Full Result 6.30 Beverley | 21 July 2008

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(Class 5) (2yo) 5f Good To Firm

1st £2,729.60 2nd £806 3rd £403.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	4. Metroland 4/6F Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	2	90	–	76	75	–
b f Royal Applause - Chetwynd (IRE) (Exit To Nowhere)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, soon switched left and ridden to challenge, driven to lead inside final furlong, kept on (tchd 8-13 and 8-11)

2⁽⁸⁾ 1	1. Smalljohn 7/2 David Nolan Declan Carroll	David Nolan Declan Carroll	2	95	–	77	76	–
ch g Needwood Blade - My Bonus (Cyrano De Bergerac)
Close up, led after 2f, ridden over 1f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, kept on (op 10-3 tchd 4-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	6. Blackwater Fort (USA) 50/1 Robert Winston David Barron	Robert Winston David Barron	2	810	–	61	61	–
bb c Doneraile Court (USA) - Clearwater I (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Awkward start, soon close up on outer, pushed along when bumped 2f out, ridden and every chance until driven and one pace inside final furlong (op 25-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 4 [6¾]	2. Compton Ford 28/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael Dods	Paul Mulrennan Michael Dods	2	92	–	51	53	–
ch g Compton Place - Coffee Time (IRE) (Efisio)
Steadied start, pulled hard and held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon one pace (op 18-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 2 [8¾]	5. Readily 5/1 Seb Sanders Jonathan Portman	Seb Sanders Jonathan Portman	2	811	–	38	41	–
ch f Captain Rio - PresentlyI (Cadeaux Genereux)
Led 2f, close up until ridden along 2f out and soon weakened (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 7 [15¾]	9. Dispol Mulofky (IRE) 16/1 Nicky Mackay Paul Midgley	Nicky Mackay Paul Midgley	2	84 p	–	3	8	–
b f Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Jungle Story (IRE) (Alzao)
Chased leaders when not much room after 1f, soon ridden along and always in rear (trainer said filly was found to be in season) (tchd 11-1)

6 ran Off time: 6:30:00 Winning time: 1m 3.68s (slow by 3.68s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Conakry (vet's certificate), Jethro Bodine (self certificate), Silent Treatment (self certificate)
1st owner: J Shack (Metroland) 1st breeder: West Dereham Abbey Stud
2nd owner: John Walsh & Reuben Glynn (Smalljohn)
3rd owner: D G Pryde (Blackwater Fort)
Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.20 £1.80 Ex: £3.70 CSF: £3.12
The winner was claimed by P C Haslam for £15,000. Blackwater Fort was claimed by J Gallagher for £6,000.

6:30 Beverley 21 Jul 2008

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