Full Result 1.15 Fontwell | 26 December 2019

NJS Group Novices' Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m1f162yds) 2m1½f Heavy 9 hurdles

1st £3,768.84 2nd £1,106.64 3rd £553.32 4th £276.66

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Neff (GER) 1/3F Joshua Moore Gary Moore	Joshua Moore Gary Moore	4	115	130	82	126	–
b g Pastorius (GER) - Nouvelle Fortune (IRE) (Alzao)
Made all, pushed along and strongly pressed by rival when left clear 2 out, kept on for clear win (op 2/7 tchd 4/9)

2 15	4. Cogital 7/2 Ben Jones ⁵ Amanda Perrett	Ben Jones ⁵ Amanda Perrett	4	107 h	–	56	108	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Galaxy Highflyer (Galileo)
Held up, headway before 3 out, ridden along and struggling when left in remote 2nd 2 out, kept on but no chance with clear winner (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

3 17 [32]	3. Benevolentdictator 10/1 Tom Cheesman ⁵ Gary Moore	Tom Cheesman ⁵ Gary Moore	5	107	–	34	87	–
ch g Schiaparelli (GER) - Kim Fontenail (FR) (Kaldounevees)
Raced in midfield, pushed along before 4 out, ridden and outpaced 3 out, kept going one pace from 2 out (op 9/1)

4 6 [38]	5. Downe Milking Lane 66/1 Marc Goldstein Diana Grissell	Marc Goldstein Diana Grissell	5	1012	–	26	77	–
b g Fair Mix (IRE) - Downe Payment (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up, pushed along in rear 4 out, one pace and no headway 3 out, plugged on

5 nk [38¼]	9. Sambella 33/1 Philip Donovan ⁷ Neil Mulholland	Philip Donovan ⁷ Neil Mulholland	4	912	–	18	71	–
ch f Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Chant De L'Aube (FR) (Bon Sang)
In rear of midfield, pushed along and lost place 3 out, soon behind

6 32 [70¼]	7. Poniel 66/1 Shane Quinlan ⁵ Dai Williams	Shane Quinlan ⁵ Dai Williams	7	107	–	–	45	–
b g Bahri (USA) - Rafta (IRE) (Atraf)
Tracked leaders early, pushed along and lost place halfway, behind before 3 out (op 50/1)

7 17 [87¼]	2. Argent Bleu 66/1 Mattie Batchelor Roger Ingram	Mattie Batchelor Roger Ingram	4	1012	–	–	28	–
b g Steele Tango (USA) - Silver Marizah (IRE) (Manduro)
Held up, ridden along and struggling 3 out, never on terms

8 47 [134¼]	6. Letsbe Avenue (IRE) 20/1 Harry Kimber ⁷ Bill Turner	Harry Kimber ⁷ Bill Turner	4	105	–	–	–	–
b g Lawman (FR) - Aguilas Perla (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Raced in midfield, niggled along 3 out, ridden and lost place before 2 out, soon behind

F	8. Soldier To Follow 7/2 Sean Houlihan ³ Toby Lawes	Sean Houlihan ³ Toby Lawes	4	109	–	–	105	–
b g Soldier Hollow - Nota Bene (GER) (Slickly)
Tracked winner, making effort to challenge winner when fell 2 out (op 5/1)

9 ran Off time: 1:16:41 Winning time: 5m 1.07s (slow by 49.57s) Total SP: 141%
1st owner: Past The Post Racing (Neff) 1st breeder: Gestut Ebbesloh
2nd owner: John Connolly & Odile Griffith (Cogital)
3rd owner: The Knights Of Pleasure (Benevolentdictator)
Tote win: £1.40 PL: £1.10 £1.30 £2 Ex: £2.90 CSF: £3.14 Trifecta: £9.50

1:15 Fontwell 26 Dec 2019

NJS Group Novices' Hurdle