Full Result 4.45 Sandown | 29 April 2017

bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m4f10yds) 2m4f Good 17 fences

1st £18,768 2nd £5,544 3rd £2,772 4th £1,386 5th £693 6th £348

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Shantou Village (IRE) 3/1F Noel Fehily Neil Mulholland	Noel Fehily Neil Mulholland	7	116	146	142	151	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Village Queen (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Pressed leader, led and dived at 12th, hard pressed after, not fluent 2 out, held on well under pressure from last (op 10/3)

2 nk	9. Brother Tedd 7/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	8	107	133	128	138	–
gr g Kayf Tara - Neltina (Neltino)
Well in touch, progress on inner to track leading pair before 3 out, ridden when mistake 2 out, closed last, took 2nd final 100yds and looked a threat, not get by (op 8/1)

3 1¼ [1½]	7. Casino Markets (IRE) 14/1 Daryl Jacob Emma Lavelle	Daryl Jacob Emma Lavelle	9	1011	137	131	140	–
br g Fruits Of Love (USA) - Vals Dream (IRE) (Pierre)
Made most to 12th, pressed winner after, challenged from 2 out, not quicken from last and lost 2nd final 100yds (op 16/1)

4 2 [3½]	4. As De Mee (FR) 12/1 Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls	Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls	7	114	144	136	145	–
bb g Kapgarde (FR) - Koeur De Mee (FR) (Video Rock)
Tracked leading pair until before 3 out, ridden and renewed effort before 2 out, kept on from last but never quite pace to challenge (tchd 14/1)

5 nk [3¾]	5. Plaisir D'Amour (FR) 11/1 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	5	1013	139	131	140	–
b m Linngari (IRE) - Analfabeta (FR) (Anabaa)
Well in touch, ridden and struggling in 7th place after 4 out, no danger after but kept on again from 2 out (tchd 10/1)

6 1¾ [5½]	8. Poker School (IRE) 13/2 Tom O'Brien Ian Williams	Tom O'Brien Ian Williams	7	109	135	125	136	–
b g Gold Well - Broken Pockets (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Held up in last pair, progress from 12th, well in touch before 3 out, ridden and no impression on leaders 2 out (op 5/1 tchd 7/1)

7 8 [13½]	2. Theinval (FR) 8/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	7	118 p	148	130	140	–
b g Smadoun (FR) - Kinevees (FR) (Hard Leaf)
Held up in last pair, effort from 12th and well in touch before 3 out, ridden and no progress before 2 out, weakened

8 20 [33½]	6. Kilcrea Vale (IRE) 9/2 Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson	Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson	7	1013	139	101	118	–
b g Beneficial - Inflation (FR) (Port Etienne I)
Well in touch, blundered 6th, dropped to rear and struggling from 11th, well beaten after 4 out

PU	1. Royal Vacation (IRE) 10/1 Paddy Brennan Colin Tizzard	Paddy Brennan Colin Tizzard	7	1112 tb	152	–	–	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Summer Break (IRE) (Foxhound)
Tracked leaders until pulled up sharply before 7th (jockey said the gelding lost it's action; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 11/1)

PU	12. Fingerontheswitch (IRE) 16/1 Tom Scudamore Neil Mulholland	Tom Scudamore Neil Mulholland	7	102 tp	128	–	–	–
b g Beneficial - Houseoftherisinsun (IRE) (Fourstars Allstar)
Chased leaders, lost place quickly 8th and last by next, blundered 10th and tailed off after, pulled up before 3 out

10 ran Off time: 4:45:44 Winning time: 5m 3.60s (slow by 1.60s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Dark Flame (self certificate), Romain De Senam (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs Jane Gerard-Pearse (Shantou Village) 1st breeder: Mrs Mary F Griffin
2nd owner: Scrase Farms (Brother Tedd)
3rd owner: Mighty Acorn Stables (Casino Markets)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.50 £2.70 £3.60 Ex: £28.90 CSF: £25.12 Tricast: £257.50 Trifecta: £352.40

4:45 Sandown 29 Apr 2017

bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase