Full Result 1.35 Doncaster | 18 August 2012

Royal British Legion Poppy Handicap (Div I)

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (7f6yds) 7f Good

1st £2,911.05 2nd £866.25 3rd £432.90 4th £216.45

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	11. First Class 5/1 David Probert Rae Guest	David Probert Rae Guest	4	813	57	39	68	–
b g Oasis Dream - Break PointI (Reference Point)
Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, driven inside final furlong and stayed on well (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

2⁽¹²⁾ 1¼	3. Hayek 4/1 Adam Carter ⁵ Tim Easterby	Adam Carter ⁵ Tim Easterby	5	95 b	68	46	76	–
b g Royal Applause - Salagama (IRE) (Alzao)
Dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon ridden and stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, driven and no extra last 75yds

3⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [3¼]	4. Alkadi (IRE) 11/4F Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston	Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston	3	99	72	41	72	–
b f Oasis Dream - Vista Bella (Diktat)
Close up on stands' rail, led 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, driven and one pace final furlong (op 7-2)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [5]	1. Main Beach 13/2 Micky Fenton Paul Midgley	Micky Fenton Paul Midgley	5	100 p	72	40	70	–
ch g Starcraft (NZ) - Ocean View (USA) (Gone West)
Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden and kept on final furlong, nearest finish (op 11-2)

5⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [6½]	7. Red Trump (IRE) 8/1 Matthew Chadwick Charles Hills	Matthew Chadwick Charles Hills	3	95	68	28	59	–
b c Red Clubs (IRE) - Wolf Cleugh (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Tracked leaders, ridden along and slightly outpaced 3f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out

6⁽⁸⁾ hd [6¾]	5. Sairaam (IRE) 25/1 Andrea Atzeni Charles Smith	Andrea Atzeni Charles Smith	6	98	66	29	59	–
b m Marju (IRE) - Sayedati Eljamilah (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Led, ridden along halfway, soon headed and gradually weakened

7⁽⁹⁾ hd [7]	8. Music Festival I (USA) 28/1 Gary Bartley ³ Jim Goldie	Gary Bartley ³ Jim Goldie	5	90	61	24	53	–
b g Storm Cat (USA) - Musical Chimes (USA) (In Excess I)
Always towards rear (op 33-1)

8⁽²⁾ shd [7]	2. Restless Bay (IRE) 12/1 Conor Harrison ⁷ Mrs K Burke	Conor Harrison ⁷ Mrs K Burke	4	95 p	70	33	62	–
br g Elusive City (USA) - Argus Gal (IRE) (Alzao)
Close up, ridden along well over 2f out, gradually weakened (op 11-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [7½]	12. Louis Hull 50/1 P J McDonald Garry Moss	P J McDonald Garry Moss	3	89 p	58	14	47	–
b g Three Valleys (USA) - Zietunzeen (IRE) (Zieten)
Towards rear, some headway on outer halfway, soon ridden along and weakened (op 40-1)

10⁽¹⁾ ¾ [8¼]	6. Powerful Pierre 50/1 Declan Cannon ³ Ian McInnes	Declan Cannon ³ Ian McInnes	5	94 b	65	24	54	–
ch g Compton Place - Alzianah (Alzao)
In touch, pushed along halfway, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened (op 40-1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [10]	10. Ellies Image 22/1 Tom Eaves Brian Baugh	Tom Eaves Brian Baugh	5	813	57	11	41	–
b m Lucky Story (USA) - Crown City (USA) (Coronado's Quest)
Always towards rear (tchd 20-1)

12⁽³⁾ 8 [18]	9. Ryedale Dancer (IRE) 16/1 J-P Guillambert Richard Guest	J-P Guillambert Richard Guest	4	90 p	58	–	20	–
ch f Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Saik (USA) (Riverman)
Slowly into stride and behind, headway on outer to chase leaders halfway, ridden along well over 2f out, soon weakened and behind (jockey said filly stumbled leaving stalls)

12 ran Off time: 1:36:00 Winning time: 1m 27.35s (slow by 4.25s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Brian Cooper And Miss Elaine Reffo (First Class) 1st breeder: Amethyst Stud
2nd owner: Numac Engineering Ltd (Hayek)
3rd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Alkadi)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £1.90 £2 £1.50 Ex: £32.10 CSF: £23.51 Tricast: £66.34
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 10 (17%) M [5-8] 59 (29%) H [9-12] 81 (54%)

1:35 Doncaster 18 Aug 2012

Royal British Legion Poppy Handicap (Div I)