Full Result 4.40 Fontwell | 21 March 2000

Grand Splendour Handicap Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m5f139yds) 2m5½f Good To Firm 11 hurdles

1st £2,520 2nd £720 3rd £360

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Seriously Now (IRE) 14/1 Jamie Goldstein ³ D M Grissell	Jamie Goldstein ³ D M Grissell	5	911 7	65	76	76	–
b g Fresh Breeze (USA) - Croziers Glimmer (Crozier)
Made all, mistake 4th, hard ridden 2 out, held on well run-in, lame (official explanation: trainer had no reason for the improvement shown) (op 14-1 after 20-1 in places, tchd 12-1)

2 ½	9. Desert Melody (IRE) 12/1 Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	8	101	66	77	76	–
b g Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Jasmine Melody (Jasmine Star)
Prominent, hard ridden 2 out, ran on run-in, closing at finish (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in a place)

3 2½ [3]	4. Devilish Charm (USA) 100/30 Mick Fitzgerald Amanda Perrett	Mick Fitzgerald Amanda Perrett	6	113	82	90	90	–
ch g Devil's Bag (USA) - Popularity I (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Prominent, every chance 2 out, hard ridden, one pace run-in (op 7-4 tchd 7-2, 4-1 in a place)

4 19 [22]	8. Maybe Later I 14/1 Tom Doyle ⁵ Roger Curtis	Tom Doyle ⁵ Roger Curtis	8	101	71	59	60	–
b m Kinglet - Thorngirl (Reformed Character)
Held up rear, promising headway 8th, hit 3 out, hard ridden and beaten next (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

5 ½ [22½]	7. Keep Me In Mind (IRE) 6/1 Sophie Mitchell Richard Mitchell	Sophie Mitchell Richard Mitchell	11	1010 t	75	62	63	–
b g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Gold Trinket (Golden Fleece)
Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out (tchd 7-1, 15-2 in a place)

6 2½ [25]	6. Little Serena 5/1 X Aizpuru ³ Pam Ford	X Aizpuru ³ Pam Ford	10	109	77	62	68	–
b m Primitive Rising (USA) - Navos (Tyrnavos)
Held up towards rear, effort and blundered 8th, no danger after (tchd 6-1, 7-1 in a place)

7 nk [25¼]	10. Tom's Deal 33/1 W Worthington John Bridger	W Worthington John Bridger	6	100 5	65	50	50	–
ch m Broadsword (USA) - Darrington Deal (Rymer)
Soon chasing leaders, weakened after 3 out (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

8 8 [33¼]	3. Tanimbar (IRE) 14/1 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	5	114	83	59	60	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Try My Rosie (Try My Best)
Held up in touch, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened (op 6-1)

9 17 [50¼]	1. Tiboulen (IRE) 20/1 P Holley Miss C Johnsey	P Holley Miss C Johnsey	10	1110 b¹	89	46	49	–
ch m General View - Kefflen's Lass (Flair Path)
Chased leaders, mistake 6th, weakened 3 out (tchd 25-1 in a place)

10 1½ [51¾]	5. Spanish Archer (IRE) 5/2F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	112 b¹	81	36	40	–
b g Spanish Place (USA) - Bow Gello (Bargello)
Towards rear, ridden 7th, lost touch next (Official explanation: stewards considered poor run but having received a report that trainer's representative couldn't offer an explanation decided not to take the matter any further) (op 5-2 after 3-1 in places, tchd 9-4)

10 ran Off time: 4:40:00 Winning time: 5m 20.60s (slow by 8.60s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Goldenacres (vet's certificate)
1st owner: D Curtis (Seriously Now) 1st breeder: W O'Mahony
2nd owner: Mrs P V Crocker (Desert Melody)
3rd owner: Peter Wiegand (Devilish Charm)
Tote win: £23.70 PL: £4.80 £2 £1.70 Ex: £280.40 CSF: £152.58 Tricast: £635.43 Trifecta: £257.80 Place 6 £92.99, Place 5 £35.32
Jackpot:
Placepot: £124.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £25,476.64. 149.38 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £10.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,599.97. 114.17 winning tickets.

4:40 Fontwell 21 Mar 2000

Grand Splendour Handicap Hurdle Class F