Full Result 5.40 Epsom | 29 August 2005

Happy 60th Birthday John May Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m113yds) 1m½f Good

1st £7,042.75 2nd £2,167 3rd £1,083.50 4th £541.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	7. Amica 16/1 Ian Mongan Gary Moore	Ian Mongan Gary Moore	3	95 p	77	76	85	–
b f Averti (IRE) - Friend For Life (Lahib)
Held up in midfield, 6th straight, not much room and lost place 3f out, pulled to outer and driven well over 1f out, strong run to lead final 50yds (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, filly was badly drawn last time and had benefited from the use of first-time cheekpieces today)

2⁽⁸⁾ ¾	3. Farewell Gift 16/1 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	4	99	74	72	80	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Daring Ditty (Daring March)
Settled in rear, 9th straight, hard ridden and good progress on outer over 2f out, led and edged left over 1f out, headed and outpaced final 50yds (op 14-1)

3⁽³⁾ 1½ [2¼]	2. High Bray (GER) 9/2 T Quinn David Elsworth	T Quinn David Elsworth	4	910	75	69	78	–
b c Zieten (USA) - Homing Instinct (Arctic Tern)
Held up, 7th straight, covered up until pulled wide and effort 2f out, progress to chase leader briefly inside final furlong, not quicken (tchd 11-2)

4⁽⁶⁾ hd [2½]	8. Davenport (IRE) 25/1 Micky Fenton Rod Millman	Micky Fenton Rod Millman	3	94	76	70	78	–
b g Bold Fact (USA) - Semence D'Or (FR) (Kaldoun)
Slowly into stride, held up in last, effort on inner 3f out, hanging left after, ran on final furlong, never able to challenge

5⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [4¼]	1. Lady Georgina 3/1F Frankie Dettori James Fanshawe	Frankie Dettori James Fanshawe	4	910	75	65	74	–
gr f Linamix (FR) - Georgia Venture (Shirley Heights)
Led, stayed against far side rail straight, headed and one pace over 1f out (jockey said filly ran too free) (tchd 11-4)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [7¼]	5. Transvestite (IRE) 6/1 Richard Hills J W Hills	Richard Hills J W Hills	3	96 v	78	62	70	–
b g Trans Island - Christoph's Girl (Efisio)
Pressed leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, soon not quicken and beaten, weakened final furlong (op 5-1)

7⁽²⁾ shd [7¼]	4. Iffy 8/1 Robert Havlin Peter Cundell	Robert Havlin Peter Cundell	4	98	73	56	65	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Hopesay (Warning)
Tracked leaders, 5th straight, effort on outer 3f out, weakening when not much room well over 1f out (tchd 9-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [8¾]	10. Dragon Slayer (IRE) 4/1 Chris Catlin Michael Attwater	Chris Catlin Michael Attwater	3	91	73	53	62	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Arandora Star (USA) (Sagace)
Tracked leaders, 3rd straight, effort well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 9-2)

9⁽¹⁾ 7 [15¾]	9. Admiral Compton 14/1 Fergus Sweeney Jim Boyle	Fergus Sweeney Jim Boyle	4	93 b	68	32	42	–
ch c Compton Place - Sunfleet (Red Sunset)
Prominent, 3rd straight, shaken up 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong (jockey said colt lost his action)

10⁽⁹⁾ 2 [17¾]	6. Tuning Fork 16/1 Frankie McDonald John Akehurst	Frankie McDonald John Akehurst	5	95	70	30	40	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Tuning (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, 8th straight, soon struggling and behind (op 14-1)

10 ran Off time: 5:42:00 Winning time: 1m 45.36s (slow by 2.46s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: D J Deer (Amica) 1st breeder: D J And Mrs Deer
2nd owner: Lady Whent And Friends (Farewell Gift)
3rd owner: Ms S Roberts (High Bray)
Tote win: £21.30 PL: £3.80 £5.90 £2.10 Ex: £231.90 CSF: £245.14 Tricast: £1,373.48
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £62.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £58,742.95. 690.35 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £18.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £2,964.10. 117.70 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 39 (31%) M [4-7] 63 (47%) H [8-10] 48 (22%)

5:40 Epsom 29 Aug 2005

Happy 60th Birthday John May Handicap