Cheltenham Festival 2025 Race Result Fontwell, Tue, 10th Dec, 2019, John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle of £5,844.00 3-y-o plus| irishracing.com

3.30 John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle of £5,844.00 3-y-o plus(Class 5) 2m. 1f. 162yds.

Fontwell Results Tue, 10th Dec, 2019

Going - Soft (Heavy in places).

Placepot Pool - £69,384.24 Winning Units - 170.8 Dividend - £296.50. Quadpot Pool - £7,788.33 Winning Units - 165.38 Dividend - £34.80. Place Six Dividend - £208.50. Place Five Dividend - £19.14.

John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle of £5,844.00 3-y-o plus (Class 5) 2m. 1f. 162yds.

1st - £2,794.00, 2nd - £820.00, 3rd - £410.00, 4th - £350.00, 5th - £350.00, 6th - £350.00 , 7th - £350.00, 8th - £350.00 11 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

Clondaw Robin (IRE) 9-11 (The Plum Merchants)
cp⁶sr Rated 72
Robin Des Champs (FR) - Old Town Queen (IRE)(Bob's Return (IRE))
Breeder - E. Fehily

(Morning price: 12/1 11/1 9/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 9/2 5/1)
(Ring price: 5/1 9/2 5/1 11/2) SP 11/2

Miss Z Davison

Page Fuller(3)

Tote Win £6.10 Place £2.40

held up, steady headway chasing leaders before 4 out, challenged last, ridden and hung badly left run-in, stayed on to lead towards finish

16th Nov, 19 Uttoxeter
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 76 This
Race 7th Jan, 20 Lingfield
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 80

2nd

Moonlit Sea (GB) 10-6 (Mr Hugh J F Lang)
Rated 97
Sea The Moon (GER) - Angeleno (IRE)(Belong To Me (USA))
Breeder - Harts Farm Stud

(Morning price: 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 12/1 14/1 11/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1) SP 11/1

P Phelan

Sean Houlihan(3)

Place £3.00

held up in mid-division, hit 5th, headway chasing leaders 3 out, led and hit last, ridden and stayed on run-in, headed towards finish

3rd Nov, 19 Huntingdon
4th Hdl This
Race 29th Jan, 20 Kempton
8th Flat Hcp Rated 55

3rd

2.75L

Pottlereaghexpress (IRE) 10-7 (The Beare With Us Partnership)
Rated 81
Beneficial (GB) - Needle Doll (IRE)(Needle Gun (IRE))
Breeder - Sean Keane

(Morning price: 10/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 15/2 6/1 5/1 4/1)
(Ring price: 9/2 4/1 7/2 10/3) SP 10/3fav

T Lawes

L P Aspell

Place £1.80

bit keen, led, hit 2 out, headed before the last, no extra in 3rd run-in

1st Aug, 19 Stratford
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 84 This
Race 4th Jan, 20 Wincanton
10th Hcp Hdl Rated 83

4th

0.75L

Whatsmeanttobe (GB) 11-13 (Mrs Sally White)
Rated 101
Fair Mix (IRE) - Its Meant To Be (GB)(Gunner B)
Breeder - Shade Oak Stud

(Morning price: 16/1 18/1 20/1 16/1 20/1 18/1 12/1 7/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 15/2 7/1) SP 7/1

Henry Oliver

L Heard

chased leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, led before the last, headed last, weakened run-in

12th Nov, 19 Hereford
12th Hcp Hdl Rated 105 This
Race 4th Jan, 20 Wincanton
12th Hcp Hdl Rated 102

5th

20L

Royal Concorde (IRE) 10-6 (Mr R B Morton)
ts² Rated 80
Kalanisi (IRE) - Talinas Rose (IRE)(Definite Article (GB))
Breeder - Martin Donovan

(Morning price: 9/2 5/1 6/1 7/1 8/1 9/1 10/1 8/1 9/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 17/2 9/1 8/1 15/2 7/1 15/2) SP 15/2

Mrs L Jewell

Brendan Powell

chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, tailed off

18th Mar, 19 Plumpton
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 80 This
Race 5th Jan, 20 Plumpton
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 78

6th

Rahmah (IRE) 11-11 (Mr P D Cundell And Partner)
ts¹ Rated 99
Vale Of York (IRE) - Sweet Home Alabama (IRE)(Desert Prince (IRE))
Breeder - Ms Natalie Cleary

(Morning price: 50/1 40/1 50/1 66/1 50/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 40/1 33/1) SP 33/1

G Deacon

M D Grant

mid-division, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off

27th Nov, 19 Hereford
10th Hcp Hdl Rated 104 This
Race 8th Nov, 20 Stratford
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 96

7th

4.5L

Avoir De Soins (IRE) 11-6 (Richard And Shirl Smith)
Rated 97
Flemensfirth (USA) - Garranlea Maree (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - Mr Kevin Heaney

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

A J Honeyball

Rex Dingle(3)

held up in rear, never involved, tailed off

20th Nov, 19 Chepstow
10th Hdl This
Race 2nd Feb, 20 Taunton
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 94

8th

29L

Marley Firth (IRE) 11-13 (Surrey Racing & Miss J Du Plessis)
ts⁴cp³ Rated 101
Flemensfirth (USA) - Merrill Gaye (IRE)(Roselier (FR))
Breeder - James Nolan

(Morning price: 14/1 12/1 10/1 8/1 15/2 8/1 7/1 13/2 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 8/1 15/2 8/1 6/1 7/1)
(Ring price: 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 17/2 8/1) SP 8/1

Miss J du Plessis

James Best

not fluent 1st, chased leader until before 3 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off

20th Nov, 19 Chepstow
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 104 This
Race 6th Jan, 20 Chepstow
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 97

9th

14L

Polar Light (GB) 10-8 (Mr J Duffy)
Rated 82
Norse Dancer (IRE) - Dimelight (GB)(Fantastic Light (USA))
Breeder - Littleton Stud

(Morning price: 22/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 28/1 33/1) SP 33/1

P Henderson

T J O'Brien

mid-division, pushed along and struggling 5th, soon behind, tailed off

17th Nov, 19 Fontwell
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 87 This
Race 8th Jul, 21 Newbury
16th Flat Hcp Rated 53

10th

37L

Telegraph Place (IRE) 11-1 (Mr L Gilbert)
cp⁴ Rated 89
Yeats (IRE) - Sea Skate (USA)(Gilded Time (USA))
Breeder - Sea Skate Syndicate

(Morning price: 8/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 11/2 9/2 6/1)
(Ring price: 6/1 13/2 6/1) SP 6/1

C Gordon

Tom Cannon

towards rear, behind and struggling 5th, tailed off

17th Nov, 19 Fontwell
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 92 This
Race 18th Aug, 20 Fontwell
9th Hcp Hdl Rated 84

p.u.

En Coeur (FR) 11-5 (Woodford Valley Racing)
Rated 96
Kap Rock (FR) - Fairyleap (FR)(Leeds (IRE))
Breeder - Mme Martine Bordat

(Morning price: 11/1 12/1 16/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 20/1) SP 20/1

J W Mullins

Daniel Sansom(3)

always behind, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

18th Jun, 19 Stratford
4th Hdl This
Race 5th Mar, 20 Wincanton
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 91

Off 3.30
Time 4m. 51.72 secs, which is 7.06 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £61.80
Tote Trifecta- £426.90
CSF- £63.23
Tricast- £233.58.

Non runners Pepper Street ( Going (Changed since declaration.)), Lochinver (FR), Crafty Codger ( Vets Cert (Cut Leg) )
2018 Mazalto 5 11-0 Sean Houlihan (5) 10/1 (P Phelan)
2017 Our Merlin 5 10-9 Harry Cobden 1/1Fav (R Walford)
2016 Bohernagore 7 9-10 Frankie Penford (10) 40/1 (Miss Z Davison)
2015 Superciliary 6 11-10 M Goldstein 25/1 (C Gordon)
2014 Aficionado 4 11-7 Christopher Ward (5) 9/4Fav (Dr Richard Newland)

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Fontwell Results Tue, 10th Dec, 2019

John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle of £5,844.00 3-y-o plus (Class 5) 2m. 1f. 162yds.