Full Result 2.20 Wetherby | 7 March 2022

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(Class 5) (0-105, 5yo+) (1m7f36yds) 1m7f Heavy 10 fences 3 omitted

1st £4,138.96 2nd £1,906.84 3rd £953.04 4th £477.28 6th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Choix Des Armes (FR) 10/1 Sean Quinlan Alison Hamilton	Sean Quinlan Alison Hamilton	10	1010 h	82	61	84	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Kicka (Shirley Heights)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway after 5th, prominent after 7th, not fluent 3 out (usual 4 out), shaken up when challenging after 2 out (usual 3 out), led last (usual 2 out), soon ridden, just did enough, gamely (trainer said, regarding improvement in form, gelding benefitted from dropping back in trip to two miles and appreciated the slower ground on this occasion) (op 11/1 tchd 9/1)

2 nk	7. Danny Park (IRE) 13/2 James Best Max Young	James Best Max Young	6	104 p	76	55	78	–
b g Ocovango - Kilbarry Flame (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Disputed lead, not fluent 4th, shaken up when led narrowly 2 out (usual 3 out), pushed along when headed last (usual 2 out), soon ridden and battled back, just held (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

3 2¼ [2½]	5. Gosuatri (FR) 5/2 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	6	113 t	89	64	91	–
b g Joshua Tree (IRE) - Josvalie (FR) (Panoramic I)
Chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out (usual 4 out), keeping on when not fluent last (usual 2 out), ridden and went third run-in (op 15/8)

4 nk [2¾]	2. Broomfields Kan (IRE) 9/4F Jonathon Bewley ³ George Bewley	Jonathon Bewley ³ George Bewley	7	116 p	95	70	95	–
gr g Arakan (USA) - Roses And Wine (IRE) (Roselier)
Disputed lead, pushed along before 3 out (usual 4 out), not fluent and lost position 2 out (usual 3 out), lost second before last (usual 2 out), ridden run-in, soon no extra and lost third (op 5/2)

5 23 [25¾]	9. Chance Finale (FR) 20/1 Harry Reed Christopher Kellett	Harry Reed Christopher Kellett	8	100 4	72	13	51	–
br g Blue Bresil (FR) - Ballade Nordique (FR) (Royal Charter)
In rear, headway after 7th, pushed along after 3 out (usual 4 out), mistake 2 out (usual 3 out), soon lost ground, slow jump when behind last (usual 2 out), soon beaten (tchd 18/1)

6 2½ [28¼]	4. Ballycorr (IRE) 8/1 Ben Godfrey ³ Henry Oliver	Ben Godfrey ³ Henry Oliver	7	111 p	90	27	67	–
b g Imperial Monarch (IRE) - Taras Child (IRE) (Shernazar)
Prominent, lost position before 6th, soon shaken up, in rear 7th, soon pushed along and struggling, tailed off (op 9/1)

F	1. Captain Cuckoo 9/1 Theo Gillard ³ Mark Gillard	Theo Gillard ³ Mark Gillard	10	119 tp	98	–	–	–
ch g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Shiny Thing (USA) (Lear Fan)
Chased leaders, fell 7th (tchd 10/1)

UR	3. Stamina Chope (FR) 11/1 Lee Edwards Dave Roberts	Lee Edwards Dave Roberts	6	118	94	–	–	–
ch m Muhaymin (USA) - My Virginia (FR) (Shirocco)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, badly hampered by faller and unseated rider 7th

8 ran Off time: 2:20:49 Winning time: 4m 10.09s (slow by 30.09s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Onenightintown (self certificate)
1st owner: J P G Hamilton (Choix Des Armes) 1st breeder: S C E A Haras De Saint Voir
2nd owner: Max Young (Danny Park)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Gosuatri)
Tote win: £13.50 PL: £3.30 £2.30 £1.60 Ex: £88 CSF: £72.99 Tricast: £214.51 Trifecta: £419.40

The last fence in the back straight plus the final fence were not jumped all meeting.

2:20 Wetherby 7 Mar 2022

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