Full Result 4.25 Sandown | 11 March 2016

Albert Hall Dance Floors Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) (1m7f119yds) 1m7½f Soft 13 fences

1st £7,147.80 2nd £2,098.80 3rd £1,049.40 4th £524.70

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Irish Thistle (IRE) 4/1 James Banks ³ Dai Williams	James Banks ³ Dai Williams	9	114	118	115	113	–
b g Luso - Which Thistle (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Stumbled 1st, raced in 4th, mistake 4 out, shaken up to close on leading trio before 3 out, driven 2 out, stayed on well from last to lead final strides (trainer said regarding apparent improvement in form that the gelding had benefited from the drop back in trip from 3 miles to two miles.) (op 7/1 tchd 10/3)

2 nk	4. Malanos (IRE) 10/1 Lee Edwards Tony Carroll	Lee Edwards Tony Carroll	8	104	101	97	94	–
bb g Lord Of England (GER) - Majorata (GER) (Acatenango)
Led, joined 3 out, headed after 2 out, rallied to lead final 100yds, headed last strides (tchd 12/1)

3 1 [1¼]	2. Chestnut Ben (IRE) 6/1 Ryan Winks ⁷ Peter Winks	Ryan Winks ⁷ Peter Winks	11	114	122	117	115	–
ch g Ridgewood Ben - Betseale (IRE) (Step Together I)
Tracked leader to 9th, stayed close up, ridden on inner 3 out, closed to lead after 2 out, headed under pressure final 100yds (op 5/1 tchd 13/2)

4 2½ [3¾]	5. Olympian Boy (IRE) 6/1 Paul Moloney Sophie Leech	Paul Moloney Sophie Leech	12	100 t	97	88	89	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Notanissue (IRE) (Buckskin)
Held up in last, stuttered into 6th, detached after, ridden before 3 out, still well off the pace 2 out, finished well from last (op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1)

5 3¾ [7½]	1. The Brock Again 10/11F Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	6	1112 t	123	109	109	–
ch g Muhtathir - Half Past Twelve I (USA) (Cozzene)
Tracked leading pair, not fluent 7th (water), went 2nd 9th, challenged and upsides 3 out and next, soon ridden and found nil, weakened quickly from last (op 4/5 tchd 8/11, 11/10 and evens in a place)

5 ran Off time: 4:27:10 Winning time: 4m 15.70s (slow by 24.70s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: F Michael (Irish Thistle) 1st breeder: Ms C Corrigan & Tom Conway
2nd owner: B J Millen (Malanos)
3rd owner: Russell H Lee (Chestnut Ben)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.60 £4.90 Ex: £36.80 CSF: £33.50 Trifecta: £130.80

4:25 Sandown 11 Mar 2016

Albert Hall Dance Floors Handicap Chase