Full Result 3.40 Carlisle | 8 April 2023

Ability FM Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-130, 5yo+) (1m7f207yds) 2m Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £9,769.85 2nd £4,495.50 3rd £2,247.75 4th £1,124.80 5th £560.55

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Return Ticket (IRE) 9/1 Sean Quinlan Rebecca Menzies	Sean Quinlan Rebecca Menzies	10	1111 tp	127	117	142	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Capelvenere (IRE) (Barathea)
Soon went second, led 2 out, went clear approaching last, easily (tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1)

2 8½	6. Grand Voyage (FR) 4/1 Sam Coltherd Stuart Coltherd	Sam Coltherd Stuart Coltherd	7	114	120	99	123	–
b g Network (GER) - Qape Noir (FR) (Subotica)
Prominent, shaken up after 3 out, ridden and went second approaching last, kept on but no match for winner (tchd 9/2)

3 9½ [18]	4. Galop De Chasse (FR) 18/5F Shane Quinlan ³ Venetia Williams	Shane Quinlan ³ Venetia Williams	7	114	123	90	118	–
b g Boris De Deauville (IRE) - Mousse Des Bois (FR) (Chef De Clan)
Midfield, ridden before 4 out, headway after 3 out, not reach leaders (op 9/2 tchd 7/2)

4 1 [19]	1. Cornerstone Lad 7/1 Conor O'Farrell Micky Hammond	Conor O'Farrell Micky Hammond	9	122 p	132	98	128	–
b g Delegator - Chapel Corner (IRE) (Alhaarth)
Held up in rear, shaken up before 4 out, never on terms (op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 15/2)

5 7 [26]	9. You Say Nothing (IRE) 7/1 Craig Nichol Christian Williams	Craig Nichol Christian Williams	8	106	108	65	98	–
b g Epaulette (AUS) - Joyride (GER) (Samum)
Led, ridden and headed when mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 17/2)

6 4½ [30½]	5. Champ De Gane (FR) 11/2 Daryl Jacob S R B Crawford	Daryl Jacob S R B Crawford	6	115 t	121	72	108	–
ch g Kapgarde (FR) - La Champmesle (FR) (Turgeon)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway 8th, disputing third when bad mistake 4 out, eased (jockey said gelding made a mistake 4 out and weakened quickly) (op 5/1 tchd 4/1)

7 4¼ [34¾]	7. The King Of May (FR) 9/2 Brian Hughes Brian Ellison	Brian Hughes Brian Ellison	9	113 p	119	65	99	–
b g High Rock (IRE) - WaltzingI (IRE) (Cadeaux Genereux)
Midfield, dropped to rear 6th, soon behind (jockey said gelding ran flat having raced 10 days previously) (tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1)

PU	3. Saint Arvans (FR) 18/1 Thomas Dowson Maurice Barnes	Thomas Dowson Maurice Barnes	9	117 t	123	–	–	–
b g Motivator - Castellina (USA) (Danzig Connection)
Held up in rear, bad mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 4th, soon behind, pulled up before 7th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake 8 out and he felt it prudent to pull up) (op 22/1 tchd 25/1)

8 ran Off time: 3:41:22 Winning time: 3m 59.10s (slow by 4.10s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Netywell (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: John Wade (Return Ticket) 1st breeder: Michael Ward
2nd owner: Shire Dreamers (Grand Voyage)
3rd owner: The Winter Partnership (Galop De Chasse)
Tote win: £10.90 PL: £2.70 £1.80 £1.60 Ex: £53.10 CSF: £46.21 Tricast: £155.48 Trifecta: £211.20

3:40 Carlisle 8 Apr 2023

Ability FM Handicap Chase