Full Result 4.00 Fontwell | 21 April 2017

Rabbit Skips Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m5f139yds) 2m5½f Good 11 hurdles

1st £2,599.20 2nd £763.20 3rd £381.60 4th £190.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Bostin (IRE) 8/1 Thomas Garner ³ Daniel O'Brien	Thomas Garner ³ Daniel O'Brien	9	1010	84	60	93	–
ch g Busy Flight - Bustingoutallover (USA) (Trempolino)
Behind, went 4th at 7th, 27 lengths 3rd and ridden and floundering home turn, went 2nd 2 out, plodded on to catch flagging leader halfway up run-in (op 15/2)

2 3½	1. Cougar Kid (IRE) 8/1 Miss Brodie Hampson ⁵ John O'Shea	Miss Brodie Hampson ⁵ John O'Shea	6	117	97	69	104	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Western Skylark (IRE) (Westerner)
Allowed 7 lengths lead by rivals, still 12 lengths clear but ridden 2 out, kept going steadily but headed 100yds out (op 11/1)

3 33 [36½]	6. Dropzone (USA) 14/1 Alain Cawley Brian Forsey	Alain Cawley Brian Forsey	8	1012 b	83	24	59	–
b g Smart Strike (CAN) - Dalisay (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Ridden 3rd, reluctant in last, tailed off from 8th, left 3rd after last (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

4 45 [81½]	7. Plantagenet 11/4 Nick Scholfield Mark Bradstock	Nick Scholfield Mark Bradstock	5	108 h	79	–	15	–
b g Midnight Legend - Marsh Court (Overbury)
Towards rear, lost touch 7th, tailed off next (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the good ground and would prefer easier going) (tchd 5/2)

F	2. Turbo Du Ranch (FR) 50/1 Mr Joshua Pearce ⁷ Daniel O'Brien	Mr Joshua Pearce ⁷ Daniel O'Brien	10	115	97	–	–	–
gr g Useful (FR) - Zoumba Du Ranch (FR) (Smadoun)
Midfield until horrible fall 5th, fatally injured (op 33/1)

PU	5. Petergate 5/1 Harry Cobden Nigel Hawke	Harry Cobden Nigel Hawke	6	1012 tb	83	–	–	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Shamayel (Pivotal)
Chased clear leader, ridden and no extra 3 out, lost 2nd next, pulled up lame after last (vet said gelding finished lame in front) (op 6/1)

PU	3. Tactical Manoeuvre (IRE) 7/4F Tom Scudamore Alexandra Dunn	Tom Scudamore Alexandra Dunn	6	1112 7 t	97	–	–	–
b g Marienbard (IRE) - Pride O'Fleet (IRE) (Bob's Return)
Settled in 3rd with leader clear, hit 4th, challenging for 2nd and going well and looked likely to close when mistake 3 out, soon went lame and pulled up (vet said gelding finished lame on the right-fore) (tchd 13/8 and 15/8)

7 ran Off time: 4:00:41 Winning time: 5m 27.40s (slow by 16.40s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: D C O'Brien (Bostin) 1st breeder: John O'Mahony
2nd owner: The Cross Racing Club (Cougar Kid)
3rd owner: Alan Stevens & Brian Forsey (Dropzone)
Tote win: £8.90 PL: £3.40 £4.90 Ex: £70.90 CSF: £61.91 Trifecta: £384

4:00 Fontwell 21 Apr 2017

Rabbit Skips Handicap Hurdle