27 Apr 2006 05:10 FONTWELL
Winner: £ (Penalty: £5,205); Distance: 3960; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Virgin Casino Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
Haafel (USA) (Gelding, , 162) |
/ 25 |
P Hide | L Planard Mr D R Hunnisett |
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| tracked leaders, headway to track leadere 7th, not fluent 4 out, driven to lead 3 out, soon clear, eased near finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 9 L |
River Amora (IRE) (Gelding, , 135) |
/ 13 |
R Lucey-Butler | Dean Saxon Mr Leon Best |
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| tracked leader to 7th, stayed prominent, outpaced on long run to 4 out, rallied when mistake 3 out, hit last, went 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| HD |
Romany Dream (GB) (Mare, , 161) |
/ 10 |
H Oliver | M T O'Donovan The Snoozy Partnership |
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| chased leaders in 3rd, ridden after 3 out, chased clear winner 2 out, no impression and lost 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| 12 L |
French Direction (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) |
/ 9 |
P J Brennan | Miss Linda Wonnacott Mrs R A Proctor |
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| raced freely, led and soon clear, reduced lead 7th, mistake and headed 3 out, 2nd and beaten when hit 2 out, weakened | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| SHD |
Caribbean Cove (IRE) (Gelding, , 163) |
/ 11 |
P C O'Neill | M Mureddu Mr Trevor Hemmings |
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| always behind, ridden and no impression approaching 3 out, blundered last | ||||||||||