Full Result 3.40 Fontwell | 21 September 2006

Hennings Wine Merchants Novices' Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m5f139yds) 2m5½f Good To Firm 11 hurdles

1st £3,253 2nd £955 3rd £477.50 4th £238.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Sonoma (IRE) 10/1 Sam Jones ⁷ Brendan Powell	Sam Jones ⁷ Brendan Powell	6	105	102	3	106	–
ch m Dr Devious (IRE) - Mazarine Blue (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Disputed lead until ridden 3 lengths clear approaching 8th, joined by runner-up 2 out, held on gamely (op 9-1 tchd 17-2)

2 hd	4. General Grey (IRE) 13/8F Sam Thomas Henrietta Knight	Sam Thomas Henrietta Knight	6	1012	107	3	107	–
gr g Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Tara The Grey (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Chased leading pair, went 2nd after 7th, joined winner 2 out, strong challenge run-in, ran on (op 9-4)

3 4 [4¼]	3. Fountain Crumble 9/2 Liam Heard ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Liam Heard ⁵ Paul Nicholls	5	107	105	–	103	–
b m Dr Massini (IRE) - My Lisa Too (K-Battery)
Held up in touch, not fluent 4th and 6th, went 3rd at 8th, blundered 3 out, stayed on same pace (op 7-2)

4 16 [20¼]	2. Ladino (FR) 7/4 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	1112	119	–	99	–
b g Acatenango (GER) - Lauderdale (GER) (Nebos)
In touch, ridden and outpaced 8th, soon beaten (jockey said gelding never travelled) (tchd 11-8 and 15-8 in a place)

5 shd [20¼]	1. Hunting Lodge (IRE) 16/1 Felix De Giles ⁷ H J Manners	Felix De Giles ⁷ H J Manners	5	115 b	104	–	99	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Vijaya (USA) (Lear Fan)
Took keen hold and hung right, disputed lead until after 7th, weakened 3 out (op 12-1)