Full Result 2.30 York | 24 August 2012

Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)

(Class 1) (2yo) 6f Good

1st £95,741.19 2nd £36,210.23 3rd £18,097.03 4th £9,040.43

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	2. Blaine 6/1 Phillip Makin Kevin Ryan	Phillip Makin Kevin Ryan	2	812	–	84	108	–
ch c Avonbridge - Lauren Louise (Tagula)
Close up, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, driven and rallied to lead again towards finish (op 8-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ hd	1. Heavy Metal 8/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	2	91	108	86	110	–
b c Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Rock Opera (SAF) (Lecture)
Close up, challenged 2f out, ridden and slight lead inside final furlong, soon driven, headed and no extra towards finish (tchd 9-1 and 10-1 in places)

3⁽³⁾ 1 [1¼]	3. California Bounty 9/1 William Buick Mick Channon	William Buick Mick Channon	2	812	102	79	104	–
b c Bahamian Bounty - All Quiet (Piccolo)
Held up, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong (op 10-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [1½]	7. Odooj (IRE) 11/1 Paul Hanagan William Haggas	Paul Hanagan William Haggas	2	812	–	78	103	–
b c Pivotal - Shabiba (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Chased leaders, headway 2f out, soon ridden and kept on under pressure final furlong (op 17-2)

5⁽⁸⁾ nse [1½]	8. Pearl Acclaim (IRE) 9/2 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	2	812	–	77	103	–
b c Acclamation - With Colour (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders, headway 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, soon one pace (op 4-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1 [2½]	4. Euxton Hall (IRE) 25/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	2	812	98	73	99	–
b c Acclamation - Medina (IRE) (Pennekamp)
Led, ridden along and headed 2f out, driven entering final furlong and kept on same pace (tchd 28-1)

7⁽¹⁾ 1½ [4]	5. Lewisham 5/1 James Doyle Noel Quinlan	James Doyle Noel Quinlan	2	812	107	67	95	–
b c Sleeping Indian - Almunia (IRE) (Mujadil)
Dwelt, always in rear (jockey said that the colt was slow away) (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in a place)

8⁽²⁾ nk [4¼]	6. Morawij 9/4F Neil Callan Roger Varian	Neil Callan Roger Varian	2	812	106	66	94	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Sister Moonshine (FR) (Piccolo)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, effort and headway 2f out, soon ridden and weakened approaching final furlong (op 5-2)

8 ran Off time: 2:32:00 Winning time: 1m 11.53s (slow by 1.43s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Matt & Lauren Morgan (Blaine) 1st breeder: Toby Barker
2nd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Heavy Metal)
3rd owner: Qatar Racing Limited (California Bounty)
Tote win: £9 PL: £3.10 £2.30 £2.70 Ex: £59.40 CSF: £51.41 Trifecta: £301.60 Pool £8,222.74 - 20.17 winning units.

2:30 York 24 Aug 2012

Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)