Full Result 8.30 Hamilton | 18 July 2008

John Smith's Stayers Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m5f9yds) 1m5f OMS Good

1st £7,447.40 2nd £2,216.05 3rd £1,107.45 4th £553.15

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	6. Always Bold (IRE) 8/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	89	79	91	93	–
ch c King's Best (USA) - Tarakana (USA) (Shahrastani)
Chased leaders, led 3f out, stayed on strongly (op 9-1)

2⁽²⁾ 4	3. Gordonsville 3/1J Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	5	94	75	81	83	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Kimba (USA) (Kris S)
Held up, steady headway 4f out, chasing winner when ridden and hung right over 1f out, not run on (tchd 5-2)

3⁽³⁾ 15 [19]	5. Nero West (FR) 4/1 Paul Fessey Linda Perratt	Paul Fessey Linda Perratt	7	93 6 b	74	56	60	–
ch g Pelder (IRE) - West River (USA) (Gone West)
Led after 3f to 3f out, soon outpaced (op 10-3 tchd 9-2)

4⁽⁶⁾ 2 [21]	4. Sin City 3/1J Jamie Moriarty ³ Richard Fahey	Jamie Moriarty ³ Richard Fahey	5	91	75	54	58	–
b g Sinndar (IRE) - Turn Of A Century (Halling)
Prominent, driven over 3f out, soon weakened (tchd 10-3 tchd 7-2 in places)

5⁽¹⁾ 26 [47]	2. Red Wine 9/1 Emmet McNamara ⁷ Alan McCabe	Emmet McNamara ⁷ Alan McCabe	9	90	78	15	22	–
b g Hamas (IRE) - Red Bouquet (Reference Point)
Held up, steady headway 4f out, weakened 3f out (op 14-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 73 [120]	1. Dawn Sky 100/30 Seb Sanders David Lanigan	Seb Sanders David Lanigan	4	100 b	85	–	–	–
b g Fantastic Light (USA) - Zacheta (Polish Precedent)
Led 3f, close up until weakened from 4f out, virtually pulled up (jockey said gelding lost its action but returned sound) (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)