Full Result 2.10 Fontwell | 19 October 2016

Bryan Skinner's Happy 80th Birthday Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m5f31yds) 2m5f Good To Soft 16 fences

1st £4,548.60 2nd £1,335.60 3rd £667.80 4th £333.90

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Fergal Mael Duin 5/2F Paddy Brennan Colin Tizzard	Paddy Brennan Colin Tizzard	8	1112	120	116	127	–
gr g Tikkanen (USA) - Fad Amach (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Jumped right throughout, always prominent, mistake 3rd where rider briefly lost iron, led 11th, clear next, idling between last 2 but always in command, kept up to work run-in (tchd 11/4)

2 2¾	2. Rothman (FR) 14/1 Leighton Aspell Chris Gordon	Leighton Aspell Chris Gordon	6	1112 ht	120	113	121	–
b g Michel Georges - Bravecentadj (FR) (True Brave)
Led until 11th, chased winner, ridden after 4 out, stayed on from next but always being comfortably held by idling winner

3 1½ [4¼]	4. Milgen Bay 20/1 Thomas Garner ³ Oliver Sherwood	Thomas Garner ³ Oliver Sherwood	10	115	116	108	114	–
br g Generous (IRE) - Lemon's Mill (USA) (Roberto)
Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, struggling when lost place after 11th, stayed on from 2 out, snatched 3rd towards finish (op 14/1)

4 ½ [4¾]	7. Paddy The Deejay (IRE) 3/1 Joshua Moore Stuart Edmunds	Joshua Moore Stuart Edmunds	7	116	114	105	114	–
b g Fruits Of Love (USA) - Sue Pickering (IRE) (Tremblant I)
Held up, hit 12th, ridden and steady progress after next, went 3rd 3 out, stayed on from last but not enough pace to mount challenge (op 4/1)

5 21 [25¾]	1. Vikekhal (FR) 8/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	7	1112 b	120	90	101	–
b g Khalkevi (IRE) - Gesse Parade (FR) (Dress Parade)
In touch, hit 6th, went 3rd 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after next (op 10/1)

6 2¾ [28½]	8. Venetian Lad 25/1 Marc Goldstein Lydia Richards	Marc Goldstein Lydia Richards	11	110	108	75	84	–
ro g Midnight Legend - Henrietta Holmes (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Tracked leaders until 7th, last after 10th, weakened 4 out

7 hd [28¾]	5. Tom Neary (IRE) 6/1 James Best Robert Walford	James Best Robert Walford	9	118 t	116	83	91	–
b g Atraf - La Fandango (IRE) (Taufan)
In touch, reminders after 3rd, tracked leaders 5th, ridden 11th, weakened after 4 out (op 9/2)

PU	6. Hannibal The Great (IRE) 4/1 Graham Watters ³ Charlie Longsdon	Graham Watters ³ Charlie Longsdon	8	114 t	115	–	–	–
b g Milan - Town Gossip (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Tracked leaders, hampered 3rd, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out (op 9/2 tchd 7/2)

8 ran Off time: 2:10:26 Winning time: 5m 36.30s (slow by 19.30s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: James Messenger & Jean-Marie Buob-Aldorf (Fergal Mael Duin) 1st breeder: J M Messenger
2nd owner: Mrs Kate Digweed (Rothman)
3rd owner: James & Clare Luck (Milgen Bay)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.40 £2 £3.30 Ex: £20.60 CSF: £34.42 Tricast: £570.54 Trifecta: £204.30

2:10 Fontwell 19 Oct 2016

Bryan Skinner's Happy 80th Birthday Handicap Chase