Full Result 7.30 Fontwell | 18 August 2005

Coca Cola Beginners' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m1f96yds) 2m1½f Good To Firm 13 fences

1st £4,361.50 2nd £1,342 3rd £671 4th £335.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Nawamees (IRE) 4/6F A P McCoy Gary Moore	A P McCoy Gary Moore	7	110 b¹	–	66	97	–
b g Darshaan - Truly Generous (IRE) (Generous)
Close up, hit 7th, mistake 9th, not fluent next and ridden, led 3 out, hard driven last, all out (tchd 8-11, 4-5 in places)

2 1½	2. Diamond Joshua (IRE) 20/1 Owyn Nelmes ³ Neil King	Owyn Nelmes ³ Neil King	7	1011	–	64	90	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Elminya (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Mistake 2nd, outpaced by leading trio after 7th, rallied after 10th, ridden into 2nd at last, found little and always held (tchd 25-1)

3 1¾ [3¼]	8. Half Inch 11/2 Chris Honour ⁵ Ben Case	Chris Honour ⁵ Ben Case	5	102	98	55	82	–
b m Inchinor - Anhaar I (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Chased leader, every chance 3 out, looked held when blundered next, stayed on at one pace after (op 8-1)

4 18 [21¼]	7. Ela Figura 50/1 Richard Young ³ Michael Appleby	Richard Young ³ Michael Appleby	5	104 t	69	35	63	–
ch m The West (USA) - Chili Bouchier (USA) (Stop The Music)
Held up, lost touch with leading trio after 7th, struggling to get on terms when indifferent jumps at final three fences (tchd 40-1)

5 3 [24¼]	5. L'Etang Bleu (FR) 28/1 Robert L Butler ⁷ Paddy Butler	Robert L Butler ⁷ Paddy Butler	7	107 tp	64	38	67	–
gr g Graveron (FR) - Strawberry Jam (FR) (Fill My Hopes)
Jumped slowly 2nd, slow 4th and continued last, tailed off 8th, slight late progress (op 20-1)

6 18 [42¼]	4. Forest Chief (IRE) 11/4 Christian Williams Evan Williams	Christian Williams Evan Williams	9	110 tv¹	96	17	49	–
b g Forest Wind (USA) - Cryptic Gold (Glint Of Gold)
Set brisk pace but lacked fluency, jumped right from 8th, headed 3 out, jumped wildly right and eased over final two (vet said gelding lost a front shoe) (op 5-2)

6 ran Off time: 7:30:00 Winning time: 4m 34.70s (slow by 15.70s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Cedar Chief (unsuitable ground), Don Valentino (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Paul Stamp (Nawamees) 1st breeder: Kilfrush Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Paul Branigan (Diamond Joshua)
3rd owner: Mrs M Howlett (Half Inch)
Tote win: £1.70 PL: £1.20 £3.30 Ex: £12.30 CSF: £13.36

7:30 Fontwell 18 Aug 2005

Coca Cola Beginners' Chase Class E