Full Result 1.50 Fontwell | 7 February 2022

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(Class 4) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m3f104yds) 2m3½f Good To Soft 15 fences

1st £6,535.20 2nd £3,010.80 3rd £1,504.80 4th £753.60 5th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Le Cameleon 8/1 David Bass Nick Williams	David Bass Nick Williams	7	120 t	122	116	132	–
bb g Great Pretender (IRE) - Countess Camilla (Bob's Return)
Tracked leaders, headway 10th, disputed lead 3 out, soon pushed along, led narrowly but jumped right 2 out, ridden approaching last, jumped badly right last, kept on strongly (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding benefited from the drop in grade) (op 15/2 tchd 9/1)

2 1¾	4. Foxboro (GER) 85/40F Angus Cheleda ⁵ Robert Walford	Angus Cheleda ⁵ Robert Walford	7	114 p	117	109	124	–
b g Maxios - Fair Breeze (GER) (Silvano)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 9th, went third but shaken up before 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, rallied approaching last, jumped right last, kept on but no impression run-in (op 2/1 tchd 5/2)

3 5½ [7¼]	5. Premiumaccess (IRE) 8/1 Brendan Powell Colin Tizzard	Brendan Powell Colin Tizzard	7	119 t	117	103	120	–
b g Milan - De Loose Mongoose (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up in behind leaders, headway going okay 4 out, ridden 3 out, outpaced approaching last, soon held, no impression run-in (op 11/1)

4 11 [18¼]	9. You Say Nothing (IRE) 18/1 Jack Tudor ³ Christian Williams	Jack Tudor ³ Christian Williams	7	912 h	95	69	87	–
b g Epaulette (AUS) - Joyride (GER) (Samum)
Disputed lead, chased leader after 3rd, left in lead 5th, joined 3 out, soon ridden, headed 2 out, wandered around and weakened approaching last (trainer's rep said gelding bled from the nose) (op 12/1)

5 42 [60¼]	2. The Flying Sofa (FR) 7/2 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	9	1112	120	45	86	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - La Julie (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Towards rear, cajoled along before 9th, hampered 11th, outpaced before 4 out, lost touch 3 out, tailed off (op 4/1)

F	6. Cilaos Glace (FR) 9/2 Tom Cannon Oliver Sherwood	Tom Cannon Oliver Sherwood	9	118	116	–	–	–
br g Voix Du Nord (FR) - Miss Glacee (FR) (Mister Mat)
Raced wide, held up in behind leaders, hit 4th, not fluent 10th, bad mistake and fell heavily 11th (op 11/2 tchd 4/1)

PU	7. Ouro Branco (FR) 12/1 Kieren Buckley ⁵ Nigel Hawke	Kieren Buckley ⁵ Nigel Hawke	9	112 b¹	115	–	–	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Dolce Vita Yug (Emperor Jones)
Disputed lead, led clearly after 3rd, headed when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 5th, recovered and close up when slow jump 6th, pushed along and lost position 10th, mistake 11th, in rear when hit 4 out, pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly) (op 10/1)

PU	8. Twenty Twenty (IRE) 11/1 Joshua Moore Gary Moore	Joshua Moore Gary Moore	7	111	109	–	–	–
b g Henrythenavigator (USA) - Distinctive Look (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up in rear, detached 6th, jumped left and pushed along 8th, lost touch with one circuit to go, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 17/2)

8 ran Off time: 1:50:21 Winning time: 5m 16.30s (slow by 24.30s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Master Work (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Pretenders & Partner (Le Cameleon) 1st breeder: H Davies & R Davies
2nd owner: Lewis Nettley Racing (Foxboro)
3rd owner: J Reed (Premiumaccess)
Tote win: £9 PL: £2.30 £1.30 £2.40 Ex: £24.70 CSF: £26.92 Tricast: £143.68 Trifecta: £158.10

1:50 Fontwell 7 Feb 2022

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