Full Result 7.30 Haydock | 2 July 2004

Merchant Rentals plc Claiming Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3-4yo) (1m2f120yds) 1m2½f OMS Good

1st £7,832.50 2nd £2,410 3rd £1,205 4th £602.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	5. Jimmy Byrne (IRE) 5/1 Steve Drowne Brian Ellison	Steve Drowne Brian Ellison	4	96	67	75	63	–
ch g Red Sunset - Persian Sally (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left, pushed out (tchd 9-2)

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¼	1. Allied Victory I (USA) 10/1 Johnny Murtagh Eric Alston	Johnny Murtagh Eric Alston	4	100	69	81	69	–
b c Red Ransom (USA) - Coral Dance (FR) (Green Dancer)
Raced keenly, prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong (op 12-1)

3⁽¹⁾ nk [1½]	3. Tagula Blue (IRE) 16/1 Dean McKeown Jeremy Glover	Dean McKeown Jeremy Glover	4	97 tb¹	78	73	61	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Palace Blue (IRE) (Dara Monarch)
Reluctant to race and started very slowly, pulled hard, held up, headway when bumped over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on under pressure (op 14-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [1¾]	8. Ile Facile (IRE) 5/2J Tom Queally ³ Nick Littmoden	Tom Queally ³ Nick Littmoden	3	87	69	73	62	–
b c Turtle Island (IRE) - Easy Pop (IRE) (Shernazar)
Prominent, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon not much room, no extra inside final furlong (op 9-4 tchd 3-1)

5⁽²⁾ 5 [6¾]	7. Go Solo 5/2J Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	812	77	66	55	–
b c Primo Dominie - Taza (Persian Bold)
Held up in touch, lost place over 3f out, ridden when not much room and hampered over 2f out, no danger after (jockey said colt suffered interference) (op 2-1 tchd 11-4 in a place)

6⁽⁷⁾ nk [7¼]	9. Charlie George 80/1 Duran Fentiman ⁷ P Monteith	Duran Fentiman ⁷ P Monteith	3	81	–	62	51	–
ch g Idris (IRE) - Faithful Beauty (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Started slowly, behind, ridden and headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong (op 66-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ shd [7¼]	2. Nopekan (IRE) 9/2 Phillip Makin ⁵ Mrs K Waldron	Phillip Makin ⁵ Mrs K Waldron	4	97	89	67	57	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Giadamar (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Midfield, ridden 3f out, no impression (op 8-1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [7½]	10. Hollywood Critic I (USA) 50/1 Gavin Faulkner P Monteith	Gavin Faulkner P Monteith	3	88	–	61	50	–
b g Theatrical (IRE) - Lyphard's Starlite (USA) (Lyphard)
Held up, headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁶⁾ 14 [21½]	6. Red Mountain 50/1 Lee Enstone ³ D W Barker	Lee Enstone ³ D W Barker	3	813	–	42	34	–
b c Unfuwain (USA) - Red Cascade (IRE) (Danehill)
Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened

9 ran Off time: 7:32:00 Winning time: 2m 18.12s (slow by 7.12s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Wake (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Keith Middleton (Jimmy Byrne) 1st breeder: Austin Well Stud
2nd owner: Honest Traders (Allied Victory I)
3rd owner: Boston R S Ian Bennett (Tagula Blue)
Tote win: £6.80 PL: £1.70 £2.30 £3.70 Ex: £71 CSF: £50.88
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 43 (47%) M [5-7] 47 (11%) H [8-10] 60 (42%)

7:30 Haydock 2 Jul 2004

Merchant Rentals plc Claiming Stakes Class D