Full Result 8.15 Hamilton | 18 July 2003

Velvet Handicap (For The Tennent Trophy) Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m5f9yds) 1m5f OMS Good To Firm

1st £10,478 2nd £3,224 3rd £1,612 4th £806

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Coolbythepool 11/8F Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	92 6	76	40	88	–
b c Bijou D'Inde - Alchi (USA) (Alleged)
Set steady pace, made all, clear over 1f out, eased well inside final furlong (op 6-4 tchd 13-8 in places)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¼	5. Gargoyle Girl 6/1 Robert Winston Jim Goldie	Robert Winston Jim Goldie	6	90 6	61	22	66	–
b m Be My Chief (USA) - May Hills Legacy (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, rallied over 1f out, no chance with winner (op 5-1)

3⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [3]	7. Fight The Feeling 8/1 Dean Mernagh James Unett	Dean Mernagh James Unett	5	86	53	–	56	–
ch g Beveled (USA) - Alvecote Lady (Touching Wood)
Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, no impression (tchd 9-1 in places)

4⁽²⁾ 3½ [6½]	8. Howards Dream (IRE) 16/1 John McAuley Donal Nolan	John McAuley Donal Nolan	5	713 6 t	46	–	44	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Keiko (Generous)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, not pace to challenge (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

5⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [7¼]	2. Romil Star (GER) 25/1 John Carroll Robert Wylie	John Carroll Robert Wylie	6	96	67	15	64	–
b g Chief's Crown (USA) - Romelia (USA) (Woodman)
Close up until ridden and outpaced over 2f out (op 20-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1 [8¼]	6. Opportune (GER) 9/2 Mark Flynn ⁷ Mark Brisbourne	Mark Flynn ⁷ Mark Brisbourne	8	82 6	56	–	51	–
br g Shirley Heights - On The Tiles (IRE) (Thatch)
Held up in touch, steady headway to chase leaders over 3f out, outpaced well over 1f out (op 4-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [10]	1. Golden Boot 5/1 Kevin Darley Alan Bailey	Kevin Darley Alan Bailey	4	910 p	71	13	64	–
ch g Unfuwain (USA) - Sports Delight (Star Appeal)
Prominent, steady headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out (jockey said gelding hung right all the way up the straight) (op 6-1 tchd 13-2 in places)

7 ran Off time: 8:15:00 Winning time: 2m 55.38s (slow by 8.78s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Kid'Z'Play (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: J S Morrison (Coolbythepool) 1st breeder: Baldernock Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs C Brown (Gargoyle Girl)
3rd owner: T Morning (Fight The Feeling)
Tote win: £1.90 PL: £1.40 £2.10 Ex: £9.10 CSF: £9.68 Tricast: £46.41

8:15 Hamilton 18 Jul 2003

Velvet Handicap (For The Tennent Trophy) Class D