Full Result 3.30 Chelmsford (AW) | 27 August 2008

Thames Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo) 6f Standard

1st £7,477.20 2nd £2,239.20 3rd £1,119.60 4th £560.40 5th £279.60 6th £140.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	5. Film Maker (IRE) 5/1 Tadhg O'Shea Brian Meehan	Tadhg O'Shea Brian Meehan	3	90	86	76	96	–
b c Danetime (IRE) - Alexander Anapolis (IRE) (Spectrum)
Held up, steady progress from over 2f out, switched right well over 1f out, soon ridden, led just inside final furlong, ran on strongly, readily (op 6-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 2¼	3. Wise Melody 4/1J Liam Jones William Haggas	Liam Jones William Haggas	3	91	87	70	90	–
b f Zamindar (USA) - Swellegant (Midyan)
Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, took narrow advantage over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on but soon held by winner (tchd 9-2)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1 [3¼]	11. Sparton Duke (IRE) 5/1 Richard Mullen Kevin Ryan	Richard Mullen Kevin Ryan	3	88 p	80	60	80	–
b g Xaar - Blueberry Walk (Green Desert)
Held up behind, ridden and headway well over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on (op 9-2)

4⁽¹⁾ 2½ [5¾]	15. C'Mon You Irons (IRE) 25/1 Adrian McCarthy Mark Hoad	Adrian McCarthy Mark Hoad	3	85 b¹	77	49	69	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Laissez Faire (IRE) (Tagula)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra

5⁽³⁾ ½ [6¼]	14. Loose Caboose (IRE) 20/1 James Doyle Alan McCabe	James Doyle Alan McCabe	3	86 p	78	49	68	–
b f Tagula (IRE) - Tama (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong (op 16-1)

6⁽¹³⁾ 2 [8¼]	2. Sophie's Girl 20/1 Jimmy Quinn Chris Dwyer	Jimmy Quinn Chris Dwyer	3	92	88	52	72	–
b f Bahamian Bounty - Merry Rous (Rousillon)
Never better than mid-division (op 25-1)

7⁽¹²⁾ 1 [9¼]	9. Messias Da Silva (USA) 12/1 Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda	Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda	3	810	82	43	62	–
bb f Tale Of The Cat (USA) - Indy Power (USA) (A.P. Indy)
Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some late progress, never a threat (op 11-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ nk [9½]	6. Onceaponatime (IRE) 4/1J Ryan Moore Ed Dunlop	Ryan Moore Ed Dunlop	3	812	84	44	63	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Lake Nyasa (IRE) (Lake Coniston)
Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression (jockey said gelding had no more to give)

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [9¾]	8. Captain Royale (IRE) 20/1 Tom Queally Jeremy Noseda	Tom Queally Jeremy Noseda	3	811	83	42	61	–
ch g Captain Rio - Paix Royale (Royal Academy)
Always towards rear

10⁽⁴⁾ ½ [10¼]	10. Mister New York (USA) 15/2 Kirsty Milczarek Noel Chance	Kirsty Milczarek Noel Chance	3	89	81	39	58	–
b g Forest Wildcat (USA) - Shebane (USA) (Alysheba)
Always towards rear (op 8-1)

11⁽²⁾ nk [10¾]	1. Victorian Bounty 16/1 Micky Fenton Stef Higgins	Micky Fenton Stef Higgins	3	97 b¹	93	50	69	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Baby Bunting (Wolfhound)
Led, set good pace, ridden when hung right and headed over 1f out, weakened (jockey said gelding hung right)

12⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [13¾]	12. We Have A Dream 25/1 Martin Dwyer William Muir	Martin Dwyer William Muir	3	88	80	27	46	–
bb c Oasis Dream - Final ShotI (Dalsaan)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten

12 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 1m 13.00s (slow by 2.50s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Baunagain (vet's certificate), Harlech Castle (vet's certificate), Transfer (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Bayardo (Film Maker) 1st breeder: Mountarmstrong Stud
2nd owner: Wise Move UK Limited (Wise Melody)
3rd owner: Ballard Campbell,JC Fretwell & C Evans (Sparton Duke)
Tote win: £7 PL: £2.10 £2.20 £2.20 Ex: £30 CSF: £23.46 Tricast: £105.84 Trifecta: £135.80 Pool £190.96, 1.04 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 35 (22%) M [5-8] 80 (48%) H [9-13] 35 (30%)

3:30 Chelmsford (AW) 27 Aug 2008

Thames Handicap