Full Result 4.35 Hamilton | 17 July 2008

Dorothy And Arthur Balding Stakes (Handicap)

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (6f5yds) 6f OMS Good

1st £4,533.20 2nd £1,348.90 3rd £674.10 4th £336.70

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	2. Grazeon Gold Blend 5/2F Robert Winston John Quinn	Robert Winston John Quinn	5	99	72	66	85	–
ch g Paris House - Thalya (Crofthall)
Took keen hold, held up in touch, headway over 1f out, edged left and led well inside final furlong, driven out (op 9-4 tchd 11-4)

2⁽²⁾ 1	7. Steel City Boy (IRE) 15/2 Ann Stokell ⁵ Ann Stokell	Ann Stokell ⁵ Ann Stokell	5	88 6	62	53	72	–
b g Bold Fact (USA) - Balgren (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Led and soon crossed over to stands' rail, headed well inside final furlong, ran on (op 7-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1 [2]	3. Katie Boo (IRE) 8/1 Fergal Lynch Alan Berry	Fergal Lynch Alan Berry	6	97	70	58	77	–
br m Namid - Misty Peak (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
In touch, effort and switched right over 1f out, checked inside final furlong, ran on (op 9-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [2¼]	5. Heureux (USA) 6/1 Seb Sanders Howard Johnson	Seb Sanders Howard Johnson	5	92 b	65	52	71	–
b h Stravinsky (USA) - Storm West (USA) (Gone West)
Held up inside, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression (op 8-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [2½]	4. Opal Noir 14/1 Neil Brown ³ Linda Perratt	Neil Brown ³ Linda Perratt	4	90	66	52	71	–
b g Lujain (USA) - Wrong Bride (Reprimand)
Prominent, driven over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong (op 16-1)

6⁽¹⁾ nk [3]	8. Optical Illusion (USA) 4/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	4	811	60	45	67	–
b g Theatrical (IRE) - Paradise River (USA) (Irish River)
Close up, driven and outpaced well over 1f out, rallying when hampered and snatched up inside final furlong, not recover (op 9-2 tchd 7-1 in places)

7⁽³⁾ ½ [3½]	1. Westport 6/1 Campbell Gillies ⁷ Kevin Ryan	Campbell Gillies ⁷ Kevin Ryan	5	95	75	58	77	–
b g Xaar - Connemara (IRE) (Mujadil)
Close up, effort and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 11-2 tchd 5-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 2¼ [5¾]	9. Botham (USA) 8/1 Paul Fessey Jim Goldie	Paul Fessey Jim Goldie	4	87 2	56	33	51	–
bb g Cryptoclearance (USA) - Oval (USA) (Kris S)
Behind and soon pushed along, never reached leaders (op 11-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 2 [7¾]	6. Bon News (IRE) 25/1 Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	4	813	62	32	51	–
ch f Spectrum (IRE) - Princess Nutley (IRE) (Mujtahid)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, never on terms

9 ran Off time: 4:35:00 Winning time: 1m 12.41s (slow by 2.81s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: J R Rowbottom (Grazeon Gold Blend) 1st breeder: Mrs E McKee
2nd owner: J Medley (Steel City Boy)
3rd owner: The Early Doors Partnership (Katie Boo)
Tote win: £3 PL: £1.20 £3 £3.30 Ex: £27.30 CSF: £23.48 Tricast: £137.64
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 47 (38%) M [4-6] 66 (36%) H [7-9] 37 (26%)

4:35 Hamilton 17 Jul 2008

Dorothy And Arthur Balding Stakes (Handicap)