Full Result 4.45 Perth | 27 April 2018

John Dudgeon Trophy (A Grassroots Hunters' Chase)

(Class 5) (5yo+) (2m7f180yds) 3m Soft 18 fences

1st £3,272 2nd £1,185

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Cultram Abbey 4/6F Mr John Dawson Nicky Richards	Mr John Dawson Nicky Richards	11	1112	126	13	133	–
br g Fair Mix (IRE) - Kansas City (FR) (Lute Antique)
Led to 10th, regained lead 5 out, drew clear after next, easily (op 4/5 tchd 5/6)

DSQ 43	4. Molten Brown 11/1 Miss Charlotte Dun ⁷ Tony Hogarth	Miss Charlotte Dun ⁷ Tony Hogarth	13	115 p	95	–	83	–
b g Needle Gun (IRE) - Molten (Ore)
Chased clear leading pair, struggling before halfway, plodded on to pass beaten rival for distant second when lost weight cloth towards finish, finished 2nd, disqualified (op 8/1 tchd 12/1)

2 4 [47]	3. Fago (FR) 6/4 Mr Alex Chadwick ⁷ Mrs L A Coltherd	Mr Alex Chadwick ⁷ Mrs L A Coltherd	10	115 ht	134	–	81	–
bb g Balko (FR) - Merciki (FR) (Villez)
Took keen hold early, chased leader, led 10th to 5 out, outpaced when mistake 3 out, soon struggling, lost second towards finish, finished third, awarded second place (gelding was disqualified on the grounds of the rider weighing in at 11st 2lbs having weighed out at 11st 5lbs. the stewards' noted it was accidental and caused by the pad and weight cloth falling off shortly before the winning line) (tchd 11/8)

3 ran Off time: 4:46:07 Winning time: 6m 37.90s (slow by 52.90s) Total SP: 109%
Non-runners: Auldthunder (self certificate)
1st owner: Tarzan Bloodstock (Cultram Abbey) 1st breeder: C G And Mrs Johnson
2nd owner: Tim Bryce (Fago)
Tote win: £1.50 Ex: £1.90 CSF: £2.10 Trifecta: £1.60

Following an objection by the Clerk of the Scales and the subsequent stewards' inquiry, Molten Brown, who passed the post 2nd, was disqualified - lost weight cloth. Fago was awarded 2nd place.

4:45 Perth 27 Apr 2018

John Dudgeon Trophy (A Grassroots Hunters' Chase)