Full Result 3.35 Lingfield (AW) | 8 February 2024

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(Class 6) (0-55, 4yo+) (1m7f169yds) 2m Standard

1st £4,187.20 2nd £1,964.80 3rd £981.60 4th £491.20 5th £244.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	4. Merry Minister (IRE) 100/30 Joe Leavy ⁷ Brett Johnson	Joe Leavy ⁷ Brett Johnson	4	810	53	38	61	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Merry Me (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Travelled strongly, in touch with leaders, smooth headway and prominent 2f out, edged left and bumped rival over 1f out, went second 1f out, led inside final furlong, idled and faced challenge inside final 110yds, just held on (jockey said gelding hung both ways) (op 5/2)

2⁽¹⁾ nse	2. Baileys Warrior 15/2 Hollie Doyle Deborah Faulkner	Hollie Doyle Deborah Faulkner	6	96 hp	52	36	60	–
b m The Gurkha (IRE) - Missisipi Star (IRE) (Mujahid)
Raced in third, headway and led over 7f out, hung left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, hung left but rallied and challenging final 110yds, just held (jockey said mare hung both ways) (tchd 7/1)

3⁽⁴⁾ ½ [½]	6. Foinix 5/2F Oisin Murphy Jim & Suzi Best	Oisin Murphy Jim & Suzi Best	4	91 v	51	35	58	–
b g Phoenix Reach (IRE) - Yeah Baby Yeah (IRE) (Art Connoisseur)
In touch with leaders, headway and prominent over 2f out, went third inside final furlong, kept on (tchd 9/4)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [2]	5. New York Bay (IRE) 3/1 Tom Marquand Gay Kelleway	Tom Marquand Gay Kelleway	4	93	53	35	59	–
b g New Bay - Seminova (Cape Cross)
Slowly away, in rear, some headway 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on inside final furlong, went fourth towards finish (op 10/3)

5⁽⁷⁾ 1 [3]	1. Where's Tom 5/1 George Rooke Michael Madgwick	George Rooke Michael Madgwick	9	99 v	55	35	59	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Where's Susie (Where Or When)
Led, headed and raced in second over 7f out, lost second 1f out, weakening when lost third inside final furlong, lost fourth towards finish (op 7/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 5 [8]	3. Triple Nickle (IRE) 18/1 David Probert Bernard Llewellyn	David Probert Bernard Llewellyn	8	94 p	50	24	48	–
b m So You Think (NZ) - Secret Shine (IRE) (Raven's Pass)
Raced in second, lost second over 7f out, lost position over 2f out, soon struggling (op 25/1)

7⁽³⁾ 26 [34]	7. Lilla Cross 33/1 Joey Haynes Christine Dunnett	Joey Haynes Christine Dunnett	4	810	46	–	13	–
b f Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Silver Clouds (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Towards rear, struggling 4f out, weakened and eased over 2f out (op 22/1 tchd 20/1)

7 ran Off time: 3:40:01 Winning time: 3m 25.64s (slow by 7.24s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: The Fat Jockey Partnership (Merry Minister) 1st breeder: Mrs Fitri Hay
2nd owner: Mrs Danika Faulkner (Baileys Warrior)
3rd owner: Mildean Racing & Rachel L Field (Foinix)
Tote win: £4.34 PL: £1.90 £3 Ex: £29.10 CSF: £27.40 Trifecta: £89.50

3:35 Lingfield (AW) 8 Feb 2024

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