money) 1st breeder: P D Valli
2nd owner: The Johnson Family (Fontanesi)
3rd owner: W H Ponsonby (Captain Miller)
Tote win: £3 PL: £1.40 £1.50 £2.80 Ex: £11.30 CSF: £7.18 Tricast: £59.98

4:20 Wincanton 24 Mar 2005

Higos Handicap Hurdle Class D