Full Result 3.20 Epsom | 8 September 2010

Ashtead Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo) (1m4f6yds) 1m4f Good

1st £5,828.40 2nd £1,734.30 3rd £866.70 4th £432.90

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	1. Epic I (IRE) 7/2 Kieren Fallon Mark Johnston	Kieren Fallon Mark Johnston	3	94 b	80	68	89	–
b g Celtic Swing - Needwood Epic (Midyan)
Chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, pushed along to lead and race against stands' rail over 3f out, raced idly and ridden along well over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, eased near finish, comfortably (op 11/4 tchd 5/2)

2⁽⁶⁾ 1¼	4. First Fandango 10/1 Eddie Ahern J W Hills	Eddie Ahern J W Hills	3	90	76	62	81	–
b c Hernando (FR) - First Fantasy (Be My Chief)
Steadied start, held up in touch in rear, not clear run and switching left 2f out, switched further left and headway under pressure over 1f out, went 2nd final 100yds, no threat to winner (op 9/1 tchd 11/1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1 [2¼]	5. Argaum (IRE) 100/30 John Fahy ⁵ Walter Swinburn	John Fahy ⁵ Walter Swinburn	3	86	73	58	76	–
ch c Medicean - Poppy Carew (IRE) (Danehill)
Led, headed over 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken entering final 2f, stayed on same pace after and beaten just inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 100yds (op 4/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2¾]	2. Heart Of Hearts 9/4F Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	3	93	79	63	82	–
b f Oasis Dream - Shirley Valentine (Shirley Heights)
In touch, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, chased leading pair but not much room entering final 2f, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 3/1)

5⁽²⁾ 7 [9¾]	3. Goldtrek (USA) 7/1 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	3	93	79	51	71	–
b f Medallist (USA) - Traipse (USA) (Digression)
Chased leader until over 4f out, ridden and unable to quicken 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 13/2)

6⁽³⁾ ½ [10¼]	6. Eltheeb 12/1 Tadhg O'Shea John Dunlop	Tadhg O'Shea John Dunlop	3	811	73	44	64	–
gr c Red Ransom (USA) - Snowdrops (Gulch)
Held up in touch towards rear, ridden and no progress entering 3f out, well beaten well over 1f out (op 14/1)

7⁽¹⁾ shd [10¼]	7. Lauberhorn 16/1 Seb Sanders Eve Johnson Houghton	Seb Sanders Eve Johnson Houghton	3	810	72	43	62	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Ski Run (Petoski)
In touch in midfield, ridden and unable to quicken entering final 3f, driven and weakened 2f out

7 ran Off time: 3:22:00 Winning time: 2m 42.80s (slow by 7.20s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Racegoers Club Owners Group (Epic I) 1st breeder: P D Savill
2nd owner: Nick Hubbard & Richard Tufft (First Fandango)
3rd owner: P W Harris (Argaum)
Tote win: £4.40 PL: £1.20 £4.60 Ex: £26.50 CSF: £34.85

3:20 Epsom 8 Sep 2010

Ashtead Handicap