Full Result 2.10 Fontwell | 8 December 1998

Findon Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (2m1f145yds) 2m1½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £4,104 2nd £1,242 3rd £606 4th £288

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. King Of Thieves (IRE) 7/2 D Gallagher Charlie Mann	D Gallagher Charlie Mann	6	114	119	111	120	–
b g Executive Perk - Tom's Crofter (Crofter)
Held up rear, headway 5th, led after 3 out, headed run-in, driven to regain lead final 75 yds (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in places)

2 2	4. Truancy 7/1 R Dunwoody Steve Woodman	R Dunwoody Steve Woodman	5	110	115	106	114	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Zalfa (Luthier)
In touch, mistake 5th, hard ridden 3 out, driven to lead run-in, headed and faltered final 75 yds (op 6-1)

3 12 [14]	1. Far Dawn (USA) 10/1 C Maude Amanda Perrett	C Maude Amanda Perrett	5	1110	125	105	115	–
b g Sunshine Forever (USA) - Dawn's Reality (USA) (In Reality)
Rear, ridden and some headway from 3 out, 3rd and no impression when blundered last (op 6-1)

4 3 [17]	7. Tonka 9/2 S Wynne D R Gandolfo	S Wynne D R Gandolfo	6	106	107	84	91	–
b g Mazilier (USA) - Royal Meeting (Dara Monarch)
Prominent, lost place 6th, shaken up and no progress from 2 out (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

5 13 [30]	6. Dancing Paddy 7/1 J R Kavanagh Ken Cunningham-Brown	J R Kavanagh Ken Cunningham-Brown	10	109	110	76	81	–
b g Nordance (USA) - Ninotchka (Niniski)
Prominent, lost place after 5th, behind from next (op 8-1 after 10-1 in a place)

6 17 [47]	2. Keen Dancer 2/1F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	115	120	70	101	–
ch g Keen - Royal Shoe (Hotfoot I)
Led until after 3 out, soon weakened (op 9-4 tchd 3-1)

7 dist [77]	5. Machiavelli I 11/2 Richard Johnson Gary Moore	Richard Johnson Gary Moore	4	1010 b	111	–	–	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Forest Blossom (USA) (Green Forest)
In touch, reminders after 5th, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off when virtually pulled up run-in (op 5-1 tchd 7-1)

7 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 4m 43.00s (slow by 32.00s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: J D I Bell (King Of Thieves) 1st breeder: Michael Gleeson
2nd owner: J E Funnell (Truancy)
3rd owner: Peter Wiegand (Far Dawn)
Tote win: £4.20 PL: £2.50 £2.50 Ex: £13.20 CSF: £27.25

2:10 Fontwell 8 Dec 1998

Findon Handicap Hurdle Class C