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Equus-Fine Dining At The Festival Handicap Chase 2013  

2012 result

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Johns Spirit Sparkles for Jonjo
19/10/13

1 Johns Spirit 5/1
2 Rob Conti 16/1
3 Sew On Target 25/1
4 Tartak 11/1
16 ran Distances: 3½l, 1l, nk
TIME 4m 51.51s (slow by 3.51s)

Jonjo O'Neill notched his 70th winner of the season when Johns Spirit was far too good for his 16 rivals in The Equus Fine Dining At The Festival Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.

Johns Spirit
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Johns Spirit

The Jackdaws Castle string have been in excellent form of late and Richie McLernon's mount could be called the winner from a long way out. Held up at the back of the field in a slowly run first circuit, the 5-1 chance travelled very smoothly throughout and was still on the bridle when hitting the front at the second-last.

The six-year-old, who was making his seasonal debut, went on to score by a cosy three and a half lengths from Rob Conti, with long-time leader Sew On Target a further length down in third.

Jacquie O'Neill, representing her husband Jonjo, said: "Richie has done a lot of schooling at home with him and having the obstacles on the all-weather gallops has helped because the grass gallops have been so firm."

Sarah Hobbs, representing husband Philip, who trains runner-up Rob Conti, said: "We are thinking in terms of bringing him back here for the Paddy Power Chase. He ran really well today."

 

Equus-fine Dining At The Festival Handicap Chase
£50000.00 added, 4yo plus, 2m 4f, Class 2
16 ran
Going: Good

Position
Horse
Trainer
Jockey
Weight
Starting Price
Beaten Distance
1
Johns Spirit
Jonjo O'Neill
R P McLernon
10st 3lbs
5 - 1
Winner
2
Rob Conti
P J Hobbs
James Best
10st 4lbs
16 - 1
3 1/2 lengths
3
Sew On Target
C L Tizzard
Brendan Powell
10st 1lbs
25 - 1
1 length
4
Tartak
V R A Dartnall
Jack Doyle
10st 4lbs
11 - 1
Neck
5
Astracad
N A Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
11st 2lbs
10 - 1
1/2 length
6
Woolcombe Folly
P F Nicholls
Mr W Biddick
11st 12lbs
22 - 1
1 length
7
Renard
Miss V Williams
Aidan Coleman
10st 6lbs
33 - 1
7 lengths
8
Tony Star
P J Hobbs
R Johnson
10st 11lbs
11 - 1
7 lengths
9
Finger Onthe Pulse
Jonjo O'Neill
J Huxham
10st 5lbs
28 - 1
1 length
10
Kumbeshwar
A King
W Hutchinson
11st 10lbs
25 - 1
4 1/2 lengths
11
Vulcanite
C E Longsdon
A P McCoy
10st 11lbs
5 - 1
1/2 length
12
Malt Master
N J Henderson
A Tinkler
11st 1lbs
20 - 1
11 lengths
13
Kingsmere
H D Daly
T J O'Brien
10st 2lbs
16 - 1
37 lengths
UnseatedRider
Vino Griego
G L Moore
J E Moore
11st 11lbs
16 - 1
PulledUp
Tanks For That
N J Henderson
B J Geraghty
11st 10lbs
16 - 1
PulledUp
Easter Meteor
Miss E C Lavelle
N Fehily
11st 4lbs
7 - 2
       
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