Full Result 3.00 Epsom | 11 September 2014

Merland Rise Handicap

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

1st £5,175.20 2nd £1,540 3rd £769.60 4th £384.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	2. Gratzie 6/1 Charles Bishop ³ Mick Channon	Charles Bishop ³ Mick Channon	3	93	73	77	84	–
b f Three Valleys (USA) - La Gazzetta (IRE) (Rossini)
In touch in midfield, headway to chase leaders 5f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on and always holding on towards finish, ridden out (op 7/1)

2⁽¹⁾ ½	6. Inspector Norse 7/2F Pat Dobbs Sylvester Kirk	Pat Dobbs Sylvester Kirk	3	93	70	72	80	–
b c Norse Dancer (IRE) - Indiana Blues (Indian Ridge)
Chased leader until 3f out, 3rd and outpaced under pressure over 1f out, chased clear winner 1f out, kept on steadily inside final furlong, never quite getting to winner (op 4/1)

3⁽²⁾ 3½ [4]	8. Sixties Love 25/1 Steve Drowne Simon Dow	Steve Drowne Simon Dow	3	90	67	58	69	–
b f Sixties Icon - Love Always (Piccolo)
Steadied start, held up off the pace in last trio, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never troubled leaders

4⁽⁴⁾ hd [4¼]	5. Rizal Park (IRE) 8/1 Thomas Brown ³ Andrew Balding	Thomas Brown ³ Andrew Balding	3	90 h	70	60	71	–
b g Amadeus Wolf - Imelda (USA) (Manila)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on same pace and no threat to leaders after, went 3rd final 75yds until towards finish

5⁽⁷⁾ 3 [7¼]	7. Spreadable (IRE) 12/1 Jack Mitchell Nick Littmoden	Jack Mitchell Nick Littmoden	3	90	67	48	62	–
br g Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) - Spring View (Fantastic Light)
Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon no extra and beaten 3rd 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 14/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [9¾]	11. Tete Orange 6/1 Pat Cosgrave Stuart Williams	Pat Cosgrave Stuart Williams	3	811	64	37	55	–
ch f Pastoral Pursuits - Imperialistic (IRE) (Imperial Ballet)
In touch in midfield, effort but unbalanced and not handling track 2f out, no progress and hung left to inner rail over 1f out, well held after (op 9/1)

7⁽³⁾ ½ [10¼]	10. Victory Rich (IRE) 66/1 Graham Lee Henry Tett	Graham Lee Henry Tett	3	812	65	36	53	–
b g Kheleyf (USA) - Imperial Graf (USA) (Blushing John)
Held up off the pace in last pair, ridden 3f out, modest headway inside final furlong, never dangerous (op 50/1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 2¼ [12½]	1. Lady Sparkler (IRE) 4/1 Louis Steward ⁵ Roger Varian	Louis Steward ⁵ Roger Varian	3	92	74	38	57	–
b f Tamayuz - Capote West (USA) (Capote)
Held up in last trio, effort under pressure in 6th over 2f out, no impression, weakened over 1f out (op 7/2 tchd 3/1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [15]	3. Approach The West (IRE) 7/1 Kieren Fallon James Tate	Kieren Fallon James Tate	3	96 p	73	29	50	–
b f New Approach (IRE) - Damsel (Danzero)
Held up off the pace in last trio, ridden 3f out, no headway, never dangerous (op 6/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:05:43 Winning time: 1m 45.20s (slow by 2.60s) Total SP: 108%
Non-runners: Rolling Dice (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls), Tiptree Lace (unsuitable ground)
Rule 4: Rolling Dice was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 8-1. Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound.
1st owner: C Corbett, David Hudd, Chris Wright (Gratzie) 1st breeder: John Troy & Robert Levitt
2nd owner: J C Smith (Inspector Norse)
3rd owner: T Staplehurst (Sixties Love)
Tote win: £5.90 PL: £1.70 £1.10 £6.90 Ex: £24.20 CSF: £23.19 Tricast: £359.61 Trifecta: £481.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 60 (26%) M [4-6] 33 (35%) H [7-9] 57 (39%)

3:00 Epsom 11 Sep 2014

Merland Rise Handicap