Full Result 4.50 Yarmouth | 16 August 2006

Dronsfields Mercedes Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (7f3yds) 7f Good

1st £3,562.35 2nd £1,059.85 3rd £529.65 4th £264.55

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	7. Border Artist 100/30F Jimmy Quinn Jeff Pearce	Jimmy Quinn Jeff Pearce	7	91	59	49	70	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Aunt Tate (Tate Gallery)
Held up, progress going well to lead well over 1f out, ridden out, comfortably (op 9-2)

2⁽²⁾ 1¾	1. Curtain Bluff 13/2 Jimmy Fortune Mick Channon	Jimmy Fortune Mick Channon	4	912 v	70	55	76	–
b g Dansili - Gayane (Nureyev)
Took keen hold, soon chasing leaders, driven over 1f out, well held inside final furlong (op 8-1)

3⁽³⁾ hd [2]	2. Silent Storm 7/2 J-P Guillambert C A Cyzer	J-P Guillambert C A Cyzer	6	99	67	51	73	–
ch g Zafonic (USA) - Nanda (Nashwan)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, raced awkwardly, no impression from over 1f out (op 10-3 tchd 4-1)

4⁽⁶⁾ nk [2¼]	4. Polish Index 9/1 Philip Robinson J R Jenkins	Philip Robinson J R Jenkins	4	97 p	65	49	70	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Glossary (Reference Point)
Led, driven and headed well over 1f out, weakened near finish and just lost 3rd (op 11-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [2¾]	3. Mystic Man (FR) 7/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick Ian McInnes	Robbie Fitzpatrick Ian McInnes	8	98	66	48	70	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Shawanni (Shareef Dancer)
Held up and behind, driven and outpaced over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong but unable to challenge (op 11-2 tchd 5-1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ shd [2¾]	8. Hit's Only Money (IRE) 10/1 Adrian McCarthy Ronald Harris	Adrian McCarthy Ronald Harris	6	90	58	40	62	–
br g Hamas (IRE) - Toordillon (IRE) (Contract Law)
Pulled hard early and held up, driven well over 2f out, one pace and no danger after (op 7-1)

7⁽⁹⁾ ½ [3¼]	10. Benny The Ball (USA) 8/1 James Doyle ³ Nick Littmoden	James Doyle ³ Nick Littmoden	5	86	53	34	55	–
bb g Benny The Dip (USA) - Heloise (USA) (Forty Niner)
Joined leader briefly halfway, ridden and no extra final 2f (op 10-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [3¾]	11. Warden Warren 20/1 Brian Reilly Christine Dunnett	Brian Reilly Christine Dunnett	8	88 1 5 p	52	32	54	–
b g Petong - Silver Spell (Aragon)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression

9⁽¹³⁾ 6 [9¾]	5. Valentino Swing (IRE) 10/1 Franny Norton John Spearing	Franny Norton John Spearing	3	95 b	68	29	54	–
ch g Titus Livius (FR) - Farmers Swing (IRE) (River Falls)
Driven and struggling over 2f out, eased final furlong (op 11-1)

10⁽¹⁾ 6 [15¾]	13. Star Fern 28/1 Tadhg O'Shea Michael Attwater	Tadhg O'Shea Michael Attwater	5	87 12	51	–	21	–
br g Young Ern - Christening (IRE) (Lahib)
Started slowly, behind, struggling 3f out, eased 1f out (op 25-1 tchd 33-1)

10 ran Off time: 4:52:00 Winning time: 1m 27.55s (slow by 5.75s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Mugeba (vet's certificate), Panshir (vet's certificate), Rembrandt Quality (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Kevin Pattinson (Border Artist) 1st breeder: Chippenham Lodge Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs M Findlay (Curtain Bluff)
3rd owner: Mrs Charles Cyzer (Silent Storm)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.50 £3.30 £2.20 Ex: £22.70 CSF: £25.87 Tricast: £83.20 Trifecta: £64.30 Pool £313.64, 3.46 w/u
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 61 (33%) M [6-10] 34 (32%) H [11-13] 55 (35%)

4:50 Yarmouth 16 Aug 2006

Dronsfields Mercedes Handicap