Full Result 2.35 Haydock | 4 June 2005

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(Class 3) (0-90, 4yo+) (2m45yds) 2m OMS Good

1st £12,539.60 2nd £4,756.40 3rd £2,378.20 4th £1,081 5th £540.50 6th £324.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	9. Golden Quest 20/1 Greg Fairley ⁷ Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley ⁷ Mark Johnston	4	88	83	76	92	–
ch g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Souk (IRE) (Ahonoora)
In touch, effort over 4f out, switched right 3f out, led over 1f out, stayed on strongly, readily (trainer's representative had no explanation for the improved form shown) (tchd 25-1)

2⁽³⁾ 2½	6. Dr Sharp (IRE) 5/1J Robert Winston Tom Tate	Robert Winston Tom Tate	5	95	86	76	92	–
ch g Dr Devious (IRE) - Stoned Imaculate (IRE) (Durgam)
With leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on well (tchd 11-2)

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [2¾]	2. Contact Dancer (IRE) 5/1J Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	6	99	90	80	96	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Rain Queen (Rainbow Quest)
In rear division, headway on inner over 4f out, stayed on well final 2f

4⁽²⁾ 2½ [5¼]	14. Nessen Dorma (IRE) 18/1 Tony Culhane James Given	Tony Culhane James Given	4	812 v	80	66	83	–
b g Entrepreneur - Goldilocks (IRE) (Caerleon)
Tracked leaders, kept on same pace final 2f (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [7¾]	11. Malarkey 8/1 Neil Callan Stef Higgins	Neil Callan Stef Higgins	8	813	80	63	80	–
b g Mukaddamah (USA) - Malwiya (USA) (Shahrastani)
Held up and behind, headway 4f out, one pace final 2f (tchd 9-1)

6⁽¹⁴⁾ 4 [11¾]	16. Historic Place (USA) 20/1 Richard Thomas ³ Jonathan Geake	Richard Thomas ³ Jonathan Geake	5	85	75	53	70	–
b g Dynaformer (USA) - Captive Island (IRE) (Northfields)
Mid-division, headway on outer over 3f out, one pace final 2f (op 16-1 tchd 22-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ ½ [12¼]	10. High Point I (IRE) 11/1 Simon Whitworth Gerry Enright	Simon Whitworth Gerry Enright	7	813	80	58	75	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Top Lady (IRE) (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders, hampered 3f out, weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding lost a near foreshoe) (op 8-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [17¼]	3. It's The Limit (USA) 13/2 Kerrin McEvoy Amanda Perrett	Kerrin McEvoy Amanda Perrett	6	99	90	61	79	–
b g Boundary (USA) - Beside (USA) (Sportin' Life)
Chased leaders, one pace when slightly hampered 3f out (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 1 [18¼]	8. Trance I (IRE) 11/2 Willie Supple David Barron	Willie Supple David Barron	5	92	83	53	70	–
ch g Bahhare (USA) - Lady Of Dreams (IRE) (Prince Rupert)
Held up towards rear, driven along over 4f out, headway over 3f out, never near leaders (op 6-1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [19¾]	15. Absolutelythebest (IRE) 25/1 Ben Swarbrick ⁵ John O'Shea	Ben Swarbrick ⁵ John O'Shea	4	84	77	45	63	–
b c Anabaa (USA) - Recherchee (Rainbow Quest)
Held up and behind, headway on outside over 3f out, never reached leaders (op 20-1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 7 [26¾]	17. Sharadi (IRE) 20/1 Philip Robinson V Smith	Philip Robinson V Smith	4	87 v¹	75	34	52	–
b g Desert Sun - Sharadiya (IRE) (Akarad)
Took keen hold, led until over 2f out, lost place over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran very keenly in a first-time visor)

12⁽⁹⁾ 5 [31¾]	1. Strength 'n Honour I 50/1 J-P Guillambert C A Cyzer	J-P Guillambert C A Cyzer	5	99	90	43	61	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Seasonal Splendour (IRE) (Prince Rupert)
In touch, effort when hampered 3f out, soon beaten

13⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [32]	13. Nowell House 50/1 Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	9	812	79	31	50	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Langtry Lady (Pas De Seul)
Held up in rear, effort on outer over 3f out, soon weakened (op 33-1)

14⁽¹³⁾ 3½ [35½]	12. Random Quest 16/1 David Kinsella Bernard Llewellyn	David Kinsella Bernard Llewellyn	7	813	80	28	47	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Anne BonnyI (Ajdal)
Started slowly, headway 7f out, soon chasing leaders, lost place 3f out

15⁽¹⁷⁾ 3½ [39]	5. Fortune Island (IRE) 25/1 Paul Hanagan M C Pipe	Paul Hanagan M C Pipe	6	95 tv	86	29	49	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Blue Kestrel (IRE) (Bluebird)
Mid-division, headway and prominent 7f out, lost place over 3f out

16⁽¹⁵⁾ 29 [68]	4. Almutasader 50/1 Vince Slattery Jim Old	Vince Slattery Jim Old	5	97	88	–	16	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Dreamawhile (Known Fact)
In rear division, behind final 4f, tailed off (op 40-1)

16 ran Off time: 2:42:00 Winning time: 3m 36.28s (slow by 15.28s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Anousa (transport problems)
1st owner: Syndicate 2002 (Golden Quest) 1st breeder: Fittocks Stud
2nd owner: The Ivy Syndicate (Dr Sharp)
3rd owner: Michael H Watt (Contact Dancer)
Tote win: £31.80 PL: £6.60 £1.90 £1.40 Ex: £214.50 CSF: £107.46 Tricast: £590.46
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 92 (40%) M [6-11] 45 (45%) H [13-17] 13 (15%)

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