Full Result 3.30 Brighton | 13 June 2007

John Bloor Memorial Handicap (for the Operatic Society Challenge Cup)

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo) (1m3f198yds) 1m4f Firm

1st £2,849.88 2nd £847.88 3rd £423.72 4th £211.64

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. Copernican 4/9F Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	91 6	64	76	76	–
ch g Hernando (FR) - Wonderful World (GER) (Dashing Blade)
Headway 7f out, reminder 4f out, led 3f out, driven along and hung right, stayed on (op 4-7 tchd 8-13 in places)

2⁽⁶⁾ 4	5. Pagan Rules (IRE) 16/1 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	3	812 b	61	64	64	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Fernanda (Be My Chief)
Prominent, chased winner final 3f, hard ridden, not quicken (op 14-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	7. Lightning Queen (USA) 16/1 Paul Doe B W Hills	Paul Doe B W Hills	3	84	53	54	54	–
b f Thunder Gulch (USA) - Fairy Dancer (USA) (Nijinsky)
Chased leader, led 4f out to 3f out, hard ridden, one pace (op 12-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 7 [12¼]	4. King Of The Beers (USA) 6/1 Luke Morris ⁵ Ronald Harris	Luke Morris ⁵ Ronald Harris	3	88 p	62	52	52	–
rg c Silver Deputy (CAN) - Pracer (USA) (Lyphard)
Towards rear, ridden 5f out, went moderate 4th final 2f, lacked pace to challenge (op 5-1)

5⁽³⁾ 1 [13¼]	6. Apache Chant (USA) 33/1 Cathy Gannon Tony Carroll	Cathy Gannon Tony Carroll	3	86	55	43	43	–
b g War Chant (USA) - Sterling Pound (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Ridden and no danger final 4f (op 25-1 tchd 40-1)

6⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [15]	2. Opera Crown (IRE) 17/2 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	3	97	70	55	55	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Silly Goose (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Always behind, ridden 5f out, no chance final 3f, eased final furlong (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [15¼]	1. Benny The Bat 16/1 Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison	Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison	3	97 b¹	70	55	55	–
gr g Victory Note (USA) - Little Emily (Zafonic)
Led until 4f out, soon weakened, behind when eased over 1f out (op 12-1)

7 ran Off time: 3:31:00 Winning time: 2m 31.39s (slow by 4.39s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Present (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Lady Katharine Watts (Copernican) 1st breeder: Gestut Gorlsdorf
2nd owner: The Gap Partnership (Pagan Rules)
3rd owner: Charity Bid Syndicate (Lightning Queen)
Tote win: £1.20 PL: £1.30 £7 Ex: £8.40 CSF: £9.93 Tricast: £56.99 Trifecta: £123.80 Pool £603.76 - 3.46 winning units.

3:30 Brighton 13 Jun 2007

John Bloor Memorial Handicap (for the Operatic Society Challenge Cup)