Full Result 4.20 Sandown | 19 August 2005

London Focus Claiming Stakes

(Class 5) (3yo) (1m1f209yds) 1m2f Soft

1st £3,406 2nd £1,048 3rd £524 4th £262

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	6. Take A Mile (IRE) 20/1 J F Egan Peter Winkworth	J F Egan Peter Winkworth	3	84	58	–	56	–
ch g Inchinor - Bu Hagab (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Held up behind, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead final 100yds, just held on

2⁽²⁾ shd	8. Ruling Reef 25/1 Chris Catlin Mark Usher	Chris Catlin Mark Usher	3	82	45	–	54	–
b f Diktat - Horseshoe Reef (Mill Reef)
Took keen hold, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance 1f out, stayed on well under strong pressure close home, just failed

3⁽³⁾ ¾ [¾]	2. Measured Response 9/2 Dane O'Neill Paul Webber	Dane O'Neill Paul Webber	3	95	–	–	70	–
ch g Inchinor - Seal Indigo (IRE) (Glenstal)
In touch, took closer order over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden and no extra when headed final 100yds (op 6-1 tchd 13-2)

4⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [1½]	7. Zeena 10/1 Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning	Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning	3	84	58	–	53	–
b f Unfuwain (USA) - Forest Fire (SWE) (Never So Bold)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace (op 9-2)

5⁽¹⁾ hd [1¾]	1. Desperation (IRE) 2/1F Kieren Fallon K R Burke	Kieren Fallon K R Burke	3	95	69	–	68	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - Mauras Pride (IRE) (Cadeaux Genereux)
In touch, ridden to chase leaders from 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong (op 5-2)

6⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [3¼]	5. Beautiful Mover (USA) 10/1 Alan Munro J W Hills	Alan Munro J W Hills	3	84	62	–	51	–
ch f Spinning World (USA) - Dancers Glamour (USA) (Danzig Connection)
Took keen hold behind leaders, not much room and lost position over 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon hing right, one pace (op 8-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ hd [3½]	9. Royal Miss 6/1 Nelson De Souza ³ Ralph Beckett	Nelson De Souza ³ Ralph Beckett	3	712	59	–	47	–
b f Royal Applause - Foreign Mistress (Darshaan)
Tracked leaders, not much room and lost position over 3f out, ridden 2f out, one pace after (op 11-2)

8⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4]	4. Courageously 4/1 Steve Drowne Paul Cole	Steve Drowne Paul Cole	3	90	60	–	59	–
b g Aljabr (USA) - Eishin Eleuthera (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up behind, not clear run from 3f out until over 1f out, switched right, no impression (op 9-2)

8 ran Off time: 4:21:00 Winning time: 2m 21.83s (slow by 14.83s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: St Andrews Storm (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds VII (Take A Mile) 1st breeder: Gerry Flannery
2nd owner: Midweek Racing (Ruling Reef)
3rd owner: The Bordeaux Bandits (Measured Response)
Tote win: £29.20 PL: £5.50 £4.40 £1.50 Ex: £160.30 CSF: £391.13
The winner was claimed by Brendan Powell for £5,000.

4:20 Sandown 19 Aug 2005

London Focus Claiming Stakes