Full Result 8.55 Newcastle | 27 June 2008

Kevin Lee Memorial Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) 6f Soft

1st £4,209.40 2nd £1,252.55 3rd £625.95 4th £312.65

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	17. Ursus 40/1 Silvestre De Sousa Christopher Wilson	Silvestre De Sousa Christopher Wilson	3	82 6 1	54	64	63	–
ch g Rambling Bear - Adar Jane (Ardar)
Held up far side, headway 2f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, ran on, 1st of 8 in group

2⁽¹²⁾ nk	8. Ancient Cross 5/1F Graham Gibbons Michael Easterby	Graham Gibbons Michael Easterby	4	97	66	77	76	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Magna Graecia (IRE) (Warning)
Tracked stands' side leaders, effort 2f out, led that group inside final furlong, kept on, just held by far side, 1st of 8 in group (op 13-2 tchd 9-2)

3⁽⁶⁾ shd [½]	5. The Bear 6/1 P J McDonald ³ Robert Johnson	P J McDonald ³ Robert Johnson	5	96	68	77	78	–
ch g Rambling Bear - Precious Girl (Precious Metal)
Led far side to well inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 2nd of 8 in group (op 7-1 tchd 11-2)

4⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [1½]	12. Steel Blue 11/1 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	8	92	61	67	67	–
b g Atraf - Something Blue (Petong)
Raced stands' side, led after 1f to inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8 in group

5⁽¹⁵⁾ 1½ [3]	2. Balakiref 9/1 Neil Callan Michael Dods	Neil Callan Michael Dods	9	912	71	72	73	–
b g Royal Applause - Pluck (Never So Bold)
Held up stands' side, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 8 in group (op 12-1)

6⁽³⁾ nk [3¼]	3. Rabbit Fighter (IRE) 11/1 Paddy Mathers Derek Shaw	Paddy Mathers Derek Shaw	4	912 v	71	71	72	–
ch g Observatory (USA) - Furnish (Green Desert)
Tracked far side leaders, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8 in group (op 9-1 tchd 12-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ hd [3½]	9. Bid For Gold 13/2 Paul Hanagan Jedd O'Keeffe	Paul Hanagan Jedd O'Keeffe	4	96	65	65	65	–
b g Auction House (USA) - Gold And Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)
Prominent far side, driven from halfway, rallied, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8 in group (op 7-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [3¾]	7. Rainbow Fox 9/1 Frederik Tylicki ⁷ Richard Fahey	Frederik Tylicki ⁷ Richard Fahey	4	91	67	66	66	–
b g Foxhound (USA) - Bollin Victoria (Jalmood)
Chased far side leaders, effort over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 8 in group (op 10-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 1 [4¾]	15. Forzarzi (IRE) 25/1 Gary Bartley ⁵ Tony McWilliams	Gary Bartley ⁵ Tony McWilliams	4	87 3 1	57	53	53	–
b c Forzando - Zarzi (IRE) (Suave Dancer)
Behind far side, headway over 1f out, never reached leaders, 6th of 8 in group (tchd 28-1)

10⁽¹⁶⁾ 1 [5¾]	13. Staked A Claim (IRE) 14/1 Darryll Holland David Barron	Darryll Holland David Barron	4	812	57	49	50	–
ch g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Twany Angel (Double Form)
Took keen hold, behind stands' side until some late headway, never reached leaders, 4th of 8 in group

11⁽¹³⁾ 4½ [10¼]	10. Darcy's Pride (IRE) 22/1 Tony Hamilton D W Barker	Tony Hamilton D W Barker	4	95	64	42	42	–
bb f Danetime (IRE) - Cox's Ridge (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Led 1f, close up stands' side until weakened from 2f out, 5th of 8 in group (op 28-1)

12⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [11]	14. Jun Fan (USA) 8/1 Joe Fanning Brian Ellison	Joe Fanning Brian Ellison	6	89	54	29	30	–
br g Artax (USA) - Ringside Lady (NZ) (Clay Hero)
Close up far side until weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8 in group (op 7-1)

13⁽⁹⁾ 1 [12]	6. Lake Chini (IRE) 33/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	6	99 b	68	40	41	–
b g Raise A Grand (IRE) - Where's The Money (Lochnager)
Prominent stands' side until ridden and weakened from 2f out, 6th of 8 in group

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 6 [18]	16. Rue Soleil 40/1 Paul Fessey John Weymes	Paul Fessey John Weymes	4	89 2	54	6	8	–
ch f Zaha (CAN) - Maria Cappuccini (Siberian Express)
Prominent stands' side, driven halfway, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 8 in group (op 50-1)

15⁽¹⁾ 3¼ [21¼]	1. Paris Bell 14/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	6	100	73	13	16	–
gr g Paris House - Warning Bell (Bustino)
Towards rear far side, shortlived effort over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 8 in group (op 12-1)

16⁽¹⁰⁾ 24 [45¼]	11. Cross Of Lorraine (IRE) 20/1 Tom Eaves Chris Grant	Tom Eaves Chris Grant	5	93 b	62	–	–	–
b g Pivotal - My-Lorraine (IRE) (Mac's Imp)
Behind stands' side, ridden and lost touch halfway, tailed off, last of 8 in group (tchd 22-1)

16 ran Off time: 8:55:00 Winning time: 1m 15.70s (slow by 4.00s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Pickering I (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: David Bartlett (Ursus) 1st breeder: Mrs Andrea Bartlett
2nd owner: Steve Hull D Swales (Ancient Cross)
3rd owner: M Sawers (The Bear)
Tote win: £49.20 PL: £6.30 £1.90 £1.70 Ex: £404.50 CSF: £225.76 Tricast: £1,471.99
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 47 (26%) M [6-11] 50 (42%) H [12-16] 53 (32%)

8:55 Newcastle 27 Jun 2008

Kevin Lee Memorial Handicap