Full Result 3.05 Sedgefield | 19 February 2015

Happy 70th Birthday Grandad Tom Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m3f65yds) 2m3½f Good To Soft 14 fences 2 omitted

1st £2,729.16 2nd £801.36 3rd £400.68 4th £200.34

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Auldthunder (IRE) 13/2 Jamie Bargary ⁷ Micky Hammond	Jamie Bargary ⁷ Micky Hammond	8	115	92	101	109	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Jill's Girl (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up, ridden after 10th, headway into 3rd after 11th, outpaced by leading pair 2 out (normal 3 out), still 5 lengths down last (normal 2 out), stayed on extended run-in, led 75yds out (trainer said regarding apparent improvement in form that the geldings last run may have come too soon.) (op 8/1 tchd 6/1)

2 2¼	1. Mondo Cane (IRE) 5/2F Adam Pogson Charles Pogson	Adam Pogson Charles Pogson	8	1112 b¹	92	99	106	–
b g Beneficial - La Vita E Bella (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
Held up, steady headway from 8th, joined leader 11th, ridden to lead extended run-in, headed 75yds out, no extra (op 3/1)

3 1½ [3¾]	9. My Friend George 100/30 Henry Brooke Kenneth Slack	Henry Brooke Kenneth Slack	9	1011 p	77	82	91	–
ch g Alflora (IRE) - Snowgirl (IRE) (Mazaad)
Led until just after 1st, tracked leader, led again 10th, joined next, ridden before last (normal 2 out), headed extended run-in, no extra and held in 3rd final 110yds (op 3/1)

4 20 [23¾]	7. Cara Court (IRE) 16/1 Mr John Dawson ⁵ Joanne Foster	Mr John Dawson ⁵ Joanne Foster	9	1012 p	83	67	78	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Tarasandy (IRE) (Arapahos)
Held up, headway and in touch on outer 11th, ridden next, soon beaten, went poor 4th last (op 20/1)

5 4½ [28¼]	3. Pistol Basc (FR) 12/1 Tony Kelly ³ Rebecca Menzies	Tony Kelly ³ Rebecca Menzies	11	115 h	88	68	79	–
ch g Maille Pistol (FR) - Moldane (FR) (Sicyos)
Led after 1st, headed 10th, soon lost place, no threat after (op 10/1)

6 2 [30¼]	6. Prince Blackthorn (IRE) 7/2 Brian Hughes Barry Murtagh	Brian Hughes Barry Murtagh	9	113 t	83	60	72	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Notable Dear (ITY) (Last Tycoon)
Tracked leader, outpaced 11th, no threat after (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

7 40 [70¼]	8. Zazamix (FR) 10/1 John Kington ³ Andrew Crook	John Kington ³ Andrew Crook	10	1010 v	79	13	32	–
b g Sagamix (FR) - Ombre Bleue (FR) (Agent Bleu)
Held up, slow 7th, always behind (jockey said gelding was never travelling.) (op 15/2)

8 1½ [71¾]	4. Steady Progress (IRE) 16/1 Harry Challoner ³ Richard Ford	Harry Challoner ³ Richard Ford	7	112	85	17	36	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Creaking Step (IRE) (Shernazar)
In touch, headway to track leader 8th, slow 3 out (normal 4 out), soon weakened (tchd 18/1)

PU	5. Decent Lord (IRE) 25/1 Peter Carberry ³ Jennie Candlish	Peter Carberry ³ Jennie Candlish	11	112 v	85	–	–	–
b g Lord Of Appeal - Otorum (IRE) (Muroto)
In touch, not fluent 9th and lost place, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before last (normal 2 out) (op 33/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:05:31 Winning time: 5m 12.90s (slow by 37.90s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: The Rat Pack Racing Club (Auldthunder) 1st breeder: Miss Jill Farrell
2nd owner: C T Pogson (Mondo Cane)
3rd owner: A Slack (My Friend George)
Tote win: £10.40 PL: £3.10 £1.10 £2.70 Ex: £30 CSF: £25 Tricast: £65.64 Trifecta: £129.40

Last fence omitted each circuit.

3:05 Sedgefield 19 Feb 2015

Happy 70th Birthday Grandad Tom Handicap Chase