Full Result 2.40 Stratford | 22 August 2019

Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (2m6f125yds) 2m6½f Good 17 fences

1st £7,407.72 2nd £2,175.12 3rd £1,087.56 4th £543.78 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350 8th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Topofthecotswolds (IRE) 5/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	115	122	79	136	–
b g Arcadio (GER) - Bambootcha (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up, headway 2 out, ridden to challenge after 2 out, disputed lead last where good jump, led run-in, ridden out (op 9/2)

2 3	6. Pink Eyed Pedro 9/2J Connor Brace ⁵ David Brace	Connor Brace ⁵ David Brace	8	113 t	125	80	135	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Poacher's Paddy (IRE) (Jurado)
Held up, headway halfway, led 3 out, 2 lengths lead 2 out, ridden and joined last, headed run-in, no extra (op 6/1 tchd 4/1)

3 6 [9]	4. Meldrum Lad (IRE) 9/2J Miss Becky Smith ³ Justin Landy	Miss Becky Smith ³ Justin Landy	10	117	127	77	132	–
b g Fruits Of Love (USA) - Meldrum Hall (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up in rear, headway 3 out, driven in 6th after 2 out, stayed on well run-in, took 3rd near finish (An inquiry was held into running and riding; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities; jockey stated that her instructions were to drop the gelding out and get gelding settled as she has done when winning four races on him in the past; she explained that gelding is a very keen type and was particularly so on this occasion due to the slow pace and not having ran for 83 days; she further added that she kept the gelding wide in an attempt to find better ground and after initially being outpaced when the tempo increased, gelding did not find as much as she had anticipated and stayed on at one pace in the home straight; trainer stated that he was satisfied with the ride and it accorded with his instructions given, before adding that, in his opinion, the race had not been run to suit gelding on this occasion.; their explanations were noted) (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

4 ½ [9½]	9. Midnight Maestro 16/1 Tom Cannon Alan King	Tom Cannon Alan King	7	115 p¹	122	71	126	–
b g Midnight Legend - Calamintha (Mtoto)
Held up, headway 4 out, ridden and close up after 2 out, lost ground on leaders before last, no extra run-in, lost 3rd near finish (op 12/1)

5 ½ [10]	1. More Buck's (IRE) 20/1 James Bowen Peter Bowen	James Bowen Peter Bowen	9	121 t	132	81	136	–
ch g Presenting - Buck's Blue (FR) (Epervier Bleu)
Held up, pushed along to take closer order 2 out, driven in 4th last, ridden and no extra run-in (op 18/1 tchd 25/1)

6 3¼ [13¼]	11. Vendredi Trois (FR) 12/1 Richard Johnson Emma Lavelle	Richard Johnson Emma Lavelle	10	110 p	117	63	116	–
b g Shaanmer (IRE) - Legende Sacree (FR) (Hawker's News)
Held up, driven in mid-division 2 out, one pace approaching last (op 14/1)

7 3 [16¼]	7. Soupy Soups (IRE) 12/1 Harry Reed ³ Neil Mulholland	Harry Reed ³ Neil Mulholland	8	113 p	123	66	120	–
ch g Stowaway - Near Dunleer (IRE) (Soviet Lad)
Chased leaders, driven 2 out, soon ridden, dropped away before last (tchd 14/1)

8 ½ [16¾]	10. Exxaro (IRE) 10/1 Ben Godfrey ⁷ Colin Tizzard	Ben Godfrey ⁷ Colin Tizzard	9	107 tb	117	60	114	–
b g Presenting - Mandys Gold (IRE) (Mandalus)
Disputed lead until headed 3rd, chased leader, driven 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, lost shoe (vet said gelding lost left fore shoe) (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

9 9 [25¾]	5. Poker School (IRE) 12/1 Tom O'Brien Ian Williams	Tom O'Brien Ian Williams	9	119 p	126	61	114	–
b g Gold Well - Broken Pockets (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Mid-division, lost place 3 out, soon behind (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

10 3¼ [29]	12. Primal Focus (IRE) 25/1 Nick Scholfield Christian Williams	Nick Scholfield Christian Williams	5	107	110	42	99	–
b g Intense Focus (USA) - Churn Dat Butter (USA) (Unbridled)
Disputed lead until led on own 3rd, blundered and headed 3 out, not recover (tchd 28/1)

11 11 [40]	2. Kentford Heiress 16/1 Daniel Sansom ³ Seamus Mullins	Daniel Sansom ³ Seamus Mullins	9	1112	132	54	107	–
b m Midnight Legend - Kentford Duchess (Jupiter Island)
Held up, driven and weakened 3 out (jockey said mare made several jumping errors)

12 17 [57]	3. El Terremoto (FR) 15/2 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	7	1112 tb¹	129	35	85	–
b g Spirit One (FR) - By Decree (USA) (With Approval)
Mid-division, driven and lost place from 3 out (op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

12 ran Off time: 2:40:23 Winning time: 5m 37.07s (slow by 14.07s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: N A Twiston-Davies (Topofthecotswolds) 1st breeder: Kieran Ryan & Tim Nolan
2nd owner: David Brace (Pink Eyed Pedro)
3rd owner: Mrs Pauline Southerington (Meldrum Lad)
Tote win: £5.60 PL: £1.60 £2.90 £2.20 Ex: £28.50 CSF: £28.29 Tricast: £109.43 Trifecta: £87.50

2:40 Stratford 22 Aug 2019

Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase