Full Result 4.50 Haydock | 8 June 2006

Blackpool Tower & Circus Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (1m2f120yds) 1m2½f OMS Good To Firm

1st £6,477 2nd £1,927 3rd £963 4th £481

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	16. Trouble Mountain (USA) 9/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	9	84 t	66	78	78	–
br g Mt. Livermore (USA) - Trouble Free (USA) (Nodouble)
In rear-division, pushed along 5f out, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish (op 8-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	13. Brief Goodbye 25/1 Micky Fenton John Berry	Micky Fenton John Berry	6	811	73	84	84	–
b g Slip Anchor - Queen Of Silk (IRE) (Brief Truce)
In rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, led well inside final furlong, headed towards finish (op 20-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ 2 [2¼]	8. Dragon Slayer (IRE) 10/1 T Quinn Michael Attwater	T Quinn Michael Attwater	4	91	77	85	84	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Arandora Star (USA) (Sagace)
Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra towards finish (op 11-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [2½]	17. Oddsmaker (IRE) 66/1 Franny Norton Maurice Barnes	Franny Norton Maurice Barnes	5	82 7 t	64	71	71	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Archipova (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Midfield, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

5⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [4¼]	9. Little Jimbob 11/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	5	90	76	80	80	–
b g Desert Story (IRE) - Artistic Licence (High Top)
Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra (op 10-1)

6⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [4¾]	10. Motafarred (IRE) 50/1 Neil Callan Micky Hammond	Neil Callan Micky Hammond	4	813	75	78	78	–
ch g Machiavellian (USA) - Thurayya (Nashwan)
Prominent, ridden and every chance well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 33-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [7¼]	11. Lucayan Dancer 25/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	6	813	75	74	74	–
b g Zieten (USA) - Tittle Tattle (IRE) (Soviet Lad)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

8⁽¹²⁾ nk [7½]	15. Mr Aitch (IRE) 33/1 J F Egan Richard Phillips	J F Egan Richard Phillips	4	88	70	68	68	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Welsh Mist (Damister)
In rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders

9⁽¹⁾ hd [7¾]	4. Rawdon (IRE) 20/1 Hayley Turner Michael Bell	Hayley Turner Michael Bell	5	97 v	83	81	81	–
b g Singspiel (IRE) - Rebecca Sharp (Machiavellian)
In touch, ridden 4f out, one pace final 2f

10⁽¹⁶⁾ 1½ [9¼]	1. Yakimov (USA) 20/1 Vince Slattery D J Wintle	Vince Slattery D J Wintle	7	97	83	78	78	–
ch g Affirmed (USA) - Ballet Troupe (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up, ridden over 4f out, no impression

11⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [10]	6. Shape Up (IRE) 25/1 David Allan Ray Craggs	David Allan Ray Craggs	6	92 b	78	72	72	–
b g Octagonal (NZ) - Bint Kaldoun (IRE) (Kaldoun)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 22-1)

12⁽³⁾ 1½ [11½]	3. Pevensey (IRE) 12/1 Shane Kelly Mark Buckley	Shane Kelly Mark Buckley	4	97	83	74	74	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Champaka (IRE) (Caerleon)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 14-1)

13⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [13½]	7. Active Asset (IRE) 9/2 Tony Culhane Mick Channon	Tony Culhane Mick Channon	4	92	78	65	65	–
ch g Sinndar (IRE) - Sacristy I (Godswalk)
Midfield, ridden and weakened over 3f out (tchd 5-1)

14⁽¹¹⁾ shd [13½]	2. Thyolo (IRE) 7/1 Philip Robinson Clive Cox	Philip Robinson Clive Cox	5	97 b	83	70	70	–
ch g Bering - Topline (GER) (Acatenango)
Always behind (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (tchd 15-2)

15⁽¹⁷⁾ 3 [16½]	12. Smooth Jazz 4/1F Mick Kinane Ralph Beckett	Mick Kinane Ralph Beckett	4	812 6	74	55	56	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Halska (Unfuwain)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep said race came too soon for the gelding) (op 3-1)

16⁽⁴⁾ 4 [20½]	5. Cool Hunter 10/1 Kerrin McEvoy Walter Swinburn	Kerrin McEvoy Walter Swinburn	5	97	83	57	58	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Seabound (Prince Sabo)
In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

RR⁽²⁾	14. ArabieI 66/1 Francis Ferris Ian Williams	Francis Ferris Ian Williams	8	810	72	–	–	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Always Friendly (High Line)
Refused to race, took no part

17 ran Off time: 4:53:00 Winning time: 2m 14.93s (slow by 3.93s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Mrs Jean Turpin (Trouble Mountain) 1st breeder: Robert B Berger
2nd owner: J McCarthy (Brief Goodbye)
3rd owner: Carl Would (Dragon Slayer)
Tote win: £7.60 PL: £1.70 £4.90 £2.50 Ex: £168.70 CSF: £225.76 Tricast: £2,302.37
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £572.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £59,595.15. 75.95 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £32.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £4,502.45. 102.15 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 30 (25%) M [7-11] 56 (36%) H [12-17] 64 (39%)

4:50 Haydock 8 Jun 2006

Blackpool Tower & Circus Handicap