Full Result 7.15 Sandown | 23 July 2003

Lord McGowan Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo) 7f Good

1st £9,828 2nd £3,024 3rd £1,512 4th £756

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	3. Contractor 2/1F Robert Miles ⁵ T G Mills	Robert Miles ⁵ T G Mills	3	812	84	78	94	–
gr c Spectrum (IRE) - Karsiyaka (IRE) (Kahyasi)
In touch, switched left to outside 3f out, strong run to lead 1f out, pushed out inside final furlong, readily (tchd 9-4, 5-2 in places and 15-8)

2⁽³⁾ ½	4. Aljazeera (USA) 7/2 Willie Supple B Hanbury	Willie Supple B Hanbury	3	91 t	82	74	91	–
b f Swain (IRE) - Matiya (IRE) (Alzao)
Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led just inside final quarter mile, ridden and flashed tailed under pressure, headed 1f out, kept on (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in places)

3⁽⁷⁾ 5 [5½]	5. Aunt Rita (IRE) 11/2 Darryll Holland Michael Bell	Darryll Holland Michael Bell	3	813	80	57	76	–
ch f Grand Lodge (USA) - Dance Alone (USA) (Monteverdi)
Pulled hard, chased leader, ridden, carried head high and outpaced 2f out, stayed on again under pressure final furlong to take 3rd (op 6-1 tchd 13-2)

4⁽⁴⁾ 1 [6½]	7. Icannshift (IRE) 9/1 Neil Pollard P W Harris	Neil Pollard P W Harris	3	812	79	53	72	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Cannikin (IRE) (Lahib)
Behind, ridden 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never near leaders (op 8-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ shd [6½]	2. Due Respect I (IRE) 12/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	96 e/s¹	87	61	80	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Stylish (Anshan)
Took keen hold and soon led, headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1 [7½]	1. Polar Force 16/1 Sam Hitchcott ⁵ Mick Channon	Sam Hitchcott ⁵ Mick Channon	3	92	88	59	78	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Irish Light (USA) (Irish River)
Slowly away, ridden over 3f out, some headway 2f out, soon weakened (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

7⁽¹⁾ ½ [8]	8. Craic Sa Ceili (IRE) 25/1 Tom McLaughlin Malcolm Saunders	Tom McLaughlin Malcolm Saunders	3	810	77	46	65	–
b f Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Fay's Song (IRE) (Fayruz)
Held up in rear, ridden and headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after

8⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [10½]	6. Super Song 5/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	3	812	79	40	61	–
b c Desert Prince (IRE) - Highland Rhapsody (IRE) (Kris)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out (jockey said the colt was hanging on the bend) (op 4-1 tchd 11-2)

8 ran Off time: 7:16:00 Winning time: 1m 28.37s (slow by 1.27s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Albert Soden Ltd (Contractor) 1st breeder: Goldford Stud
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Aljazeera)
3rd owner: Stamford Bridge Partnership (Aunt Rita)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.30 £1.80 £1.80 Ex: £9.40 CSF: £9.07 Tricast: £32.36

7:15 Sandown 23 Jul 2003

Lord McGowan Handicap Class C