Full Result 2.40 Newmarket (July) | 20 June 2009

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(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 6f omsJly Good To Firm

1st £6,476 2nd £1,927 3rd £963 4th £481

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	6. River Kirov (IRE) 16/1 Michael Hills Michael Wigham	Michael Hills Michael Wigham	6	99	75	53	82	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Night Shifter (IRE) (Night Shift)
Led 5f out, ridden and hung left final furlong, just held on (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding appeared to benefit from being ridden prominently throughout.)

2⁽¹⁾ nse	3. Baunagain (IRE) 6/1 Adrian McCarthy Peter Chapple-Hyam	Adrian McCarthy Peter Chapple-Hyam	4	912	78	55	85	–
b g No Excuse Needed - Manuka Honey (Mystiko)
Held up, pulled hard, not clear run over 1f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, just failed (op 17-2 tchd 9-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ ½ [½]	1. Artistic License (IRE) 4/1F Darryll Holland Mick Channon	Darryll Holland Mick Channon	4	102	82	58	87	–
b f Chevalier (IRE) - Alexander Eliott (IRE) (Night Shift)
Prominent, ridden and switched left 1f out, ran on well (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [1]	11. Tudor Prince (IRE) 9/1 Tolley Dean Tony Carroll	Tolley Dean Tony Carroll	5	93	69	43	73	–
bb g Cape Cross (IRE) - Savona (IRE) (Cyrano De Bergerac)
Tracked leaders, pulled hard, ridden over 1f out, ran on (op 10-1)

5⁽²⁾ ½ [1½]	8. Elijah Pepper (USA) 9/2 Dean Heslop ⁵ David Barron	Dean Heslop ⁵ David Barron	4	813	70	43	72	–
ch g Crafty Prospector (USA) - Dovie Dee (USA) (Housebuster)
Awkward leaving stalls, soon pushed along in rear, ridden over 2f out, not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, ran on well, not reach leaders (op 11-2)

6⁽¹⁵⁾ shd [1¾]	7. Tyfos 9/1 Tom McLaughlin Mark Brisbourne	Tom McLaughlin Mark Brisbourne	4	97	73	46	75	–
b g Bertolini (USA) - Warminghamsharpish (Nalchik)
Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op 7-1)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [2¼]	5. Bahamian Lad 16/1 Ted Durcan Reg Hollinshead	Ted Durcan Reg Hollinshead	4	910	76	47	76	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Danehill Princess (IRE) (Danehill)
Led 1f, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

8⁽¹³⁾ nk [2½]	10. Resplendent Alpha 8/1 Jimmy Quinn Paul Howling	Jimmy Quinn Paul Howling	5	94	70	40	69	–
ch g Best Of The Bests (IRE) - Sunley Scent (Wolfhound)
Held up, raced keenly, shaken up over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ shd [2½]	9. Gold Express 5/1 Shane Kelly P O'Gorman	Shane Kelly P O'Gorman	6	94	70	40	69	–
b g Observatory (USA) - Vanishing Point I (USA) (Caller I.D.)
Held up, pulled hard, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 11-2)

10⁽¹²⁾ 3 [5½]	13. Joyeaux 25/1 Robert Havlin Ollie Pears	Robert Havlin Ollie Pears	7	812	64	25	53	–
b m Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Divine Secret (Hernando)
Held up, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 20-1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [8]	12. Commander Wish 16/1 Jamie Hamblett ⁵ Lucinda Featherstone	Jamie Hamblett ⁵ Lucinda Featherstone	6	810 p	67	20	48	–
ch g Arkadian Hero (USA) - Flighty Dancer (Pivotal)
Prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 10-1)

11 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 1m 12.48s (slow by 2.08s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Jake The Snake (unsuitable ground), Loose Caboose (unsuitable ground), The Happy Hammer (unsuitable ground), Vintage (self certificate)
1st owner: A Darke T Matthews M Wigham (River Kirov) 1st breeder: Kildaragh Stud
2nd owner: P Ransley (Baunagain)
3rd owner: Wood Street Syndicate IV (Artistic License)
Tote win: £15.60 PL: £4.10 £2.90 £1.90 Ex: £134.30 CSF: £112.93 Tricast: £471.53
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 83 (51%) M [9-11] 44 (24%) H [12-15] 23 (25%)

2:40 Newmarket (July) 20 Jun 2009

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