18 Mar 2017 14:50 Fontwell
Winner: £8,400 (Penalty: £5,317); Distance: 2m 5f 139y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Ian Vass 60th Birthday Celebration Mares' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Loves Destination (GB) (filly, bay, 10 5) |
3-232P7 / 7 |
Jump (57) | Harry Teal | C Gordon Chris Gordon Racing… |
10/1 | |
| behind, pushed along after 3rd and again after 7th, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, rallied under pressure into 2nd 2 out, ridden to lead run-in, stayed on gamely | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 3½ L |
Midnight Tune (GB) (filly, bay, 10 4) |
10-4342 / 10 |
Jump (5) | David Noonan | A J Honeyball The Park Homes… |
13/8 | |
| occasionaly jumped right, led after 1st, ridden clear before 2 out, headed and kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 18 L |
Queens Present (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 11 0) |
110334 / 9 |
Jump (31) | L P Aspell | D W P Arbuthnot Mr A T A Wates |
11/4 | |
| chased leading pair, went 2nd after 4th, pushed along and lost 2nd after 3 out, outpaced before next, went modest 3rd last | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 7 L |
Sainte Ladylime (FR) (filly, bay, 11 12) |
13-U2FU / 7 |
Jump (22) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls Paul & Clare Rooney |
7/2 | |
| raced keenly, led until after 1st, chased leader until after 4th, challenging for 2nd when hit 8th, pushed along after 3 out, awkward and weakened next, went poor 4th run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 1½ L |
Leaderofthedance (GB) (mare, bay, 10 11) |
1P/1P-P2 / 8 |
Jump (15) | Ned Curtis | N J Henderson Mr T J Whitley |
7/1 | |
| tracked leading trio, mistake 6th, 2nd after 3 out until 2 out, soon ridden, weakened and lost modest 3rd last, lost 4th run-in | ||||||||||