Full Result 2.55 Yarmouth | 30 August 2009

Great Yarmouth Mercury Handicap

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (1m3yds) 1m Good To Firm

1st £2,331.36 2nd £693.72 3rd £346.68 4th £173.16

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	9. Ela Gorrie Mou 8/1 Philip Robinson Terry Clement	Philip Robinson Terry Clement	3	94	60	61	69	–
b f Mujahid (USA) - Real Flame (Cyrano De Bergerac)
Chased leaders, went 2nd going well 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden and hard pressed 1f out, kept on well (op 7-1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ nk	7. King's Icon (IRE) 3/1F Toby Atkinson ⁷ Michael Wigham	Toby Atkinson ⁷ Michael Wigham	4	812 p	55	56	63	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Pink Sovietstaia (FR) (Soviet Star)
Held up in rear, headway on far side 2f out, ridden to press leaders entering final furlong, went 2nd final 50yds, kept on (op 4-1 tchd 11-4)

3⁽¹⁾ ¾ [1]	4. Atacama Sunrise 9/2 Daragh O'Donohoe Jeff Pearce	Daragh O'Donohoe Jeff Pearce	3	97 p	63	61	70	–
b f Desert Sun - Top Of The Morning (Keen)
Held up in midfield, ridden and effort 2f out, every chance and driven entering final furlong, no extra final 75yds, beaten when not much room and eased near finish (tchd 4-1 and 5-1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [2]	12. Astroangel 16/1 Richard Mullen Mark H Tompkins	Richard Mullen Mark H Tompkins	5	92 p	52	49	56	–
b m Groom Dancer (USA) - Nutmeg I (IRE) (Lake Coniston)
Held up in rear, nudged along and headway over 1f out, chased leaders and ridden 1f out, kept on but never quite pace to challenge leaders

5⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [2¾]	1. Silver Hotspur 14/1 Tom Queally Conor Dore	Tom Queally Conor Dore	5	910	60	55	63	–
b g Royal Applause - Noble View (USA) (Distant View)
Awkward and went left start, took keen hold, held up behind, headway on far side just over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders entering final furlong, no extra final 100yds (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly from the stalls) (op 12-1)

6⁽³⁾ 3¾ [6½]	14. Ocean Countess (IRE) 14/1 Jerry O'Dwyer Julia Feilden	Jerry O'Dwyer Julia Feilden	3	90 v	56	41	50	–
b f Storming Home - Pennycairn (Last Tycoon)
Pushed along briefly after start, raced in midfield, reminder 4f out, ridden and not much room 2f out, driven and one pace from over 1f out (op 12-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 1 [7½]	8. Bromhead (USA) 25/1 Saleem Golam Christine Dunnett	Saleem Golam Christine Dunnett	3	94 t	60	43	52	–
ch g Johannesburg (USA) - Caramel Queen (NZ) (Turbulent Dancer)
Chased leader until 2f out, hard driven and weakened over 1f out (op 22-1)

8⁽²⁾ 2¼ [9¾]	15. Sirjosh 7/1 Andrea Atzeni ³ D Donovan	Andrea Atzeni ³ D Donovan	3	810 tv¹	55	32	41	–
b g Josr Algarhoud (IRE) - Special Gesture (IRE) (Brief Truce)
Chased leaders, ridden and struggling when stumbled just over 2f out, no chance from over 1f out (op 8-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [10½]	3. Sion Hill (IRE) 14/1 Kelly Harrison ³ John Harris	Kelly Harrison ³ John Harris	8	95 p	58	34	43	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Mobilia (Last Tycoon)
Led, joined and ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong (op 12-1)

10⁽⁸⁾ 4½ [15]	2. King Of Connacht 13/2 Liam Jones Mark Wellings	Liam Jones Mark Wellings	6	98 p	58	23	32	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Lady Melbourne (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Bumped start, held up in rear, switched right and ridden 2f out, soon beaten, eased inside final furlong (op 8-1)

11⁽¹²⁾ 12 [27]	16. Hekaaya (IRE) 11/1 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	3	813	55	–	2	–
b f Kheleyf (USA) - Victoria Regia I (IRE) (Lomond)
Chased leaders until ridden entering final 2f, soon weakened (jockey said filly moved badly in the latter stages) (op 14-1 tchd 9-1)

12⁽¹³⁾ 9 [36]	10. Bobble Rock (IRE) 33/1 Marc Halford ³ John Best	Marc Halford ³ John Best	3	91	60	–	–	–
ch c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Torosay Spring (First Trump)
Behind, ridden and struggling halfway, tailed off (op 20-1)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ 20 [56]	13. Sheriff's Silk 50/1 Russ Kennemore ³ Ben Pollock	Russ Kennemore ³ Ben Pollock	5	812 b	51	–	–	–
b g Forzando - Sylhall (Sharpo)
Very slowly away, always behind, tailed off and virtually pulled up inside final furlong (jockey said gelding lost its action)

13 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 1m 40.60s (slow by 6.60s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Forced Opinion (travel), It's Josr (unsuitable ground), Womaniser (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: P Charalambous (Ela Gorrie Mou) 1st breeder: Peter Charles
2nd owner: A Dunmore, John Williams (King's Icon)
3rd owner: Jim Furlong (Atacama Sunrise)
Tote win: £10.50 PL: £3.40 £1.70 £2.50 Ex: £48.40 CSF: £32.65 Tricast: £131.10 Trifecta: £104.20 Pool: £225.38 - 1.60 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 79 (39%) M [6-10] 44 (30%) H [11-15] 27 (31%)

2:55 Yarmouth 30 Aug 2009

Great Yarmouth Mercury Handicap