Full Result 2.40 Plumpton | 1 December 2004

Equine America Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) (2m3f164yds) 2m3½f Good To Soft 14 fences

1st £5,343 2nd £1,644 3rd £822 4th £411

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Kandjar D'Allier (FR) 15/8F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	6	1110	115	81	133	–
gr g Royal Charter (FR) - Miss Akarad (FR) (Akarad)
Held up, not fluent 9th, tracked leading pair next, blundered 4 out, led 2 out, easily (op 7-4 tchd 9-4)

2 6	5. Sossus Vlei 11/4 Philip Hide Peter Winkworth	Philip Hide Peter Winkworth	8	119	114	74	118	–
b g Inchinor - Sassalya (Sassafras)
Pressed leader, led briefly before 2 out, soon outpaced by winner (op 3-1 tchd 5-2 and 10-3 in a place)

3 18 [24]	2. Tanikos (FR) 100/30 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	1111	116	57	105	–
b g Nikos - Tamana (USA) (Northern Baby)
Led, hit 4th, headed before 2 out, weakened rapidly (op 3-1 tchd 7-2)

4 3½ [27½]	6. Phar City (IRE) 5/1 Benjamin Hitchcott Bob Buckler	Benjamin Hitchcott Bob Buckler	7	109	100	37	84	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Aunty Dawn (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Mistake 3rd, last when blundered 5th, lost touch from next, no chance from halfway (op 11-2 tchd 9-2)

5 1¼ [28¾]	1. The Newsman (IRE) 16/1 Leighton Aspell George Wareham	Leighton Aspell George Wareham	12	1112	117	53	98	–
b g Homo Sapien (IRE) - Miller Fall'S (Stubbs Gazette)
Pressed leaders, mistake 10th, soon weakened (op 14-1 tchd 12-1)

5 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 5m 12.90s (slow by 25.90s) Total SP: 108%
Non-runners: Jones's Road (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Let's Live Racing (Kandjar D'Allier) 1st breeder: Yves Maupoil And Suc Edmond Maupoil
2nd owner: P Winkworth (Sossus Vlei)
3rd owner: Studwell Two Partnership (Tanikos)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £2 £1.10 Ex: £7.10 CSF: £7.15