Full Result 2.05 Wetherby | 16 January 2016

188Bet Handicap Chase

(Class 2) (0-150, 5yo+) (1m7f36yds) 1m7f Heavy 11 fences 2 omitted

1st £11,710.50 2nd £3,459.50 3rd £1,729.75 4th £865.80 5th £432.90

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Gardefort (FR) 7/2J Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	7	110	132	140	146	–
bb g Agent Bleu (FR) - La Fresnaie (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
Held up well in touch, headway 4 out, upsides 2 out, led between last 2, pushed clear run-in, very readily (trainers representatives said regarding apparent improvement in form that the gelding settled better having ran keenly last time after having a year off the track. ) (tchd 3/1 and tchd 4/1)

2 7	2. Sir Valentino (FR) 9/2 Daryl Jacob Tom George	Daryl Jacob Tom George	7	1111 t	143	140	150	–
b g Early March - Valentine (FR) (Double Bed)
Tracked leader 3rd, led 3 out, joined next, headed between last 2, stayed on same pace

3 12 [19]	5. Mwaleshi 9/2 Danny Cook Sue Smith	Danny Cook Sue Smith	11	1013	131	111	127	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Roxy River (Ardross)
Jumped right, led, driven before 4 out, headed 3 out, one pace (op 6/1)

4 2 [21]	3. Yorkist (IRE) 6/1 Brian Hughes Micky Hammond	Brian Hughes Micky Hammond	8	112	134	111	127	–
ch g Urban Ocean (FR) - Kilbarry Demon (IRE) (Bob's Return)
Tracked leaders, effort 4 out, soon ridden, one pace from 3 out (tchd 13/2)

5 6 [27]	1. Upsilon Bleu (FR) 7/2J James Reveley Pauline Robson	James Reveley Pauline Robson	8	1112	144	112	133	–
b g Panoramic I - Glycine Bleue I (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
Tracked leaders, effort approaching 4 out, outpaced and not fluent 4 out, soon lost place (trainers representative could offer no explanation for the poor performance. ) (op 4/1)

PU	6. Whispering Harry 6/1 James Davies Henry Oliver	James Davies Henry Oliver	7	1011	129	–	–	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Welsh Whisper (Overbury)
Chased leaders, driven 6th, hit next and reminders, soon lost place, eased and tailed off omitted 5 out, pulled up before 4 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the geldings performance) (op 5/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:05:24 Winning time: 4m 11.50s (slow by 31.50s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: A Brooks (Gardefort) 1st breeder: S A R L Carion Emm
2nd owner: Doone Hulse Susie Saunders & Lady Cobham (Sir Valentino)
3rd owner: Mrs S Smith (Mwaleshi)
Tote win: £4.80 PL: £2.40 £1.60 Ex: £19.40 CSF: £18.29 Trifecta: £76.40

Final two fences in the back straight omitted; bad ground.

2:05 Wetherby 16 Jan 2016

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