Full Result 3.30 Catterick | 24 August 2005

Ken Kirby 80th Birthday Handicap

(Class 6) (0-55, 3yo+) 5f Good To Firm

1st £3,038 2nd £868 3rd £434

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	4. Ballybunion (IRE) 10/1 Mark Savage ³ Ronald Harris	Mark Savage ³ Ronald Harris	6	93	55	68	71	–
ch g Entrepreneur - Clarentia (Ballad Rock)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on to lead last 100yds (op 12-1)

2⁽¹⁾ 1½	14. Mystery Pips 8/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	5	811 v	46	54	56	–
b m Bin Ajwaad (IRE) - Le Shuttle (Presidium)
Led, headed and no extra inside final furlong

3⁽³⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	7. TorrentI 25/1 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	10	94 b	53	56	58	–
ch g Prince Sabo - Maiden Pool (Sharpen Up)
Mid-division, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong

4⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¼ [4]	11. Smirfys Night 14/1 Rory Moore ⁵ Ed McMahon	Rory Moore ⁵ Ed McMahon	6	88	48	46	48	–
b g Tina's Pet - Nightmare Lady (Celestial Storm)
In rear-division, headway on wide outside 2f out, stayed on well final furlong

5⁽¹³⁾ ½ [4½]	13. Fox Covert (IRE) 9/1 Fergal Lynch D W Barker	Fergal Lynch D W Barker	4	811	46	43	44	–
b g Foxhound (USA) - Serious Contender (IRE) (Tenby)
Mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, kept on well final furlong (op 10-1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [5]	1. New Options 20/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick Peter Grayson	Robbie Fitzpatrick Peter Grayson	8	97 6 b	56	51	52	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - No Comebacks (Last Tycoon)
In rear-division, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong (op 16-1)

7⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [5½]	12. Loughlorien (IRE) 20/1 Slade O'Hara ⁷ Ron Barr	Slade O'Hara ⁷ Ron Barr	6	85 v	47	40	41	–
b g Lake Coniston (IRE) - Fey Lady (IRE) (Fairy King)
Slowly into stride, headway on outer 2f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 25-1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [5¾]	5. Best Lead 11/1 Daniel Tudhope ³ Ian Emmerson	Daniel Tudhope ³ Ian Emmerson	6	93 6 b	55	47	48	–
b g Distant Relative - Bestemor (Selkirk)
In rear-division, headway on outer 2f out, kept on, never reached leaders

9⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [6]	3. Malahide Express (IRE) 7/1 David Allan Eric Alston	David Allan Eric Alston	5	96	55	46	49	–
gr g Compton Place - Gracious Gretclo (Common Grounds)
Chased leaders, weakened and eased 1f out (op 13-2)

10⁽⁷⁾ nk [6½]	9. Amanda's Lad (IRE) 25/1 Ross Studholme Michael Chapman	Ross Studholme Michael Chapman	5	90	49	39	39	–
b g Danetime (IRE) - Art Duo (Artaius)
With leaders, hung left final 2f, weakened final furlong

11⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [7¾]	17. Shatin Leader 14/1 Dean Mernagh Linda Perratt	Dean Mernagh Linda Perratt	3	89 6 p	46	31	31	–
b f Atraf - Star Dancer (Groom Dancer)
Mid-division, kept on final 2f, never troubled leaders (op 11-1)

12⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [8¼]	16. Rosie's Result 10/1 Royston Ffrench Martin Todhunter	Royston Ffrench Martin Todhunter	5	810 p	45	28	28	–
ch g Case Law (IRE) - Precious Girl (Precious Metal)
In rear-division, not much room over 3f out, headway on outer 2f out, kept on, never near leaders

13⁽²⁾ nk [8½]	10. Bettys Pride 8/1 Tom Eaves Michael Dods	Tom Eaves Michael Dods	6	90 p	49	31	31	–
b m Lion Cavern (USA) - Final Verdict (IRE) (Law Society)
Dwelt, soon chasing leaders on inner, weakening when not much room just inside final furlong

14⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [9¼]	6. Count Cougar (USA) 5/1F Adrian Nicholls Simon Griffiths	Adrian Nicholls Simon Griffiths	5	95	54	33	48	–
b g Sir Cat (USA) - Gold Script (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Chased leaders, hung left over 1f out, weakening when not much room just inside final furlong, eased (jockey said gelding was never travelling and shortened its stride inside final furlong) (tchd 11-2)

15⁽⁸⁾ nk [9½]	15. Starlight River (IRE) 50/1 Micky Fenton J Parkes	Micky Fenton J Parkes	3	810	47	25	25	–
b f Spectrum (IRE) - Prosaic Star (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Soon in rear

16⁽⁵⁾ nk [9¾]	2. Hamaasy 14/1 David McCabe David Nicholls	David McCabe David Nicholls	4	96 v¹	55	32	32	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Sakha (Wolfhound)
Soon in rear (op 16-1)

17⁽⁹⁾ 3 [12¾]	8. Town House 25/1 Graham Gibbons Brian Baugh	Graham Gibbons Brian Baugh	3	94	55	21	20	–
gr f Paris House - Avondale Girl (IRE) (Case Law)
Chased leaders, weakened 2f out

17 ran Off time: 3:36:00 Winning time: 59.53s (slow by 2.33s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Ms Michelle Harris (Ballybunion) 1st breeder: La Pescaia S A S Di Miuta Pontello
2nd owner: Paglia & Fieno Racing (Mystery Pips)
3rd owner: David W Chapman (TorrentI)
Tote win: £11.60 PL: £2.80 £2.20 £4 Ex: £136.80 CSF: £85.54 Tricast: £1,254.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 58 (45%) M [7-11] 36 (20%) H [12-17] 56 (35%)

3:30 Catterick 24 Aug 2005

Ken Kirby 80th Birthday Handicap