Full Result 3.40 Pontefract | 2 October 2006

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(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (2m1f27yds) 2m1f Good To Soft

1st £3,886.20 2nd £1,156.20 3rd £577.80 4th £288.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	6. Thewhirlingdervish (IRE) 10/1 Duran Fentiman ⁵ Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman ⁵ Tim Easterby	8	813	60	42	71	–
ch g Definite Article - Nomadic Dancer (IRE) (Nabeel Dancer)
Held up, headway 6f out, led 1f out, stayed on well (op 7-1)

2⁽¹⁾ 5	4. Laggan Bay (IRE) 6/1 J F Egan J S Moore	J F Egan J S Moore	6	98 b	64	40	70	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Green Lucia (Green Dancer)
Held up in rear, headway to track leaders 10f out, led over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, soon headed and no extra (op 11-2)

3⁽²⁾ 1¾ [6¾]	2. Mister Arjay (USA) 6/1 P J McDonald ⁵ Brian Ellison	P J McDonald ⁵ Brian Ellison	6	98	69	43	73	–
b g Mister Baileys - Crystal Stepper (USA) (Fred Astaire)
Chased leaders, kept on same pace final furlong

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [9¾]	10. Hirvine (FR) 11/1 Royston Ffrench Donald McCain	Royston Ffrench Donald McCain	8	810 7	52	22	53	–
ch g Snurge (IRE) - Guadanella (FR) (Guadanini)
Soon chasing leaders, outpaced 3f out, hung right and stayed on final furlong (op 12-1)

5⁽³⁾ 7 [16¾]	5. Accordello (IRE) 3/1F Tony Culhane Keith Reveley	Tony Culhane Keith Reveley	5	94	60	22	53	–
b m Accordion (IRE) - Marello (Supreme Leader)
Held up in rear, headway 7f out, chasing leaders and pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out (op 4-1 tchd 11-4)

6⁽⁷⁾ 1 [17¾]	3. Great As Gold (IRE) 4/1 Tom Eaves Brian Ellison	Tom Eaves Brian Ellison	7	98 p	64	24	56	–
b g Goldmark (USA) - Great Land (USA) (Friend's Choice)
Prominent, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 5-1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ 6 [23¾]	1. Hills Of Aran 66/1 Fergus Sweeney Keith Goldsworthy	Fergus Sweeney Keith Goldsworthy	4	100 b¹	70	23	55	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Danefair (Danehill)
With leaders, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened (op 50-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [27¼]	8. Vice Admiral 9/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	3	811	64	12	45	–
ch g Vettori (IRE) - Queen Of Scotland (IRE) (Mujadil)
Led after 2f, headed over 4f out, lost place over 1f out

9⁽⁸⁾ 12 [39¼]	9. Fair Spin 9/1 Paul Hanagan Micky Hammond	Paul Hanagan Micky Hammond	6	810 2 p	52	–	20	–
ch g Pivotal - Frankie Fair (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Held up in rear, headway 6f out, soon chasing leaders and driven, lost place over 1f out, eased inside final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 29 [68¼]	7. Jidiya (IRE) 100/1 Paul Eddery Harriet Graham	Paul Eddery Harriet Graham	7	813	55	–	–	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Yaqatha (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Led 2f, lost place 7f out, soon behind, tailed off 3f out

11⁽⁹⁾ 33 [101¼]	11. Tioga Gold (IRE) 200/1 Andrew Mullen ³ Lee James	Andrew Mullen ³ Lee James	7	87 22 t	52	–	–	–
b g Goldmark (USA) - Coffee Bean (Doulab)
Reluctant to race, headway and in touch 8f out, lost place over 5f out, soon behind, tailed off 3f out, virtually pulled up (op 100-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 3m 58.09s (slow by 14.29s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Mrs M H Easterby (Thewhirlingdervish) 1st breeder: Yeomanstown Stud
2nd owner: Sherwood Forest Racing (Laggan Bay)
3rd owner: Keith Middleton (Mister Arjay)
Tote win: £9.90 PL: £2.70 £2 £2.30 Ex: £63.40 CSF: £66.86 Tricast: £393.68
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 65 (56%) M [5-7] 56 (26%) H [8-11] 29 (18%)

3:40 Pontefract 2 Oct 2006

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