Full Result 3.45 Beverley | 29 July 2008

Wilford Watts Memorial Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m100yds) 1m½f Good To Firm

1st £5,180.80 2nd £1,541.60 3rd £770.40 4th £384.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	7. Nevada Desert (IRE) 9/2 Michael Stainton ³ Richard Whitaker	Michael Stainton ³ Richard Whitaker	8	91	75	67	84	–
b g Desert King (IRE) - Kayanga (Green Desert)
Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, chased leader 2f out, soon ridden and stayed on well entering final furlong to lead last 100yds (op 5-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	2. Mesbaah (IRE) 100/30 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	4	913 v	84	75	91	–
b g Noverre (USA) - Deyaajeer (USA) (Dayjur)
Led and soon clear, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed and no extra last100yds (op 4-1 tchd 3-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1½]	5. Never Ending Tale 14/1 Adrian McCarthy William Jarvis	Adrian McCarthy William Jarvis	3	94	83	70	86	–
ch g Singspiel (IRE) - Bright Finish (USA) (Zilzal)
Held up in touch, headway well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 10-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ shd [1½]	1. Exit Smiling 10/1 Micky Fenton Paul Midgley	Micky Fenton Paul Midgley	6	100	85	74	90	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Away To Me (Exit To Nowhere)
Held up in rear, steady headway on outer over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish (tchd 9-1)

5⁽²⁾ 2¼ [3¾]	6. Motafarred (IRE) 11/4F Paul Hanagan Micky Hammond	Paul Hanagan Micky Hammond	6	94	75	59	75	–
ch g Machiavellian (USA) - Thurayya (Nashwan)
Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders (op 3-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ shd [4]	9. Feisty Royale 10/1 J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	3	88	73	55	71	–
b f Royal Applause - Hawait Al Barr (Green Desert)
Chased leaders, headway 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, driven and one pace approaching final furlong (op 7-1)

7⁽¹⁾ 4½ [8½]	3. Piper's Song (IRE) 12/1 Pat Cosgrave D J G Murray Smith	Pat Cosgrave D J G Murray Smith	5	96 p	77	51	66	–
gr g Distant Music (USA) - Dane's Lane (IRE) (Danehill)
Slowly into stride, always in rear (op 10-1)

8⁽³⁾ 14 [22½]	4. Stonehaugh (IRE) 14/1 Robert Winston Howard Johnson	Robert Winston Howard Johnson	5	96 t	77	18	34	–
b g King Charlemagne (USA) - Canary Bird (IRE) (Catrail)
Chased clear leader, ridden along 3f out, driven 2f out and soon weakened (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem; vet said gelding returned distressed) (op 12-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [23¼]	8. Celtic Strand (IRE) 16/1 Tony Culhane Tom Tate	Tony Culhane Tom Tate	3	811	76	13	29	–
b g Celtic Swing - Mur Taasha (USA) (Riverman)
Went left start, soon chasing leader, ridden along over 3f out and soon weakened (tchd 18-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:46:00 Winning time: 1m 44.56s (slow by 2.06s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: J Barry Pemberton (Nevada Desert) 1st breeder: Bryan Ryan
2nd owner: P D Smith Holdings Ltd (Mesbaah)
3rd owner: Ali Saeed (Never Ending Tale)
Tote win: £6.10 PL: £1.90 £1.60 £4.50 Ex: £16.80 CSF: £19.42 Tricast: £190.35
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 17 (36%) M [4-6] 73 (35%) H [7-9] 60 (29%)

3:45 Beverley 29 Jul 2008

Wilford Watts Memorial Handicap