Full Result 2.10 Epsom | 5 June 2009

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(Class 2) (0-105, 4yo+) (1m113yds) 1m½f Good

1st £18,693 2nd £5,598 3rd £2,799 4th £1,401 5th £699 6th £351

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	6. Tartan Gigha (IRE) 9/2 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	4	87	88	76	97	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - High Standard (Kris)
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, sustained effort to lead final 100yds, stayed on well (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that he had no explanation for the gelding's last run but had allowed it to freshen up.) (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

2⁽³⁾ 2¼	2. Plum Pudding (IRE) 7/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	6	910	105	88	109	–
b g Elnadim (USA) - Karayb (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Led, ridden over 2f out, driven entering final furlong, headed final 100yds, weakened towards finish (op 11-2 tchd 15-2 and 8-1 in places)

3⁽⁸⁾ nk [2½]	1. Philario (IRE) 3/1F Martin Lane ⁵ K R Burke	Martin Lane ⁵ K R Burke	4	95	105	87	108	–
ch c Captain Rio - Salva (Grand Lodge)
Chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken under pressure 2f out, kept on same pace after (op 10-3 tchd 11-4)

4⁽⁶⁾ ½ [3]	3. Royal Power (IRE) 10/1 Tony Culhane David Nicholls	Tony Culhane David Nicholls	6	90	95	76	97	–
b g Xaar - Magic Touch (Fairy King)
Took keen hold, held up in midfield, ridden and effort to chase leaders just over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 1 [4]	8. Intabih (USA) 25/1 Louis-Philippe Beuzelin ⁵ Clive Brittain	Louis-Philippe Beuzelin ⁵ Clive Brittain	4	80 1	86	65	86	–
bb c More Than Ready (USA) - Lookaway Dixieland (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Chased leaders, ridden and struggling 3f out, kept on same pace after (op 20-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 3¼ [7¼]	9. More Time Tim (IRE) 8/1 Martin Dwyer Jim Boyle	Martin Dwyer Jim Boyle	4	85 2	86	58	78	–
b g Namid - Lady Nasrana (FR) (Al Nasr)
Took keen hold, held up in last pair, ridden and effort well over 2f out, no headway final 2f (op 10-1)

7⁽²⁾ 1½ [8¾]	4. Bencoolen (IRE) 9/2 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	4	89	90	59	79	–
b g Daylami (IRE) - Jakarta (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and no headway 3f out (op 7-2)

8⁽⁹⁾ 2¾ [11½]	5. South Cape 9/1 Richard Mullen Gary Moore	Richard Mullen Gary Moore	6	87	88	50	71	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Aunt Ruby (USA) (Rubiano)
Steadied start, held up towards rear, ridden and some headway 3f out, soon weakened (tchd 8-1 and 10-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 10 [21½]	7. Capable Guest (IRE) 14/1 Sam Hitchcott Mick Channon	Sam Hitchcott Mick Channon	7	86 v	87	27	47	–
bb g Cape Cross (IRE) - Alexander Confranc (IRE) (Magical Wonder)
Dwelt, soon ridden along in midfield, ridden and weakened 3f out, eased inside final furlong (op 16-1 tchd 12-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:12:00 Winning time: 1m 44.01s (slow by 1.41s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Mrs I Bird (Tartan Gigha) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: Hyde Sporting Promotions Limited (Plum Pudding)
3rd owner: Philip Richards (Philario)
Tote win: £5.80 PL: £2 £1.60 £1.50 Ex: £36.40 CSF: £35.63 Tricast: £108.82 Trifecta: £71.60 Pool: 959.06 - 9.90 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 73 (43%) M [4-6] 50 (21%) H [7-9] 27 (36%)

2:10 Epsom 5 Jun 2009

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