Full Result 3.35 Fontwell | 9 September 2018

Reta And Michaels 60th Wedding Anniversary Celebration Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m3f49yds) 2m3f Good 10 hurdles

1st £6,583.20 2nd £1,944.80 3rd £972.40 4th £486.72 5th £450

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Mellow Ben (IRE) 9/2 Tom Cannon Chris Gordon	Tom Cannon Chris Gordon	5	115	117	94	122	–
b g Beneficial - Mellowthemoonlight (IRE) (Un Desperado)
Held up in last and travelled well, smooth progress around the field to go 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden and closed on leader quickly to lead approaching last, ridden out flat

2 6	8. Sensible Friend (GR) 13/2 Leighton Aspell Amanda Perrett	Leighton Aspell Amanda Perrett	5	108	106	77	107	–
b g Reel Buddy (USA) - Senseansensibility (USA) (Capote)
Tracked leader, mistake 3rd, upsides leader 4 out, led going strongly 3 out, soon 6 lengths clear approaching 2 out, ridden and headed by winner before last, weakened after

3 3½ [9½]	9. Sea's Aria (IRE) 9/1 James Bowen Mark Hoad	James Bowen Mark Hoad	7	104	102	70	99	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Speed Song (Fasliyev)
Chased leader, pushed along with a circuit to go, ridden and outpaced home bend, ran on one pace for remote third from 2 out

4 22 [31½]	2. Robin Des Mana (IRE) 66/1 Mr Phillip York ⁵ Phil York	Mr Phillip York ⁵ Phil York	7	117	124	69	101	–
br g Robin Des Pres (FR) - Kokopelli Mana (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up, niggled along with circuit to race, pushed along 3 out, ridden 2 out, plugged on from last

5 14 [45½]	4. Mcgroarty (IRE) 4/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Dr Richard Newland	Sam Twiston-Davies Dr Richard Newland	7	1111 tp¹	123	54	94	–
b g Brian Boru - Uffizi (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Midfield early, slow 5th, mistake 3 out, ridden and went 2nd home bend, soon outpaced and weakened from 2 out

PU	7. Nachi Falls 13/2 Sean Bowen Nigel Hawke	Sean Bowen Nigel Hawke	5	111 tb	113	–	–	–
ch g New Approach (IRE) - Lakuta (IRE) (Pivotal)
Led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out

PU	3. Maquisard (FR) 2/1F Joshua Moore Gary Moore	Joshua Moore Gary Moore	6	1112	124	–	–	–
ch g Creachadoir (IRE) - Gioiosa Marea (IRE) (Highest Honor)
Held up, pushed along 5th, ridden to chase leader 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up between last 2 (trainers rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance)

7 ran Off time: 3:35:16 Winning time: 4m 40.43s (slow by 5.93s) Total SP: 110%
Non-runners: Novis Adventus (vet's certificate), Poetic Lady (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Broadsword Group Ltd (Mellow Ben) 1st breeder: Dominic Delaney
2nd owner: Winterfields Farm, Hancock & Pope (Sensible Friend)
3rd owner: Tester Percival (Sea's Aria)
Tote win: £4.90 PL: £1.90 £2 Ex: £24.10 CSF: £30.14 Tricast: £230.09 Trifecta: £128

3:35 Fontwell 9 Sep 2018

Reta And Michaels 60th Wedding Anniversary Celebration Handicap Hurdle