Full Result 3.55 Wincanton | 18 February 2017

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(Class 2) (0-150, 5yo+) (1m7f149yds) 1m7½f Soft 13 fences

1st £12,558.40 2nd £3,742.40 3rd £1,894.40 4th £970.40 5th £508.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Gardefort (FR) 5/2F Daryl Jacob Venetia Williams	Daryl Jacob Venetia Williams	8	113	139	145	149	–
bb g Agent Bleu (FR) - La Fresnaie (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
Held up, headway from 6th, tracked leaders 9th, led last, kept on well, ridden out (op 11/4 tchd 7/2)

2 1¼	7. Astre De La Cour (FR) 7/2 James Best Robert Walford	James Best Robert Walford	7	1013	135	139	146	–
bb g Khalkevi (IRE) - Gracieuse Delacour (FR) (Port Etienne I)
Led, hit 3rd, headed 5th, led 8th, hit 2 out, ridden and headed last, kept on but no extra (tchd 3/1)

3 17 [18¼]	2. Croco Bay (IRE) 16/1 Kielan Woods Ben Case	Kielan Woods Ben Case	10	117	143	125	138	–
b g Croco Rouge (IRE) - April Thistle (IRE) (Alphabatim)
In touch, ridden after 4 out, went held 3rd after next, not pace to get on terms (op 18/1)

4 2¼ [20½]	3. Doctor Phoenix (IRE) 9/1 Leighton Aspell David Dennis	Leighton Aspell David Dennis	9	114 tp¹	140	119	132	–
br g Dr Massini (IRE) - Lowroad Cross (IRE) (Anshan)
Chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, soon hung right, disputing held 3rd when went right and hampered next, weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding hung badly right handed) (tchd 11/1)

5 2¾ [23¼]	4. Pain Au Chocolat (FR) 5/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	6	114 ht	140	115	129	–
b g Enrique - Clair Chene (FR) (Solido)
Disputed lead most of way until 8th, ridden after 4 out, disputing held 3rd when hampered next, weakened 2 out (op 9/2)

PU	1. Grey Gold (IRE) 4/1 Barry Geraghty Kerry Lee	Barry Geraghty Kerry Lee	12	1112	148	–	–	–
gr g Strategic Choice (USA) - Grouse-N-Heather (Grey Desire)
Chased leaders, shaken up after 4th, never travelling after, lost place 7th, losing touch when pulled up after 9th (jockey said the gelding was never travelling; trainer's rep said the gelding was unsuited by the heavy, soft in places, ground which, in his opinion, had dried out, and would prefer an easier surface; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities.) (op 3/1)

UR	8. Somchine 10/1 Jeremiah McGrath Seamus Mullins	Jeremiah McGrath Seamus Mullins	9	1010 h	132	–	–	–
b g Volochine (IRE) - Seem Of Gold (Gold Dust I)
Held up, ridden after 4 out, yet to make any impression when stumbled, slipped and unseated rider next (op 12/1)

7 ran Off time: 3:57:17 Winning time: 4m 2.00s (slow by 17.00s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Ut Majeur Aulmes (vet's certificate)
1st owner: A Brooks (Gardefort) 1st breeder: S A R L Carion Emm
2nd owner: The Front Runners Partnership (Astre De La Cour)
3rd owner: Lady Jane Grosvenor (Croco Bay)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.80 £3 Ex: £15.70 CSF: £11.66 Tricast: £109.45 Trifecta: £264.90

3:55 Wincanton 18 Feb 2017

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