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  3. Mon, 26th Dec, 2016
  4. Fontwell
  5. 1.45
Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places). 
Placepot: Pool £47639.71  | Units £414.77  | Dividend £83.8
Quadpot: Pool £2548.9  | Units £43.1 £43.7  |  Place Six: £30.63  |  Place Five: £19.32
Summary
1st
silks
Bishops Court (GB) 6, b g 11-11 (Mr P C Tory & Mr P S Frampton)
ts7hd+cp1 Rated 109
Helissio (FR) - Island of Memories (IRE)(Beneficial (GB))
Breeder - Stour Valley Thoroughbreds

(Morning price: 9/4 5/2 11/4 5/2)
(Ring price: 11/4 13/5 5/2) SP 5/2

Neil Mulholland
Nick Scholfield
Tote Win £3.30 Place £1.90
loading past form
tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 5 out, went 3rd 4 out, led last, kept on well
2nd
6L
silks
Mercian King (IRE) 5, b g 11-12 (The Thoroughbred Club II)
Rated 110
Robin Des Pres (FR) - Mariah Rollins (IRE)(Over The River (FR))
Breeder - P. Murphy

(Morning price: 6/4 13/8 2/1)
(Ring price: 15/8 2/1 15/8 7/4) SP 7/4fav

Amy Murphy
J M Quinlan
Place £1.60
loading past form
in rear and in touch, went 2nd before 4 out, pushed along to challenge before 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, kept on
3rd
3.5L
silks
Bertenbar (GB) 12, b g 11-7 (Mrs C A Wyatt)
ts3cp2 Rated 105
Bertolini (USA) - Ardenbar (GB)(Ardross)

(Morning price: 4/1 7/2 10/3 4/1 9/2 7/2)
(Ring price: 7/2 4/1 7/2) SP 7/2

Dan Skelton
David England
loading past form
led, headed 2 out, kept on same pace
4th
30L
silks
Venetian Lad (GB) 11, ro g 11-6 (The Venetian Lad Partnership)
Rated 104
Midnight Legend (GB) - Henrietta Holmes (IRE)(Persian Bold)
Breeder - Mrs Lydia Richards

(Morning price: 16/1 14/1 11/1 10/1 15/2 6/1 5/1)
(Ring price: 9/2 5/1 11/2) SP 5/1

Mrs L Richards
M Goldstein
loading past form
tracked leader, outpaced 5 out
p.u.
silks
Blake Dean (GB) 8, b g 10-6 (Gilbert & Gamble)
ts+bl+ Rated 90
Halling (USA) - Antediluvian (GB)(Air Express (IRE))
Breeder - Lordship Stud

(Morning price: 13/2 10/1 7/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 15/2 7/1) SP 7/1

C Gordon
Tom Cannon
loading past form
behind and in touch, weakening when pecked badly 8th, tailed off, pulled up
Off 1.46
Time 4m. 50.64 secs, which is 4.17 secs slower than the course average on today's going
CSF- £8.10.

Non runner Major Milborne (GB)

2015 Showboater 6 11-9 D Bass 4/6Fav (B Pauling)
2014 Venetian Lad 9 11-12 M Goldstein 4/1 (Mrs L Richards)
2013 Zhukov 11 10-11 George Gorman (7) 12/1 (K Tork)
2012 Join The Navy 7 9-9 Miss C Boxall (7) 6/4Fav (Mrs K A Buckett)
2011 Sawago 5 10-13 N D Fehily 5/4Fav (G L Moore)

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