Full Result 3.30 Fontwell | 7 April 2009

John Smith's Selling Hurdle

(Class 5) (4yo+) (2m1f145yds) 2m1½f Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £1,853.92 2nd £544.34 3rd £272.18 4th £135.95

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Alrafid (IRE) 4/1 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	10	116 b	111	101	111	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Ginger Tree (USA) (Dayjur)
Took keen hold, steadied towards rear 3rd and always going well, smooth headway 3 out, led last, pushed out (op 10-3 tchd 9-2 in a place)

2 3½	4. Black Beauty 4/6F Tom O'Brien Michael Quinlan	Tom O'Brien Michael Quinlan	6	110 p	118	91	99	–
br g Diktat - Euridice (IRE) (Woodman)
In touch, led 2 out until last, kept on, not pace of winner (op 5-6 tchd 10-11)

3 9 [12½]	7. Prince Ducal (FR) 50/1 Owyn Nelmes Helen Nelmes	Owyn Nelmes Helen Nelmes	6	110 p	86	82	90	–
ch g Vertical Speed (FR) - Fortune Faite (FR) (Al Nasr)
Behind, good headway 6th, challenged 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 66-1)

4 4 [16½]	2. Chunky Lad 11/1 Tom O'Connor ⁷ Bill Turner	Tom O'Connor ⁷ Bill Turner	9	1013	95	84	92	–
ch g Karinga Bay - Madam's Choice (New Member)
Headway and prominent 2nd, mistake next, ridden 5th, led 3 out until weakened next (op 14-1)

5 ½ [17]	3. Shanahan (IRE) 17/2 Noel Fehily Liam Corcoran	Noel Fehily Liam Corcoran	8	116	97	84	91	–
b g Little Bighorn (IRE) - Thomastown Girl (Tekoah)
Took keen hold in rear, reminders 4th, headway to press leaders when blundered 2 out, weakened quickly (op 8-1)

6 5 [22]	6. Lester Leaps In (USA) 12/1 Christian Williams Jamie Snowden	Christian Williams Jamie Snowden	6	110 b	105	73	80	–
bb g Red Ransom (USA) - Rose Aurora (USA) (Majestic Light)
Early reminders, chased leader, ridden 6th, mistake and weakened 3 out (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

7 11 [33]	5. Country Affair (USA) 33/1 Sean Quinlan ³ David Bridgwater	Sean Quinlan ³ David Bridgwater	6	1011 tb¹	85	61	69	–
ch g Vettori (IRE) - Nany's Affair (USA) (Colonial Affair)
Raced freely, led until 3 out, weakened quickly approaching next (op 20-1)

8 48 [81]	8. Surely Keen 100/1 Andrew Thornton Linda Jewell	Andrew Thornton Linda Jewell	9	110 p	64	10	21	–
ch g Keen - Katie Jo (Taufan)
Chased leaders until weakened 6th (op 66-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 4m 16.20s (slow by 5.20s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Tecktal (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Graham Gillespie (Alrafid) 1st breeder: Sheikh Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Liam Mulryan (Black Beauty)
3rd owner: K A Nelmes (Prince Ducal)
Tote win: £4.30 PL: £1.30 £1.10 £7.50 Ex: £9 CSF: £7.06
The winner was bought in for £5,100. Black Beauty was claimed by R E R Williams for £5,400. Lester Leaps In was claimed by T Horn for £5,400.

3:30 Fontwell 7 Apr 2009

John Smith's Selling Hurdle