Hanson hit hard
9-2 Prominent, ridden over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, soon edged right, ran on, won at Southwell 1m hcp (6) fbs in Nov beating Swansway by 2l, 9 ran. 16-1 Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Courtsider at Lingfield 1m 4f app hcp (6) pol in Nov. 14-1 Towards rear, headway on wide outside and hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Curzon Line at Chelmsford City 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
11-1 Close up, headway to track leaders over 4f out, chased winner 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f, 4th of 12, 4l behind High Command at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Nov. 66-1 Outpaced, headway 3f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Barista at Southwell 1m hcp (6) fbs in Nov. 33-1 Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 7l behind Fast And Hot at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct. 6th of 18, 4l behind Donuts Reyor at Fontainebleau(FR) 1m 1f 3yo clm sft in Nov.
14-1 Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong, 7th of 12, 6l behind Amazement at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) in Nov.
22-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 5l behind Mr Christopher at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) in Nov.
20-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 12l behind Master Gunner at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep. 50-1 Held up in touch, effort well over 2f out, soon lost place, eased over 1f out, 8th of 10, 39l behind Great Order at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jul. 33-1 Close up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 12l behind Evening Attire at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) in Nov. WOODSOME HALL professional Chris Hanson claimed a share of 11th place in the European Tour’s opening tournament of the season in South Africa.
Hanson, who had reached the cut in joint second place, suffered in a testing final round as he slipped down the leaderboard at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
The 31-year-old, who had scored a 69 and a 65 to be 10 under after two rounds, had put himself in a good position going in the final round at the Leopard Creek Country Club.
A third-round 68, containing eight birdies but four dropped shots, left him 14 under and with a chance of a charge at one of the top places.
However, that unravelled in the opening four holes of the final round with a double-bogey on the par five second hole and then another dropped shot at the fourth.
He was four over for the round at the turn as he dropped another shot at the par four ninth.
And that was how it was to stay for the day as Hanson returned to the clubhouse four over, with birdies on then 10th, 13th and 15th matched by dropped shots on 14, 16 and the final hole.
However, at 10 under for the championship Hanson could be happy with a strong start to the season that for one fleeting moment in the second round saw him level at the top of the leaderboard with last year’s tournament champion Charl Schwartzel.
It was Brandon Stone who started the new European Tour season on a high as he cruised to a seven-shot victory.
Home favourite Stone, who began 2016 with a win at the BMW SA Open in January, produced a closing 67 to finish on 22 under par.
Fellow South African Richard Sterne – a former winner of this event – finished alone in second on 15 under after posting a flawless 67 in his final round.
Schwartzel held a share of the lead early on in the final round after making a strong start, but a triple bogey at the 15th and a double at the 16th saw him finish in a share of fourth on 12 under.