Full Result 2.45 Nottingham | 9 June 2013

Alan Bird Memorial Handicap (The Sunday £5K Bonus Race)

(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) 1m6f Good To Firm

1st £3,234.50 2nd £962.50 3rd £481 4th £240.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Street Entertainer (IRE) 11/8F Neil Callan David Pipe	Neil Callan David Pipe	6	93 tb	65	47	78	–
br g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Opera Ridge (FR) (Indian Ridge)
Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, went left over 3f out, led over 1f out, edged left, easily (op 6/4 tchd 5/4)

4⁽¹³⁾ 3¾	6. Blazing Desert 20/1 Adam Beschizza William Kinsey	Adam Beschizza William Kinsey	9	93	65	41	69	–
b g Beat All (USA) - Kingsfold Blaze (Mazilier)
Dwelt, led after 1f, headed and edged left over 1f out, kept on same pace, finished dead-heat 2nd, disqualified and placed 4th (tchd 22/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ dht	3. Taste The Wine (IRE) 6/1 Daniel Muscutt ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	Daniel Muscutt ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	7	811	66	42	70	–
gr g Verglas (IRE) - Azia (IRE) (Desert Story)
Mid-division, tracked leaders 7f out, bumped over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, finished dead-heat 2nd, placed 2nd outright (op 7/1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ hd [4]	1. Hallstatt (IRE) 5/2 Raul Da Silva ³ John Mackie	Raul Da Silva ³ John Mackie	7	94 t	69	45	73	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Last Resort (Lahib)
Chased leaders, driven 4f out, one pace when slightly hampered over 1f out, finished 4th, placed 3rd (op 9/4 tchd 11/4)

5⁽¹⁾ 8 [12]	13. Excellent News (IRE) 33/1 Shirley Teasdale ⁵ Tony Forbes	Shirley Teasdale ⁵ Tony Forbes	4	711	50	15	43	–
ch f Excellent Art - Subito (Darshaan)
Led 1f, took keen hold, tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out (tchd 50/1)

6⁽²⁾ hd [12¼]	7. Sedgwick 16/1 Duran Fentiman Shaun Harris	Duran Fentiman Shaun Harris	11	92	64	29	57	–
b g Nashwan (USA) - Imperial Bailiwick (IRE) (Imperial Frontier)
Held up in last, driven over 3f out, soon lost place

7⁽⁸⁾ 2 [14¼]	11. Iguacu 10/1 Luke Morris Richard Price	Luke Morris Richard Price	9	84 p	52	14	42	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Gay Gallanta (USA) (Woodman)
Soon chasing leaders, driven over 3f out, lost place well over 1f out (op 8/1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 1 [15¼]	2. Graceful Descent (FR) 20/1 Gemma Tutty ⁷ Karen Tutty	Gemma Tutty ⁷ Karen Tutty	8	813 p	68	28	57	–
b m Hawk Wing (USA) - Itab (USA) (Dayjur)
In rear, driven over 5f out, behind final 3f (tchd 25/1)

8 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 3m 4.20s (slow by 6.20s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Mister Bob (unsuitable ground), Naburn (self certificate), Royal Sea (vet's certificate), Tijori (vet's certificate), Transfer (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Barnett, Manasseh & Partners (Street Entertainer) 1st breeder: Marston Stud And Fleming Thoroughbreds
2nd owner: Alan J Williams (Taste The Wine)
3rd owner: A B Hill (Hallstatt)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.90 £1.90 £1.90 Ex: £9.10 CSF: £9.64 Tricast: £18.13 Trifecta: £17.60 Pool: £2,487.06 - 105.93 winning units.

Following a stewards' inquiry, Blazing Desert, who passed the post dead-heat 2nd, was disqualified and placed 4th - caused interference. Taste The Wine was awarded outright 2nd. Halstatt, who passed the post 4th, was promoted to 3rd.

2:45 Nottingham 9 Jun 2013

Alan Bird Memorial Handicap (The Sunday £5K Bonus Race)