Full Result 5.25 Epsom | 22 April 2009

Troy O'Connor Memorial Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo) (1m113yds) 1m½f Good

1st £4,857 2nd £1,445.25 3rd £722.25 4th £360.75

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. River Captain (IRE) 10/1 Ryan Moore Sylvester Kirk	Ryan Moore Sylvester Kirk	3	94	75	87	87	–
ch c Captain Rio - Pardoned (IRE) (Mujadil)
Chased leaders, ridden and quickened to lead 3f out, soon clear, unchallenged after (op 13-2)

2⁽¹¹⁾ 3½	4. Wilbury Star (IRE) 10/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	93	74	77	78	–
br g Trans Island - Gold Blended (IRE) (Goldmark)
Chased leaders, ridden and effort 3f out, chased clear winner over 1f out, no impression (op 9-1 tchd 11-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	1. Midnight In May (IRE) 8/1 Martin Dwyer William Muir	Martin Dwyer William Muir	3	94	75	75	76	–
b g Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Birthday (IRE) (Singspiel)
Held up off the pace in midfield, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, went 3rd last strides, no chance with winner (op 11-1)

4⁽¹⁷⁾ hd [5]	5. Pride Of Kings 6/1F Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston	Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston	3	93	74	73	74	–
b c King's Best (USA) - Aunty Mary (Common Grounds)
In touch, ridden and unable to quicken 3f out, kept on to go 3rd 1f out, never going pace to threaten leaders, lost 3rd last strides (op 7-1)

5⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [6]	3. The Winged Assasin (USA) 8/1 Ian Mongan John Akehurst	Ian Mongan John Akehurst	3	94	75	72	73	–
b c Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) - Gran Dama (USA) (Rahy)
Held up in touch, hard ridden and unable to quicken 3f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never troubled leaders (op 9-1)

6⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [6¾]	18. Mr Freddy (IRE) 15/2 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	84	61	58	60	–
b g Intikhab (USA) - Bubble N Squeak (IRE) (Catrail)
Towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on under pressure and staying on finish but never troubled leaders (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 4½ [11¼]	9. Jacobite Prince (IRE) 33/1 Liam Jones Mark H Tompkins	Liam Jones Mark H Tompkins	3	813	70	57	56	–
b g Chevalier (IRE) - Kind Gesture (IRE) (Alzao)
Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, came wide over 4f out, headway 3f out, soon no impression, hung left final furlong (op 50-1)

8⁽²⁰⁾ 1¾ [13]	6. Young Dottie 16/1 J F Egan Pat Phelan	J F Egan Pat Phelan	3	93	74	57	56	–
b f Desert Sun - Auntie Dot Com (Tagula)
Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, not pace of winner 3f out, chased winner 2f out until over 1f out, weakened (op 25-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 1 [14]	17. Highland River 11/1 Alan Munro David Elsworth	Alan Munro David Elsworth	3	86	63	44	43	–
b g Indian Creek - Bee One (IRE) (Catrail)
Always in midfield, ridden and no progress final 3f (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [14¾]	15. Sairaam (IRE) 14/1 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	3	88	65	44	43	–
b f Marju (IRE) - Sayedati Eljamilah (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Always behind, no chance final 3f, some modest late headway

11⁽¹⁾ 3½ [18¼]	8. Motor Home 8/1 William Buick Andrew Balding	William Buick Andrew Balding	3	813	70	41	40	–
b g Tobougg (IRE) - Desert Dawn I (Belfort)
Led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon outpaced by winner, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong (tchd 7-1)

12⁽¹⁹⁾ shd [18¼]	10. Evening Sunset (GER) 16/1 Eddie Creighton Mick Channon	Eddie Creighton Mick Channon	3	811	68	39	38	–
b f Dansili - Evening Promise (Aragon)
Steadied and dropped in behind after start, always behind, never a factor (op 20-1)

13⁽⁸⁾ 1 [19¼]	12. Pokfulham (IRE) 40/1 Martin Lane ⁵ Alan Jarvis	Martin Lane ⁵ Alan Jarvis	3	85	67	35	34	–
b g Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Marjinal (Marju)
Chased leaders, pushed along 6f out, driven over 3f out, soon struggling, no chance final 2f (op 66-1)

14⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¾ [21]	11. Ymir 66/1 Paul Doe Michael Attwater	Paul Doe Michael Attwater	3	810	67	31	30	–
b c Zaha (CAN) - Anastasia Venture (Lion Cavern)
Held up in midfield, ridden 3f out, soon weakened and behind (jockey said colt was unsuited by the track)

15⁽⁵⁾ 1 [22]	20. Itainteasybeingme 25/1 Louis-Philippe Beuzelin ⁵ Jim Boyle	Louis-Philippe Beuzelin ⁵ Jim Boyle	3	713 2	61	23	22	–
ch g Lucky Story (USA) - Concubine (IRE) (Danehill)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, lost touch over 3f out (op 33-1)

16⁽³⁾ ½ [22½]	19. Oisin's Boy 40/1 Nicky Mackay Jim Boyle	Nicky Mackay Jim Boyle	3	84 2 p	61	22	21	–
b g Catcher In The Rye (IRE) - Red Storm (Dancing Spree)
Held up towards rear, lost touch and no chance final 3f

17⁽¹³⁾ 5 [27½]	16. Daily Double 33/1 Chris Catlin Dean Ivory	Chris Catlin Dean Ivory	3	88	65	14	13	–
gr g Needwood Blade - Coffee To Go (Environment Friend)
Held up in last place, lost touch over 3f out (op 25-1)

18⁽¹⁸⁾ 1¾ [29¼]	14. Hector Spectre (IRE) 16/1 Ted Durcan Brian Meehan	Ted Durcan Brian Meehan	3	89	66	10	10	–
gr c Verglas (IRE) - Halicardia (Halling)
Held up in midfield on outer, ridden and beaten over 3f out, well behind and eased final furlong (op 22-1 tchd 25-1)

18 ran Off time: 5:29:00 Winning time: 1m 46.20s (slow by 3.60s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Roar Of Applause (self certificate), Rose Cheval (vet's certificate)
1st owner: S J McCay (River Captain) 1st breeder: Sean Finnegan
2nd owner: John Tobin, Ian Higginson & Fergus Carey (Wilbury Star)
3rd owner: C L A Edginton (Midnight In May)
Tote win: £10.80 PL: £2.60 £2.90 £3.10 Ex: £74.30 CSF: £103.13 Tricast: £884.36
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £107.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £124,772.04. 849.60 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £7.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £7,024.76. 681.20 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 45 (33%) M [7-14] 59 (32%) H [15-20] 46 (35%)

5:25 Epsom 22 Apr 2009

Troy O'Connor Memorial Handicap