Full Result 4.55 Newbury | 15 August 2009

Mirage Signs Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £4,857 2nd £1,445.25 3rd £722.25 4th £360.75

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ⁽³⁾	2. Larkham (USA) 13/8F Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett	Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett	3	96	83	89	90	–
bb g Action This Day (USA) - La Sarto (USA) (Cormorant)
Tracked leader, ridden to take narrow advantage inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure when strongly challenged throughout final furlong, kept on dourly, finisheed 1st, disqualified and placed last - prohibited substance (op 11-8)

1⁽⁴⁾ nk	1. Geneva Geyser (GER) 6/1 Micky Fenton James Eustace	Micky Fenton James Eustace	3	97	84	89	90	–
b c One Cool Cat (USA) - Genevra (IRE) (Danehill)
Led, ridden 3f out, narrowly headed inside final 2f, stayed challenging winner and upsides throughout final furlong, no extra close home, finished 2nd, awarded the race (op 7-1 tchd 15-2)

2⁽⁶⁾ hd [½]	6. Woodlark Island (IRE) 7/1 Hayley Turner Marcus Tregoning	Hayley Turner Marcus Tregoning	3	89 v¹	72	77	78	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Be My Lover (Pursuit Of Love)
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along and headway from over 2f out, closed on leading duo throughout final furlong but never quite going to get up, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (op 5-1)

3⁽²⁾ 4½ [5]	5. Mykingdomforahorse 2/1 Richard Hughes Mick Channon	Richard Hughes Mick Channon	3	811 6	74	70	72	–
b c Fantastic Light (USA) - Charlecote (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up in rear, slightly hampered, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, ridden and stayed on from 2f out, never going pace to reach leaders, weakened final furlong, finished 4th, placed 3rd (op 100-30)

4⁽¹⁾ 2¼ [7¼]	3. Natural Flair (USA) 11/2 Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam	Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	93	80	71	73	–
ch f Giant's Causeway (USA) - Forest Lady (USA) (Woodman)
Chased leaders, ridden and edged left over 3f out, weakened 2f out, finished 5th, placed 4th (op 5-1)

5 ran Off time: 4:55:00 Winning time: 2m 6.18s (slow by 1.58s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Senses (self certificate)
1st owner: J C Smith (Geneva Geyser) 1st breeder: Graf And Grafin Von Stauffenberg
2nd owner: Lady Tennant (Woodlark Island)
3rd owner: C C Buckley (Mykingdomforahorse)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.50 £2.70 Ex: £14.30 CSF: £11.98

Following a BHA enquiry, Larkham, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified and placed last - prohibited dubstance in urine. Geneva Geyser was awarded the race.

4:55 Newbury 15 Aug 2009

Mirage Signs Handicap