Full Result 4.30 Stratford | 10 July 2016

Sunday Mercury Handicap Chase

(Class 2) (0-150, 4yo+) (2m213yds) 2m1f Good 12 fences

1st £12,512 2nd £3,696 3rd £1,848 4th £924 5th £462 6th £232

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Roman Flight (IRE) 3/1F Jamie Bargary ⁵ David Dennis	Jamie Bargary ⁵ David Dennis	8	103 v	131	98	139	–
b g Antonius Pius (USA) - Flight Sequence (Polar Falcon)
Held up, headway 8th, soon ridden, outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching last, ran on to lead final 50yds (op 11/4 tchd 10/3)

2 2¼	1. Sharp Rise (IRE) 100/30 Graham Watters ³ Charlie Longsdon	Graham Watters ³ Charlie Longsdon	9	119	149	114	158	–
b g Croco Rouge (IRE) - Missusan (IRE) (King's Ride)
Chased leaders, led after 3 out, shaken up and 3 lengths clear when blundered last, soon headed and dropped to 3rd, rallied to go 2nd post (op 4/1)

3 hd [2½]	3. Parsnip Pete 4/1 Paddy Brennan Tom George	Paddy Brennan Tom George	10	112 t	139	104	145	–
b g Pasternak - Bella Coola (Northern State)
Held up in touch, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, 3 lengths down when left in lead flat, headed and no extra final 50yds

4 4½ [7]	4. Purple 'n Gold (IRE) 7/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	7	1011 p	134	94	135	–
b g Strategic Prince - Golden Dew (IRE) (Montjeu)
Chased leaders, pushed along 5th, outpaced approaching 4 out, ran on flat

5 4 [11]	2. Fair Dilemma (IRE) 15/2 Tom Cannon Chris Gordon	Tom Cannon Chris Gordon	11	112	139	94	136	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Midnight Dilemma (IRE) (Eagle Eyed)
Chased leader, every chance approaching 2 out, ridden and weakened before last (op 10/1)

6 1 [12]	7. Walden Prince (IRE) 14/1 Alain Cawley David Bridgwater	Alain Cawley David Bridgwater	9	104 p	127	81	123	–
b g Saffron Walden (FR) - Kahyasi Princess (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Led, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened before last (tchd 16/1)

7 3¼ [15¼]	5. Un Beau Roman (FR) 20/1 Tom O'Brien Paul Henderson	Tom O'Brien Paul Henderson	8	108 h	131	81	127	–
bl g Roman Saddle (IRE) - Koukie (FR) (Lute Antique)
Held up, not fluent 1st and 2nd, pushed along and some headway 4 out, weakened next

PU	8. Lightening Rod 8/1 Harry Bannister ³ Michael Easterby	Harry Bannister ³ Michael Easterby	11	911 1	123	–	–	–
b g Storming Home - Bolero (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, always in rear, ridden and weakened after 7th, behind when pulled up before 3 out

8 ran Off time: 4:30:37 Winning time: 4m 2.10s (slow by 7.10s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Favourites Racing Ltd (Roman Flight) 1st breeder: Jim Cockburn
2nd owner: Robert Aplin (Sharp Rise)
3rd owner: The Parsnips (Parsnip Pete)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.40 £1.60 £1.60 Ex: £13.50 CSF: £14.05 Tricast: £39.43 Trifecta: £33.60

4:30 Stratford 10 Jul 2016

Sunday Mercury Handicap Chase