Full Result 2.30 Fontwell | 27 May 1996

Southern FM Selling Handicap Chase Class G

(Class 5) (0-95, 5yo+) (2m1f96yds) 2m1½f Good 13 fences

1st £2,490 2nd £690 3rd £330

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Tango's Delight 7/2 P Henley ⁵ David Elsworth	P Henley ⁵ David Elsworth	8	102	73	96	87	–
b g Idiots Delight - Lucky Tango (Tangle)
Held up, headway 8th, hard ridden 2 out, led near finish

2 ¾	. Evening Rain 4/1 T Dascombe ³ Ron Hodges	T Dascombe ³ Ron Hodges	10	1010	79	104	92	–
b g Hays - Fine Form (USA) (Fachendon)
Led, headed 9th, led again 2 out, hard ridden run in, headed near finish

3 13 [13¾]	. The West's Asleep 25/1 D Morris J Ffitch-Heyes	D Morris J Ffitch-Heyes	11	105	71	87	71	–
ch m Mr Fordette - Ballinphonta (Tepukei)
Mid-division, mistake 9th, ridden 4 out, ran on one pace from 2 out

4 ½ [14¼]	. Red Channel (IRE) 33/1 D O'Sullivan T Casey	D O'Sullivan T Casey	6	102	68	83	68	–
b g Import - Winscarlet North (Garland Knight)
Towards rear, hard ridden 4 out, kept on one pace from 2 out

5 1 [15¼]	. Pond House (IRE) 7/4F C Maude M C Pipe	C Maude M C Pipe	7	1110	90	104	89	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Arctic Tack (Arctic Slave)
Prominent, disputed lead 6th, led 9th, blundered next, headed 2 out, soon weakened

6 7 [22¼]	. Jimmy The Jackdaw 33/1 G Upton Paddy Butler	G Upton Paddy Butler	9	106 b	72	80	64	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Organdy (Blakeney)
Chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out

7 dist [52¼]	. Deep In Greek 16/1 Luke Harvey Dai Williams	Luke Harvey Dai Williams	10	104 v¹	70	–	–	–
b g Deep Run - Dancing Doe (Royal Buck)
In touch to 7th, soon weakened, tailed off

8 1½ [53¾]	. Dante's Delight 10/1 S McNeill Peter Jones	S McNeill Peter Jones	8	109	75	–	–	–
b m Idiots Delight - Super Princess (FalconI)
Chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off

9 4 [57¾]	. Achiltibuie 50/1 P M McLoughlin F J Yardley	P M McLoughlin F J Yardley	12	100 3	66	–	–	–
b g Roscoe Blake - Gorgeous Gertie (Harwell)
Always behind, tailed off

10 dist [87¾]	. Sandro 25/1 Rodi Greene Miss L Bower	Rodi Greene Miss L Bower	7	100 2 b	66	–	–	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Miller's Creek (USA) (Star De Naskra)
Always behind, tailed off from 4th

F	. Rather Sharp 8/1 Andrew Thornton C L Popham	Andrew Thornton C L Popham	10	113	83	–	–	–
b g Green Shoon - Rather Special (Varano)
Rear when fell 2nd

PU	. Palace Yard 33/1 J R Kavanagh Ms A E Embiricos	J R Kavanagh Ms A E Embiricos	14	1013	79	–	–	–
ch g Town And Country - Escorial (Royal Palace)
Always behind, tailed off from 4th, pulled up approaching 2 out

12 ran Off time: 2:31:00 Winning time: 4m 38.80s (slow by 19.80s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Edwin Fry (Tango's Delight) 1st breeder: Mrs M Harman
2nd owner: The Gardens Entertainments Ltd (Evening Rain)
3rd owner: Roger J Spencer (The West's Asleep)

2:30 Fontwell 27 May 1996

Southern FM Selling Handicap Chase Class G